Yes best to check - everywhere is different. But a note of caution, if you get an hourly rate check what the situation is with marking - many people don't get paid for this and it can take eons of your time.

Yey! Well done Chris. Go and buy yourself something nice (but not too expensive !)

He can't go wrong with a suit. Noone is going to silently think "mmm that guy has made too much effort " whereas he is even slightly the wrong side of casual it will register. Deffo a suit!

Good luck for Shani's fella.

Although I written minor reviews for papers or various bits of analysis I haven't updated my lit review as I've gone along as I was so sick of it when I'd finished at the end of my first year and it was stopping me getting on with collected and analysing data.

Anyway now, I am trying to get it up to speed, before I begin writing up my chapters. I remember my supers were quite pleased with it at the time, but it basically strikes me as a load of old poo-poo.

I was intially hoping to do a minor bit of editing + tweaking and add in some new sections, but I feel like I am going to have to write the whole thing again and my head feels wreaked at the prospect. I can't face it, I really can't.

Thank you for your wise words Ann. Definately worth baring in mind as the PhD has been a huge source of contention in my relationship & I think b.f is counting the days until its all over.

I guess I was thinking more about a move over to industry when I was describing not having to think about things at weekends and getting well paid. My research has a commercial element and I've been looking at consultancy and agency work as well. The salary compared to academia is a lot more, so at the end of the day, I just don't know if I''ll be able to afford to say working in a uni, sad but true.

ooops hit add message too early there. I have had expeierence of working, the PhD is my 2nd career change & I wanted to say try and feel a little excited about it. On the up-side, working is good, because you get money and hopefully a job that doesn't eat too much into your head space during the evenings and weekends.

Andy, I have been ever so casually looking, as I am about to start writing up and have only approx 8 months to go. Although I haven't been agressively searching there appears to be a big fat zero of posts advertised in the places one would assume to look. Depressing.

Chris i was in a museum gift shop the other day & i saw these cool cardboard animal skeleton thingies, sort of put together 3D kit & I thought of you!

Today I have Groove Armada on.

Cool, thanks everyone.

I have worked for 2 years as a seminar leader and PT lecturer. I think the main thing is not to put too much pressure on yourself from the get-go. The best bit of advice I ever had was remember to always focus on the students experience rather than your own performance.
I would like to add - don't expect students to read anything or contribute - be prepared to cajole them into thinking

Actually I'd be living in a Finca in Ibiza growing my own olives.

I would be married to Nigel Barker noted fashion photographer. It is simply the focus on my thesis which has kept us apart. Either that or I'd be a washed up hag, addicted to booze and fags and bad men, with a face full of botox scraping a living as a z-lister on some show on Living 3. Thank God for the PhD...

Hello Bobby, Hello Sly

Where is Auntie Ann though?

eh?