• Question: how long did it take to get this as your job ?

    Asked by anon-219951 to Laurence, Nicolas, Emma, Declan, Bella, Ali on 11 Jun 2019. This question was also asked by anon-219707.
    • Photo: Laurence Datrier

      Laurence Datrier answered on 11 Jun 2019:


      I did a four year bachelors degree and a one year masters, so 5 years after high school.

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      Bella Boulderstone answered on 18 Jun 2019:


      Becoming a ‘real’ academic can be very difficult and you need some qualifications (and a whole bunch of luck). I’m 27 and I’m not a real academic!
      So I did my GCSEs and A-levels at school and then did a 4 year masters course (so I could call myself master of the universe!) and then I did another masters (strictly optional, not even recommended) and now I’m working on getting a PhD (so I can call myself Dr. Boulderstone).
      PhDs last 3-4 years in the UK and they can last longer in the USA and elsewhere because of the way the university degrees work in other parts of the world.

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      Nicolas Bonne answered on 21 Jun 2019:


      I did a three year degree at university in Australia, then another year called an honours year that involved harder classes and a research project. After that, I started a PhD but quit after two and a half years. I took a break after that, then came back and started a new PhD from scratch. I finished that one after 4 years, and got my current job about half a year after that.

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