UK Academia: Things I Wish I Had Known
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Christmas time is a time for reflection. After 17 years in UK higher education, here are the five things I wish I had known.
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YUNIKARN focuses on publishing educational content in applied statistics, mathematics, and data science. In these fields, programming skills have become essential. Hence, we cover various programming languages, including Python, Stata, and C++, to tackle problems and for fun. We upload on Mondays recorded tutorials or live streams.
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Do you recommend a phd in the UK considering I have a MSc mathematics from an average uni in London? My end goal is to get into industry, preferably researcher position.
I have done a video focused on PhDs in Finance th-cam.com/video/fpHrMxsTeik/w-d-xo.html - but many issues also apply to your case. BTW, I completed a BSc/MSc Maths and started a second PhD in Maths, which I did not complete. In general, if your aim is to get into industry, do not do a PhD - except in very high-demand areas (AI/ML or Quantitative Finance if your topic is applied). It is better to focus on getting industry experience. Do you want to do a PhD in Maths or in a different area? May the Force be with you!
@@YUNIKARN Yeah, the problem is I don't know yet. I did my dissertation in "weather derivatives" which we used a mean-reverting Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process to price a financial product; that nearly killed me! My BSc was in engineering and I think I don't feel confident enough for a Math PhD. I was thinking maybe PhD in computational finance which is more inclined towards ML/computer science would be a better choice. I know one thing though, I love this sector of Quant Finance (commodity derivatives/CAT bonds,...) so much that I'm willing to put the work in. I've found an advisor in University of Glasgow, but I'm not sure if UK is the place I wanna do my PhD anymore. US has more opportunities/more funding. Anyway, sorry for my looong comment, I'm just lost. God bless.
@@6Ligma Glasgow is a great university. I suggest applying for several PhD programmes and scholarships in the US. Just try and see whether you get good offers. Ideally, stay applied whether it is more CS or Finance is a matter of choice. All the best!