Dr Nadine Leese

Jane Draycott talks about her journey from her self-funded Ph.D. in Classics to her permanent Lectureship.

An anonymous contributor shares their experience of being a self-funded full-time Ph.D. student in History.

Christine Downton is a self-funded, part-time Ph.D. student and distance learner in Classics.

A Ph.D. graduate writes about the mental and physical difficulties of completing a part-time, self-funded Ph.D., and on the career implications it may have.

Christina Wilkins is a second-year part-time Ph.D. student in English and Film. She lives in Southampton and is obsessed with monsters.

Francesca is a part-time research student and a distance-learner, working nearly full-time at an educational library next to her studies.

Bethan Jones is a part-time, self-funded Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth.

Emalee is about to complete her M.Phil(b) in Art History at the University of Birmingham, works as an editor, and is hoping to carry on her research at Ph.D. level.

An MA graduate talks about her self-funded, part-time postgraduate degree and reflects on her feelings about her pending application for Ph.D. funding.

Cara Sheldrake has just completed a Ph.D. in Classics and Cornish Studies with the University of Exeter.

A Ph.D. graduate writes of her experiences as a full-time student who moved between different levels of funding and different patterns of employment.

A Ph.D. student in the arts and humanities who self-funded a full-time doctoral degree and completed within three years reflects on their experiences.

Sara Brown has been a High School teacher for twenty years and completed her Ph.D. in Literature at the University of Salford in 2013.

Sarah Burton is a sociology postgraduate at the University of Glasgow and will commence her Ph.D. research at Goldsmiths College in September 2013.

Katie Lowe is a Brand Manager at Mash Marketing, and is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Literature at the University of Birmingham.

Nazia Hussein is a Bangladeshi currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Centre for the Study of Women & Gender at the University of Warwick.

Andrea Nevitt is 18 months into a part-time Ph.D. on the Game of Thrones fan culture at Keele University, and she works full-time in an administrative role.