Thanks for your reply and I have consider outside reasearch which was tied in with my developements which again made me think about a PHD. I do want the PHD experiance but its the length of time that is putting me off as i feel like I have already put my time in and i didnt really want to uneccesarily extend it. Hmmm i think im going to have to have a think about it

Hello everyone, forgive my first post for sounding stupid but I am in the following situation. I currently work in a forensic field and I have be placed in a specific area for which I have researched and developed a series of knowledge which I deemed to be unique. My boss then suggested that I maybe look into a pHD opportunity in my subject area however I am a bit concerned about the following. I have spent the last years studying this area myself and produced research for my company. However I do not really want to start my PHD and find that I have to wait years to achieve it starting from scratch when I have already done a lot of the work so far. Is there away around my situation or should i just bite the bullet, sign up for a PHD at a local uni i previously graduate and start my research again? I feel like I have already done some good work (in my opinion for my field) and I guess I would just like to see if I can be credited for it

Thanks for any views on my topic