| Pity those who aspire to put the
initials PhD after their names. After 16 years of closely supervised education,
prospective doctors of philosophy are left more or less alone to write the
equivalent of a large book. Most social-science postgraduates have still not
completed their theses by the time their grant runs out after three years. They
must then get a job and finish in their spare time, which can often take a
further three years. By then, most new doctors are sick to death of the narrowly
defined subject, which has blighted their holidays and mined their
evenings. The Economic and Social Research Council, which gives grants to postgraduate social scientists, wants to get better value for money by cutting short this agony. It would like to see faster completion rates: until recently, only about 25 % of PhD candidates were A. most of them died of some sickness B. their holidays and evenings have been ruined by their jobs C. most of them are completely tired of the narrowly defined subject D. most of their grants run out 我来回答: 提交
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