One could think that doing a PhD at one university would be the same thing as doing it at another university. Well, I can tell you that this is not the situation.

There are many different things that can vary for PhD students, and if you want to do a PhD you need to make sure that you know what you can expect from the department you enroll at.

If you ever consider doing a PhD you have to make sure that the following is clear:

1. Does the supervisor seem to be a person who you would like to collaborate with?
2. What is the research project going to be about? Are you going to work in a project with a specification you need to follow?
3. What kind of PhD courses do they offer at the department?
4. Who else are you going to work with? Is your supervisor going to be on your project?
5. What kind of funding is available for conferences, computers etc?