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Most PhD students proceed to a doctoral programme at the institution at which they were awarded their second-cycle qualification.
The decision is often prompted by the encouragement of a teacher who may even able to arrange funding within the framework of a research project.
If you apply for a doctoral programme on your own initiative, it is a good idea to contact supervisors, other researchers and preferably also other doctoral students at the department to discuss your plans before you submit your formal application. This gives you an opportunity to form an idea of how research is carried out at the department in question, the projects that are being conducted or planned for the future, if funding is available and future prospects in the subject field.
The department you have in mind may not have supervisors with specialized knowledge of the field in which you are interested. For this reason it may be worth investigating programmes offered by other departments and other universities - including foreign ones.
Make contact before you submit your formal application
If you apply for a doctoral programme on your own initiative, it is a good idea to contact supervisors, other researchers and preferably also other doctoral students at the department to discuss your plans before you submit your formal application. This gives you an opportunity to form an idea of how research is carried out at the department in question, the projects that are being conducted or planned for the future, if funding is available and future prospects in the subject field.
Find out what can be offered
The department you have in mind may not have supervisors with specialized knowledge of the field in which you are interested. For this reason it may be worth investigating programmes offered by other departments and other universities - including foreign ones.
Last updated: 2011-12-12
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