I have an American EdD degree and am a published author whose name can be found on Amazon.com. One of my publications has been on writing research in mental health. I am looking for a UK University that would permit me to do research in applied creativity, writing, or a related research field so as to attain the traditional UK degree by publication. I appreciate any advice you might have, and recruiters are also welcome to contact me. My publications are with well known European publishers. Thank you very much! Laura

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You might want to read the following article, not very long but to the point.

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/the-alternative-way-to-get-a-phd-1942607.html

If you want to look at Universities offering a 'Phd by publication' (using that as the search term) and regulations affecting this, Google using the UK Google search engine (http://www.google.co.uk).

It seems you only need a few papers to fulfil the criteria, but they must provide a original contribution to you field as per a normal PhD. You will also need to be prepared to travel to the UK at least once to attend viva voce after providing a supporting statement as to why your work is an original contribution. I'm not sure what this entails, however, this may be a substatial document in it's own right.

Can anyone else make comment on this?