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Joseph

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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Joseph Jun 20 1296 views

Is 50% of a standard work week sufficient for a part-time PhD?

I'm starting out on a part-time employer-sponsored PhD after spending a few years in industry. My employer has given me 50% of my usual work-week time - ie about 19 hours a week (flexibly scheduled to suit me, not a strict pattern)- to work on the PhD research work, with the expectation that...

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Joseph Jun 07 1004 views

Advice for a mature student part-time PhD?

Having previously finished my studies at Masters level and after spending a number of years in industry in operational technical roles, I've started doing more research work and found myself underqualified for research positions, having not originally completed a PhD. I'm fortunate that my...