On 20-2-2009 22:54, Darren New wrote:
> 
> Go where they'll pay for you.  You can't reasonably do a PhD while 
> you're holding down a full-time job, IMO.

It can be done. My only PhD student ATM has a full time job elsewhere. I 
sorta did that and one of my former PhD students also did not have a 
regular PhD position. It may take a bit longer doing it this way. The 
environment you are working in should be research minded of course.
Actually I think that for Andy it might work. At least in an environment 
like my department where the distinction between scientific staff and 
supporting staff is rather blurred. I think I mentioned it recently in 
another thread, we do have a couple of people that started out as 
supporting staff and then converted to do a PhD. I don't know enough 
about the English system to know if such things are possible there.

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