Lawcast 117: Kevin Brown, Manchester University on doing a Ph.D and a career in academe.
Today I am talking to Kevin Brown, an associate lecturer at the university of Manchester as part of my series of podcasts on current issues in legal education and career opportunities for students. As Kevin is doing a Ph.d I am taking the opportunity to discuss what is involved in doing a Ph.D and what career opportunities there are in the academic world or elsewhere following completion of the doctorate.
Listen to the podcast with Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown biography
Contents:
1. What sources of funding are out there for students wishing to undertake doctoral studies in law?
2. What is the completion rate for doctoral work? (The answer to that is rather shocking. It depends on the institutions but is often around 10 - 20%) You might want to follow up with why there is such a low completion rate? What is being done to tackle this problem?
3. Why a career in academia rather than practice?
4. How do students decide on the topic they wish to research?
5. What is the difference between an empirical thesis and a library-based one? (mine is empirical).
6. What support do students receive when undertaking their doctoral studies?
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