hi, ive always had an ambition to pursue philosophy as a career, however ive been stuck down by the hurdle of receiveing a third in my BA - after 5 years ive enough money to fund a masters degree - but i would only wish to do this if i could get funded for a phd, providing my work on my masters was good enough - is there anyway of indicating if this will be still be possible - or are there any advisory groups such as the AHRB, that i can contact who may indicate this.

Funding for a PhD in philosophy will be difficult to come by. When you speak to universities about there Masters courses ask them about the PhD opportunities that might be available to you.