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How to win friends and influence people Professor Andrew L Clark Absolutely never assume that research is, in some way, an easy option and that you can just knock off an MD in your free time. If you ever give a potential supervisor the impression that this is what you are thinking, you’re very unlikely to be given a generous hearing. Everyone with a higher degree will bear the scars, and will take great pride in their achievement. To suggest that you think you can just breeze through in six months or so, may well be interpreted as breath-taking arrogance. If you’re thinking of simply trying to get your name on a publication or two, then a