How's everyone's lives going, anyhow? After being in Vienna for quite a few months, I might actually be able to apply for my PhD in the next few days (that is, to formally be enrolled as a student): I haven't been able to previously because Birmingham were being super slow with paperwork. Fortunately my pay comes from being an employee not a student and that is all sorted out, but it'll be good to be able to actually start on the taught credits I need for my degree and suchlike. I might also be going to the US in May, and need to start chasing people for funding for that...