Below, is a thread for options on how to start an email (1st sentence) to request supervision from an academic faculty member (e.g. to do a PhD) and the most common intro, which I think isn't always the best choice. First the good intros 1/11 @olumuyiwaayo 1: "You might not remember me, but we met at [insert conference/uni/course/workshop/city etc] and talked about [insert topic]. I'm [insert name] and ..." 2/11