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Profile: Mark
Key facts
PhD discipline: Philosophy
Area(s) of work: NGO; university teaching
Year of graduation: 2006
Date of Interview: 24/06/2008

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Mark - advice
Mark offers advice for people interested in working for an NGO.
Mark - background to the PhD
Mark talks about starting his PhD, how long it took and how he funded his study.
Mark - career building during the PhD
Mark describes how he juggled lots of business interests whilst studying for his PhD.
Mark - did you anticipate an academic career?
Mark recalls his transition from academia to the commercial sector and the reasons for this change.
Mark - did you ever think about giving up?
Mark explains why giving up his PhD study was never an option.
Mark - finishing up and moving on
Mark recollects finishing his PhD, starting a business, relocating to London, and job hunting.
Mark - PhD topic
Mark outlines his PhD topic.
Mark - programme director for an NGO
Mark describes his current role as a director within an NGO.
Mark - reasons for doing a PhD
Mark explores his reasons for doing a PhD
Mark - the meaning of the PhD
Mark reflects on what the PhD means to him and how it is perceived at work.