Hi all

1)I'm wondering how long it took to hear back once you applied for a PhD? It's been about 5 weeks since i submitted and no response from any of the unis yet.

2) Would it be a bad idea to do a part time research job whilst doing my PhD in terms of it interfering with time spent on my PhD? (i'm in the social sciences and looking to earn money whilst doing the PhD)

Thanks in advance

1. Check the deadlines, if it's been a while since then contact the unis.

2. Unless it's just a few hours a week I'd say that's impossible.