Part-time PhD MAthFi, possible?

[luckyslevin]

Do someone know if it possible to do a part-time PhD in UK in such universities like Oxford, Imperial, LSE. If I am not wrong, one year before there was such a posibility at Imperial. However this year, I can't find any information on such a position.

 

[Jason Irukulapati]

According to Imperial's website, it's still possible (they just say it takes 5-6 years).
Here's a link with some more info:
PhD

 

[pingu]

Do someone know if it possible to do a part-time PhD in UK in such universities like Oxford, Imperial, LSE. If I am not wrong, one year before there was such a posibility at Imperial. However this year, I can't find any information on such a position.

part time PhDs are usually a money sucking proposition. How do you plan to fund this?

 

[TheComplexUnit]

Bear in mind that there are fundamental differences between your corporate endeavours and what you'll be asked to produce in a maths department. Part time PhDs at Imperial seem to either take forever, or bemoan the level of orthogonality between their pursuits (to the point of opting for one over the other). That being said, the department there has a stellar reputation, which I daresay is unrivalled in the rest of the UK.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

According to Imperial's website, it's still possible (they just say it takes 5-6 years).
Here's a link with some more info:
PhD

IMHO 6 years is too long for a PhD.

 

[bigbadwolf]

According to Imperial's website, it's still possible (they just say it takes 5-6 years).

They're just doubling the time a full-time Ph.D. is supposed to take in England (3 years). The 3-year Ph.D. is probably more the exception than the rule, with the degree often taking four or five years. It depends on the prior preparation of the student, the quality of the research advisor, and the toughness of the research problem he assigns. Lot of unknowns there. For the part-timer add the additional headache of having a work life and a shortage of time and nervous energy. It makes it a very iffy proposition indeed.

 

[Jason Irukulapati]

They're just doubling the time a full-time Ph.D. is supposed to take in England (3 years). The 3-year Ph.D. is probably more the exception than the rule, with the degree often taking four or five years. It depends on the prior preparation of the student, the quality of the research advisor, and the toughness of the research problem he assigns. Lot of unknowns there. For the part-timer add the additional headache of having a work life and a shortage of time and nervous energy. It makes it a very iffy proposition indeed.

Yeah I agree. In general, people advise against trying to work while getting your Phd. A Phd is never really a part time thing...all of your efforts are supposed to be going towards research...especially if it's in a technical field

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Yeah I agree. In general, people advise against trying to work while getting your Phd. A Phd is never really a part time thing...all of your efforts are supposed to be going towards research...especially if it's in a technical field

And very lonely. Your supervisor has no time for you (and probably hasn't a clue what your are doing) and the other 3 people in the world who work on the same stuff are too busy to return the call.

And mix with a full-time job, gf, family whatever is too much for 5-6 years.