Thanks Nharding! That's exactly what I mean. I love doing research and happy to do a pot docs job for a PhD students pay level as I enjoy it and there just aren't many post doc jobs around at the moment! Thanks for your advice!

Thanks for that, that's really good advice!

Yes, I know what you mean but ideally I would like a career in research, just a slightly different area to my current PhD. Otherwise a graduate job would be fine.

Thanks for all the advice, all good stuff! :)

Ha ha! Thanks Satchi! You never know....once you've finished your PhD you may well want to do a second! :) I think it's normal to feel like your PhD is never going to end whilst your in the midst of it but somehow it all comes together in the end!

Yes, Sorry, I forgot to say that in my original post. I do want to do something in a slightly different area.....I would love to eventually get a job involved in ecology or conservation and so I thought doing a PhD in this area would help as my PhD is in microbiology. I have been looking for post doc positions in research but there are literally hundreds of people going for each post at the moment due to lack of jobs and funding so I thought it might be an option to do another PhD.

Yes thankyou! That's a bit obvious! I already have a teaching job in a college but I enjoy Science and wondered what the rules are on doing a second PhD.

Does anyone know the rules on doing a second funded PhD? I know it isn't possible to do a second funded MSc but I've just finished my PhD and with such a shortage of post doc jobs etc and lots of other interesting funded PhD positions I wondered what the rules are on doing a second PhD?

Any advice greatly received!