Thanks both for the responses. I am going through a sticky patch (hate my area- it's rubbish, I won't be able to use it, why am I doing this when I could be at the pub? ) at the moment so it good to hear about your success Mog :O)

My supervisor told me that this would probably be the hardest thing I do (combining work and a PhD) so I guess I was warned! However, as Mog proves it will be worth it in the end!

Steph

I am new to the forum and just wondered if anyone could share any success stories about part-time students who went on to academic careers? Every part-time student I have encountered has quit! I therefore don’t know of anyone else who had managed to either do a post-doc or secure a lectureship. I should just add although I would have loved to do my PhD full-time (part-time mode is a nightmare- no social life, isolated from other students through working long hours for my job, bags the size of suitcases under your eyes!) and applied for funding, I could never have afforded to give up my full-time job because of personal commitments.