It is aweful when your PhD supervisor decides to leave the organization when your stipend is taken from his research grant. This made (still does) me stressful and at times depressed. Coz it is possible for my scholarship to be suspended although I was told it should be fine.
Yet for sure there will be some changes to my project. I am inclined to stay in ANU and the supervisory panel is likely to remain unchanged. Timing becomes an issue as the extension of the scholarship now becomes uncertain. Also I will be forced to work more independently on a project that can't be done without teamwork. Plus I am still not confident in doing a social experiment in such a different culture given language barriers and unfamiliarity.
I enjoy working alone, but being forced alone is frustrating. Same for social relationships.
