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Questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, including requirements such as dissertations and university programs leading to a Ph.D.

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Normal career path for lecturer in Computer Science

A PhD can very much be tailored to your skills: there are lots of areas of research in computer science and your interdisciplinary background will likely help find you a niche. … If you want to work at a research-led university, a PhD is crucial and you may be able to just teach the topics you research. …
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Is doing two PhDs a good path?

It's barely even a good idea doing one PhD, let alone two! What you need to decide is what career you want. … If it's to be a researcher, then doing a PhD is appropriate, because it is training to be a researcher. …
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Using papers published before admission to partially fulfill PhD requirements

A PhD is awarded for performing and documenting research of publishable quality during your candidature. …
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