On 12 Mar 12, at 15:54, scary boots wrote:
> Ah, I think I see the root of the issue - by 'having a doctorate' i
> don't mean being a jobbing academic. It's really difficult to manage a
> scientific career at the same time as a media one, I can see why
> people go for one or the other.
Again no, scary one. It is not specific to academic experts, and I should have phrased that better.
As for titles, the best thing a PhD can do – whether they be academic or otherwise – is ditch the "Dr". Difficult, I know, and I speak as one who has thus far failed to discard my title entirely. It will surely be painful, but the next move is to change my email signature.
Sirs? If she were a German, a certain popular science TV presenter would be routinely introduced as "Professor Dr Dr Alice Roberts". A little extreme, perhaps, but here in Britland I doubt it will be long before we have "Professor Sir Brian Cox". You mark my words.
Francis
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Dr Francis Sedgemore
journalist and science writer
www.sedgemore.com
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