Thanks for all of your replies :) I'm not doing any teaching work (I don't want to - I've realised academia is not for me...) so I'm really just focussed on this project. As others have mentioned, once the 3 years are up and the funding stops I really do not want to be in a position of waiting to do the viva or worse still - still writing up. I may aim for 2 years (LOL i know I'm crazy) but then if it goes on 6 - 9 more months as I suspect, then thats ok!

Hi - new member here :)

I was wondering what the quickest time some of you have or expect to finish your PhD? I'm really working hard and I'm very motivated (for now hehe), but 3 years or more seems like a long time working on a subject I'm not that interested in - I know it's my faults!!!! lol. I started last September.

Thanks in advance for the replies :)