The big push: are PhDs too tough?

Study suggests doctorates are now seen as a test of character rather than intellect

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May 2, 2018
Last updated
June 1, 2018
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The road less travelled: PhD students need to withstand ‘some level of suffering’
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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by Mission1 on May 4, 2018 - 11:47am
No. The PhD system in the UK is adequate. It is supposed to be difficult and, shock horror, there will be times when it is stressful. Ome does have to make sacrifices.
#2 Submitted by Leoncrascall on May 5, 2018 - 6:45am
Is the unnamed Canadian University where these 55 cases were observed Laval uni by any chance? Lol

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