The document summarizes the findings from a survey of staff at the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who completed their PhDs while working at CHED/UCT. It discusses why they decided to pursue a PhD, how long it took them to complete, publications resulting from their PhD work, how their PhD was linked to their work at CHED/UCT, and what they gained from the experience. Key findings include that staff pursued PhDs due to interest in their topic and to gain academic authority, it took an average of 4.5 years to complete, and they gained increased self-confidence and a deeper theoretical understanding of their work.