Thank you for the reply. Has definitely put my mind at rest <3

Hey, I've just recently obtained my PhD (thank goodness that is over!) and I'm getting married later this year :)


When I have finished my current post doc I'm planning to move far far away from academia as it's definitely not the career for me!

What I want to know is, if I take my husbands surname, can I still use the Dr title (i.e. If I'm Dr. Cake now, can I become Dr. Married ?). I have no interest in an academic career, so someone not being able to do a search for my publications would not bother me one jot.

Is this perfectly acceptable? As I've worked so damn hard to be able to be Dr. it seems a shame to not use it, and I also would very much like to take my husbands name.

Thanks :-)