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Hi.. I m new to this forum and was wondering if anyone could clarify my confusion. I started with my PhD 7 months ago. I kind of have developed an ‘Identity Crisis’. Sounds strange this early on. But I am basically a Pharmacologist, who now works in Pain and behavioural research in the department of Neurology of the University Medical College/hospital. I belong to a interdisciplinary research group that consists of biologists, anatomist, psychologist, physiologists and is associated with the graduates School of life Sciences. What then is my final PhD title? I mean, will I be PhD, neurology, or a PhD neuroscience, or something else… ?? Who or what decides this??? Help!!!!

I think it will become clearer overtime, when you start understanding which specific bits are more relevant. But also, depends on the job your going for :p I've changed the wording of mine to appear more subject-friendly for a job I'm doing, although they are interchangeable names I've used.

If you are going to continue to use the forum for help and advice, I would suggest anonymising your post a little.

hi AndyC
your final PhD title is (usually!) the one which comes in your registration form.

It will be written there; have a look at it. So if you are doing Pain in Neurology, is your department "school of health" (for example).

I am also doing a inter-disciplinary phd. But my final title comes under the umbrella term (of my school--and my research title!)

if you are still not sure, ask your supervisor; ask the MAIN supervisor, since you will usually have at least two for cross-discipline phds.

hope this helps
love satchi