Can you actually do a nine-to-five PhD? Nature readers weigh in
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Laura Woodrow
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Nature CommunicationsCan you actually do a nine-to-five PhD? Nature readers weigh innature.comNature, Published online: 02 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01773-5 Nature readers share their PhD time-management woes.
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