A beautiful mind, the artistic flair of a Renaissance masterpiece and a virtuosic command of the lyre.

I've had friends who have got through on 3-4 hours a day, although they have been mad geniuses. Then again I've known people who have done nothing else, but then they are the sort who have no social skills and never had much life beforehand. But yeah, the best advice i was given is 'full time job + overtime as necessary', I don't think that's a bad guide.

The DTAs this year are 12K basic, unless you have CASE or enhanced studentship then it will be more. And don't forget you can also earn up to your tax allowance from tutoring etc to exploit the tax free nature of everything really well. We're in the money ! Who would want to do a real job when they're giving it away !?!?

What are the criteria for getting a scholarship in top university in USA for doing Masters in Physiotherapy?

Stu, BB, Roan, thanks for the advice. Roan - sorry I am not the same S, maybe I should probably change my name.

The number of publication could be an effective way of determing the goodness of a supervisor, but other factors such as the social environment and interest of the supervisor in the PhD topic in question can be important. It is surprising to know that supervision in some high universities in the UK leaves much be desired. The big name profs simply don't have time for their students.

Hi S. Are u the S that was asking about the interview. I guess u did well since u are about to start ur PhD. How did the telephone interview go? Which uni will u be going. I hope everyting work out for ur project. gook luck.

There are opportunities to start a PhD in January, but, as the team says, your application will look much better once you've completed your MSc

I share a house at the moment with two lads doing PhDs. They say it should be treated as a full time job but they are both in first yr of PhD and dont quite match this time allowance. If you can do 40 hrs a week I would imagine you would be fine. If you are looking to scrape it, 4-5 hrs a day may be what you are looking at.

Thanks Mia and Chloe. I certainly will be concentrating on this dissertation. It is also comforting to know I am not the only one in this position.
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What you need is a filofax not a PhD...

dear readers,i think industrial management is very vital issue in industry today, but I am really shocked that i did not find any university offering funded phd positions in this field or the fields which are close to it such as: industrial engineering and engineering management, anybody had a comment on that?? Actually I am ready to do a phd in those fields of study, they are really interesting, as I am teaching these kind of things in my university. thanks.

Treat it as a full time job, so about 40 hours per week. as your project picks up, you may need to put in extra hours at home

Hi, I am milind,just now compleated my Masters in Business management. want to do a Phd in Information Managenent. please guide me.

I'm just about to start a PhD, was just wondering if someone could tell me how much time students generally spend working on it out of hours ie: evenings and weekends.