10 Tips to combine a PhD and a job
Some important pointers on managing a career and undertaking a PhD.
Read MorePosted by Colin Gregor | Feb 3, 2016 | Stuck in the middle, The early years |
Some important pointers on managing a career and undertaking a PhD.
Read MorePosted by Colin Gregor | Jan 17, 2016 | THE Blog, The early years |
Completing a PhD and working full time? As easy as translating hieroglyphics is to Professor O’Gorman. Or identifying aeroplanes by their wingspan is to Dr. Maclaren. Im not so sure. I was certainly sceptical. Especially because my job wasn’t just any job. For the first year of my PhD I was a professional rugby player, representing Scotland on the HSBC Sevens World Series. Without going in to too much detail, this involved travelling the world for approximately three months every year, travelling to such destinations as New Zealand, the Gold Coast in Australia, Tokyo, Las Vegas and South Africa. Certainly not the worst job in the world. And it was a huge honour to represent my country playing a sport I love. However it is not the most conducive to any kind of studying, never mind the trials and tribulations of a PhD.
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