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Re:Physics Student Earns PhD at Age 89 by Zababa on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @04:53AM (#29078655)
> A PhD is a full-time job. It took me 6.5 years and was hard enough with very little outside distractions.

Interesting, in France in computer science, PhDs are often made while working part time on something related to the PhD.

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Re:Physics Student Earns PhD at Age 89 by programLyrique on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @07:24AM (#29079630)
Are you referring to CIFRE-funded PhD thesis?
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Re:Physics Student Earns PhD at Age 89 by Zababa on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @08:33AM (#29080273)
I don't remember the specifics, I had a presentation on PhDs during my license that mention this system, and CIFRE-funded PhD thesis seem to fit it, but I don't know if it's the only mechanism that exists.
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