Hi,

Does anyone have any information regarding becoming a visiting PhD student at a neighbouring university? What is the procedure for application and how can one approach the current supervisor with this idea? Does anyone have any experience of being one and how it works?

Thanks in advance! :)

Chococake

Hi Chococake,

What would be your purpose at the neighbouring university?  I had an arrangement with my local university to have access to the library and communal computer facilities as I was 5 hours drive from my university. My supervisor arranged with my university library to endorse me as a student which then provided me with a Sconul access card to use the local university facilities.  Both universities were part of the sconul system which is designed to allow reciprocal sharing of resources. Not sure if this is what you are after....?  If it is, then your library may be able to help in the first instance.

Thanks Dunni, to be honest I was thinking more of being able to get desk space from the university in my vicinity, as I live away from the university I am registered at. But I don't know if it's possible?