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Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by w-hn on Friday February 14, 2025 @05:49AM (#43047079)
> don't mind the darkness

This was weirdly exciting and depressing at the same time :)

What are the chances in trying to go for a non-STEM Masters/PhD (or higher studies in general) in Norway (or one of "those" countries) after studying E for UG and then working in E for more than a decade (in the third world) and having no other experience at all? Or anywhere for that matter? Is there a way to go about it? (Now, this might sound entitled, and I apologise if it does, but without having to pay (at least) tuition for that higher education)

Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by mnky9800n on Friday February 14, 2025 @07:28AM (#43047694)
I think that there is some options at University of Oslo for example. I work in geophysics and ML, so I don't know so much. But at some point I entertained the idea of doing a PhD in science fiction which is an option at UiO. There is also a large linguistics department and social sciences faculty as well as two centers for education research.. I imagine there are many options, but I think it is hard for me to know since I don't do that kind of work.
Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by viraptor on Friday February 14, 2025 @06:59AM (#43047494)
> This was weirdly exciting and depressing at the same time :)

And, depending on how far north you go, should be taken seriously. In Iceland, out of my exchange students cohort of ~10, once the winter hit, one had to escape home and two were hospitalised after too much drinking. It can be a really tough experience, especially when you don't have close friends/family to contact and lose track of time.

Re:Are PhDs losing lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling ... by tialaramex on Friday February 14, 2025 @07:15AM (#43047607)
Yeah, not all humans do well in the dark. I wonder if this happens for some of the submariners ? Maybe on boomers (the nuclear powered missile submarines) since those spend a very large proportion of each mission underwater ?

I expect I'd be fine with this because I don't normally interact much with sunlight, the windows in my home have the blinds down 24/7, etc. But you can't really tell for sure without trying it.