I agree. I would do the same thing.

Please don't give up! I was also asked to resubmit. This is not a rare viva outcome. Keep trying! You are too close to give up. Just a little bit more work and you are done!

Congrats! This is fantastic! Well done Dr butterfly52! Thank you for the kind wishes.
Mara

No news here. I should hear back by the end of the year. Meanwhile, I am concentrating on my academic teaching career, and I try to publish as much as possible. Good luck to everyone who is waiting for results!

Mara Sp.

Have you done a search on here: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ You can also search for PhDs.

So, there are two things you can do in order to make some money with regards to publishing houses.

Option One: you email publishing houses directly and you tell them what you are offering, attaching your CV. You can offer editing / translation / proofreading services. Most say no, but I have had a few saying yes to translations and offering me the odd job every now and then.

Option Two: if plan number one doesn't work for you, you can make money by becoming an academic book reviewer. That's what I do, because I hit two birds with one stone and I also support my own research: I tell publishing houses that I want to review said book (I am a very experienced reviewer with over 20 book reviews related to my field of study on my CV). So, I read the books making sure that I keep them in excellent condition (no marks or anything). Then I write and publish the book reviews on academic journals. Afterwards, I have the option to sell these books on ebay or amazon. Snap! You get both fame and money! NB: Choose to review expensive books which are related to your research. Some books I have reviewed cost nearly 150 pounds and I have made good money out of them (and because they are yours, you can scan them before selling them, i.e. you keep a digital copy for your own use).

When you write up, quality is better than quantity. Try to motivate yourself with little things. I used to buy myself a little something of ebay every time I finished a chapter. That's how I treated myself.

I was also self-funded. I used to take every temp and PT job out there. From fast food work to doing translations for publishing houses. It is possible to fund yourself if you have a part time job. You may not enjoy it, but hey, it will pay the bills.

In your opinion, in the humanities, what publications are most appreciated on an academic CV please? A paper published in the proceedings of a major international conference (i.e. as part of a printed book) or the same paper published *online* on an academic journal?

Tinymammoth

I have sent you a personal message as the information I wanted to discuss was too sensitive to go on the public forum. I hope that my message will help you understand that there are other options out there.

While we are here to give you advice, we are certainly not here to tell you what to do. But, since you are asking for thoughts I would say that since you are already towards the end of your PhD you might as well complete it. If you transfer, then you have to start from scratch; similarly to doing a second PhD. Both these options are extremely time-consuming. I know loads of students whose post-doc is not (exactly) relevant to their PhD - and if the other field is what you really like, how about you applied for jobs on your preferred field? Just a though.

Mara Sp.

Hi JStanley and thanks for the support. I should hear back from the examiners soon. I did not include the deli job on my CV, as it was irrelevant to the academic job I was applying for.

Congrats Pineapple! That's so good to hear!

You should definitely mention it.

Well, I know of students who were brilliant and received major corrections on their viva - it is sometimes down to throwing the dice I suppose.