Hi all,

thanks for suggestions
Q- your job is exactly what i was thinking...! well done on getting that! have you studied there before? i have a feeling that these sort of positions are advertised internally first, so they are hard to get..
I have been living in london for five years, i worked throughout my ba and ma 30h/pw but i feel that would be too much during phd (also that was m-f, evenings). i have lived on 800 pm for quite a while before i got promoted, so I feel confident i could for the next three years survive like this.
i am having real trouble finding a ptime job - do you find that employers (commercial sector) are not too keen on phd students for some reason?
i am not sure I would be able to make it as a security guard...!

Yep - you're right. no luck with teaching jobs - there aren't any right now... I am starting to have second thoughts ...!

Hi everyone,

I am about to start a full time PhD at a London Uni (humanities) this October.
I missed the esrc and ahrc deadlines and have only managed to secure a 'fees-only' studentship
from the department meaning that I will have to work throughout to support myself.

The studentship is only valid for full-time studies, so cannot switch to part-time, and I cannot afford to self-fund.

I love my subject but I am having second thoughts...
Has anyone on here been in this sort of situation? I think I will have to work minimum 20hrs p/w - is that even doable along f-t studies? London is expensive and most p-t jobs I am applying for (unsuccessful so far...) seem to pay little.
What sort of jobs did you find worked well for a full time student?

Any advice much appreciated!