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I'm assuming you're an academic with some published papers.
A google search:
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/phdbypublishedwork/
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/available-degrees/phd-by-prior-publication-portfolio/
https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/media/mmuacuk/content/documents/graduate-school/regulations-procedures/guidelines-phd-published-work.pdf
First hits, they all say you can be an external candidate.
I'd just email the postgraduate administrator of the department you're interested in and ask them if they will accept you and what the requirements are.
Hi this is quite normal. A PhD is training; you are not supposed to have all the answers. You may well make mistakes in the analysis. This is quite normal. Even experienced researchers do this.
If your supervisor tells you are fine, then you are most probably fine
Check in with your GP, health service or counselling service or visit the big white wall to get a bit of support if needed: https://www.bigwhitewall.com/v2/landingUK.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
1. I've only used Mendeley.
2. I think they do, but I don't really make many notes - I just highlight. I also tend to use it on one computer mainly. I mainly using for storing and searching PDFs.
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Be honest? Just said what you did here.
Hi,
I'm assuming you are not studying in the UK, otherwise it would be after your viva you got a Masters, so the decision would not have been your supervisors'? I wouldn't take your supervisors word for it either - speak to the admin team or head of department first.
The Reddit forumites are correct though. Just put on your CV the date you got your masters. If you are asked in an interview, you have to explain. In non-academic interviews, you probably won't even be asked. I do have a friend who took 4 years to do a Masters - this is common outside of the UK.
Apply for industry jobs and work your way up - lack of a PhD is not a barrier to this. There's also the opportunity of doing a PhD sponsored by an industrial employer at a later date.
Have you asked your supervisors about this?
You need to be more specific? You need to contact potential universities and ask them directly as well. Look at course requirements online also.
PhDs are very competitive in some fields. You need to keep applying. How will you fund it?
Have you always been like this, or it is a recent change?
I'd say if you've always found it difficult to express your opinions eloquently verbally, then it's not a cause for concern.
I'm also much better at writing than speaking (more time to think first) and experience the same as you - I don't express myself well, even when talking about my own work. Sometime I use the wrong technical words, or I speak colloquially because I have to think about the correct technical words first, so it's quicker just to talk in science slang, almost. It does get better with practice, but I'm still not at the level of other academics. I don't think I ever will be - I excel at writing, not speaking (don't judge me on this post haha). I can't be good at everything.
I don't think you can. I think you can just delete the content.
They will read your thesis in detail. They are highly unlikely to be looking at your references.
However, if they know your field inside out, they don't need to look at your references - they will likely know the work just as well as you do and so will know whether you've used the "correct" references or not.
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