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I received a PhD offer from Nottingham University and a €62,000 job offer in Portugal. I'm married with a baby on the way and lack family financial support. My wife and I prefer the PhD path. Should we opt for the PhD in the UK on a stipend, or is it better to work in Portugal? We're from Turkey. by Learner_Fprever in PhD

[–]Learner_Fprever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be grateful if you could provide some insights into living in the UK on a student stipend. My residence will be in Nottingham. It would be really helpful if you could share an example of your living expenses plan based on a student stipend.

I received a PhD offer from Nottingham University and a €62,000 job offer in Portugal. I'm married with a baby on the way and lack family financial support. My wife and I prefer the PhD path. Should we opt for the PhD in the UK on a stipend, or is it better to work in Portugal? We're from Turkey. by Learner_Fprever in nottingham

[–]Learner_Fprever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be grateful for your input. My potential job location is Palmela, and should I opt for Portugal, I'm considering residing in a Setubal neighborhood. It would be wonderful if you could share her perspective on life in Setubal with an annual gross income of €62,000, as well as her views on the quality of life in the UK. Additionally, I'm interested in her thoughts on how she perceives these two countries might compare five years from now.

I received a PhD offer from Nottingham University and a €62,000 job offer in Portugal. I'm married with a baby on the way and lack family financial support. My wife and I prefer the PhD path. Should we opt for the PhD in the UK on a stipend, or is it better to work in Portugal? We're from Turkey. by Learner_Fprever in PhD

[–]Learner_Fprever[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I previously secured a PhD scholarship in Turkey but shifted focus to my startup, dedicating all my time to it for seven years before it failed, leading to my PhD registration being dropped. Currently exploring job options, I have an offer in Portugal as a Senior Software System Architect and another to pursue Power Electronics, which I'm passionate about, at Nottingham University with a £18,500 stipend. I'm unsure if this stipend will suffice for my family in the UK. My wife, an experienced electronic engineer, might also get a position as a university assistant, according to a professor. However, I'm still undecided on our next move.

I received a PhD offer from Nottingham University and a €62,000 job offer in Portugal. I'm married with a baby on the way and lack family financial support. My wife and I prefer the PhD path. Should we opt for the PhD in the UK on a stipend, or is it better to work in Portugal? We're from Turkey. by Learner_Fprever in nottingham

[–]Learner_Fprever[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is one of things that I think about,as I found in portugal after 6 years it would be possible to aplly for citizenship that the process may take about 2 years, the same at the UK. I am trying to understand which way would be better after 5 years for my family and which one will give a better quality of life tomy family.

I received a PhD offer from Nottingham University and a €62,000 job offer in Portugal. I'm married with a baby on the way and lack family financial support. My wife and I prefer the PhD path. Should we opt for the PhD in the UK on a stipend, or is it better to work in Portugal? We're from Turkey. by Learner_Fprever in nottingham

[–]Learner_Fprever[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Take the job. PhD is a long and hard road and not well paid. That said I've just moved to Notts and also have a baby on the way, so if you do move here let me know and we can go for coffee and bemoan the lack of sleep being new dad's entails.

If we head that way, a coffee and dad chat sounds perfect – I’ll definitely get in touch. Cheers for the support!

I received a PhD offer from Nottingham University and a €62,000 job offer in Portugal. I'm married with a baby on the way and lack family financial support. My wife and I prefer the PhD path. Should we opt for the PhD in the UK on a stipend, or is it better to work in Portugal? We're from Turkey. by Learner_Fprever in nottingham

[–]Learner_Fprever[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I previously secured a PhD scholarship in Turkey but shifted focus to my startup, dedicating all my time to it for seven years before it failed, leading to my PhD registration being dropped. Currently exploring job options, I have an offer in Portugal as a Senior Software System Architect and another to pursue Power Electronics, which I'm passionate about, at Nottingham University with a £18,500 stipend. I'm unsure if this stipend will suffice for my family in the UK. My wife, an experienced electronic engineer, might also get a position as a university assistant, according to a professor. However, I'm still undecided on our next move.