I'm finished my PhD but have no publications yet, however I'm working on three papers, none of which have been accepted by journals yet.

Should I list them on my CV and if so how?

Thanks?

Just a quick question.

Do any of you still put down your MA/BA etc grades down on a CV after getting a PhD? Do employers care if I got a 2.1 in my undergrad if I have a PhD?

Thanks!

Hi all,

I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice. I posted about the messed up situation I have found myself in before here.

The truth is, I haven't gotten any better since then and cannot seem to get anywhere.

I'm one more bad day from quitting however, I don't want to walk away with nothing.

Does anyone know if it is still possible for me to get awarded an MPhil if I've already done a viva for a PhD and passed with minor corrections?

Thanks in advance

Hi Gwen86,

Thanks for replying.
I'm actually on antidepressants and seeing a counsellor since this happened, but I can't seem to figure out a way of parking my emotions aside and just doing it. Knowing that this should never have happened is getting on the way of progress

Hi all, I posted before about an awful situation and got some good advice.

Basically, I did my viva and got a pass with minor corrections (3 months to do them). 9 months later it got upgraded to major corrections. Completely against every regulation going, and unheard of.

I've exhausted every option possible, I can't fight against it anymore, and agreed to the major corrections.

But everytime I sit down in front of a computer I cry. I cant seem to get passed the injustice of it all. I'm upset on a daily basis. I can't just suck it up and do it. I've tried but I can't.

Some days I get 200 words written, I haven't even started on the extensive research required.

I'm so unhappy.

Has anyone experienced something like this? And how did you manage to get through it?

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far, I really appreciate it. Its been an awful situation. It looks like I'm going to have to rewrite my entire thesis just to make the internal happy. So much for minor corrections!

Hi all,

I've posted here before about an awful situation. I got a pass with minor corrections in January 2015, submitted them, only to be told in September I had to do major corrections.

Before anyone says "that can't happen, you need to do xyz" I have literally exhausted every single option and have sought legal help. I've no choice. It's either do it, or don't get the PhD, so I'm not looking for any advice concern this.

What I am wondering about however is this. I'm due to start a full time job this week. How feasible is for me to do major corrections while working full-time?

Also...I kinda know the answer to this, but has anyone ever heard of anyone getting a viva result they weren't happy about and bringing the research to another university to be viva'd?

Thanks in advance for replies x

I've done all of that. I called a meeting with the Head of Postgraduate Studies and the internal and asked all those questions. I stated all of those things and they are still making me do it.

They are basing it on the definition of of minor corrections as is in the postgraduate handbook of regulations where it states

“Minor corrections may take up to 3 months to rectify. They can be defined as a significant number of typographical and/or grammatical errors or minor formatting errors. Minor corrections may also include other changes to the thesis but do not require any additional significant research to be carried out.”

I did the corrections on my viva report, but now I'm being told I missed the "implication" that I needed to rewrite the whole thesis. And I'm being told this 8 months after my viva

Also the corrections they are demanding are going to take way longer than 3 months

Sorry, just to clear up...
The heads of my institution are happy to let the internal dictate this because they argue that it still fits until the heading minor corrections because I'm NOT undergoing re-examination.

Thanks for the reply wowzers.
No they aren't happy with changes I've made, and I would have been happy to address those again if they wished. But it seems that theres piles more corrections now heaped on top of the original ones. The "implied" corrections was rewrite of the entire thesis, when all my viva report stated were parts of chapters 2 and 3.
Because I passed with minor corrections the external examiner has nothing to do with it.

The heads of my institution are happy to let the internal dictate this because they argue that it still fits until the heading minor corrections because I'm undergoing examination.

Its a complete nightmare. I handed in my minor corrections three months after viva. Its now 9 months since my viva and the internal has come back with this

Hi all,

I passed my viva a while ago and got a pass with minor corrections. In my institution, minor corrections are classed as
“Minor corrections may take up to 3 months to rectify. They can be defined as a significant number of typographical and/or grammatical errors or minor formatting errors. Minor corrections may also include other changes to the thesis but do not require any additional significant research to be carried out.”

My viva report was confusing to say the least, but dealt with Chapters 2,3 of the thesis (I've an earlier thread on this). The internal never got back to me after I submitted my corrections, and now 3 months later has decided they aren't sufficient.

At a recent meeting he suggested that there were a number of implied corrections. Essentially if I change parts of Chapter 2 (literature review) that it would change the entire thesis. While I get why this might be a factor in other theses, in mine it shouldn't be. The additional info that I put in my lit rev is all the stuff I'm NOT looking at. To me, it therefore doesn't change the results and analysis of my thesis.

The results and analysis sections are not discussed on the viva report AT ALL (Chapter 4, 5). He's asking for a complete thesis re-write and re-structure of every single chapter.

My institution is not helping me fight this at all. My supervisors can't get involved and the head of postgrad studies agrees with the internal despite never reading my work. They are saying he is perfectly within his rights to suggest there were "implied corrections" on my report. They seem to see no issue with a complete re-write and re-structure of my thesis under the minor corrections heading.

I don't think these corrections are minor as I know I'll have to carry out additional research. Am I wrong?

Hi all,

I don't really know what I'm looking for advice-wise here.
I did my viva a few months ago, and am getting around to corrections now.
I need to get them in quickly, they are classed as minor, but actually need some substantial rewrites.

The thing is I literally cannot bring myself to do them. I end up crying every time I sit down at my computer. This is compounded by the fact that I really don't know what to do career-wise (there's no jobs in my field, my lack of money is seriously crippling), so I might leave academia altogether. But I know I won't be able to take a few weeks to consider my options until this PhD is handed in.

But I'm literally in tears not wanting to do the corrections, I don't know what's wrong with me???

Has anyone else experienced this, and how did you get through it?

It's like I can't just grow a pair and do what needs to be done. I've spent the morning surfing celeb gossip sites, anything to avoid the actual work.

Hi all,

I'm wondering if people could give me some advice on publishing?
I'm finished my PhD, done viva, got minor corrections and am working on those.
I didn't manage to publish a single paper while doing my PhD, I was teaching alot and just didn't have time and now I'm really worried.
I also really have no interest in publishing anything from my PhD as I'm bored of the topic and not really interested in any more.
However publishing is all anyone seems to be interested in jobs-wise, I don't know where to go from here...

Should I try and bang out something from my PhD just to have something published, despite hating it with every fibre of my being? I'm afraid of being pigeon-holed and ending up in an area I no longer like.

Also how many articles should I have been expected to write during the course of my PhD? I'm amazed at people who do any

Thanks

Thanks. I'm still waiting to hear back from my supervisor.
The main issue is that I have to insert a 5000+ piece of literature in the first chapter. This is going to change everything. It is by no means "minor" in my eyes as every single chapter is going to have to be rewritten to accommodate this.

I literally can't bring myself to them, I'm seriously depressed about having to rewite my entire my PhD under a "minor corrections" heading. I tried to today and just end up crying in front o the computer.

The fact that is literally not one job in my field, nothing at all, zero! means I can't even see a light at the end of the tunnel.