Is it possible to get a second PhD?
People get a second or a third PhD (a third is extremely uncommon) if they are upgrading their research skill-set. Sometimes people upgrade with an additional PhD within their previous area of research. The PhD they have is from another geographic location that is unrecognized in another geographic location.
Why do you want to do a second PhD?
Sometimes people apply for a second PhD because their first one is not sufficiently well respected to get at good job. Another reason is because the candidate really is just enjoying that stage of life.
What are the pros and cons of having more PhD students?
With more PhD students they can do more research, and in some countries more teaching, with less money. A graduate assistant at Yale might earn $20,000 a year for nine months of teaching.
Do You Enjoy Your PhD program?
The following themes popped up If you are doing a PhD, you probably enjoy the subject of your program so much that you are willing to spend five or six years on it. Indeed, intellectual curiosity is common to most PhD students that I spoke with. Often it comes with little consideration to specific career choices.
What happens to PhD graduates after they complete their degrees?
One OECD study shows that five years after receiving their degrees, more than 60\% of PhDs in Slovakia and more than 45\% in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany and Spain were still on temporary contracts. Many were postdocs. About one-third of Austria’s PhD graduates take jobs unrelated to their degrees.
Do PhD students get paid for their research?
Some will receive a stipend; others will pay their own way. Some PhDs involve only research, some require classes and examinations and some require the student to teach undergraduates. A thesis can be dozens of pages in mathematics, or many hundreds in history.