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So, in short, US and UK will be faster? A UK PhD takes 3 years, a US typically 6 because it is padded out with running errands for the prof and other time wast

• improbable22 8y ago
  Some of that time-wasting is likely to be teaching, which may or may not be a useful thing to have on your CV. But even after that, you will spend longer immersed in research in the US. Some kinds of thinking take wall-clock time. One other result of this is that there's a bit more room to change direction half way through, should you need or want to.