Oh yeah, I probably should have also mentioned that I have been offered a £15k studentship and I am full-time.

If the uni is paying, I think they might insist on spending a little more quality time with me... :)

Thanks for the replies all.

I'm doing Computer Science, and I generally tend to find that with the rise of the internet and online journal catalogs, that Computing students can work a lot more at home, and spending ungodly hours in the library isn't seen as the norm.

I also work at odd times, like I go out in the day and enjoy myself, and do my work in the evening. I also prefer stints, I generally work a couple of 60 hour weeks, and maybe a couple of 20 hour ones after that.

This is what I wanted to hear however! I won't be disappearing for months at a time, I'm sure that going in a couple of times a week won't kill me ;)

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for a PhD in Computer Graphics.
Already been accepted for one, considering taking it.

Got a question, that no one else has really been able to answer.

This is not a question of the hours I will have to work. I would definitely treat it as a job, with 40 hours a week going into my research, and more at crunch time.

The question I have however is that will I be expected to be on campus all the time? I really do not like working 9-5. I am a self-motivated and self-disciplined learner, and I love my subject. I prefer to work at home, and have flexible working, i.e. as long as the work gets done, it doesn't matter about a 9-5 timescale (this doesn't preclude deadlines etc)

What I am generally trying to say, is that I would expect to be spending the majority of my time studying at home by default (where i study best) and that the times I will be at the campus will be pre-arranged (meetings, seminars, training etc.)

Am I correct? Or will they want me there 9-5?
Does it depend on your supervisor? What is your supervisor like?


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