[Air-l] Ph.D. student is looking for a good home for his Thesis

[Sam Ladner]

Holey Moley Michael,

That sounds just awful. I'm afraid I can't help you but am sending you lots
of good vibes.

Surely you must have some recourse with your university? I can't imagine
them wanting your nearly complete PhD thesis to leave their research pool?

Is this really a common occurrence? In Canada, it takes an average of
6.5years to finish a PhD in social sciences and humanities. Speaking
in year 5,
I can say I feel pretty good that I will be done before the average time.
But I cannot imagine what I would do if I were behooved to leave my
university due to a conflict with my supervisor.

I know that at my university, there are other things I could do. Has this
happened to anyone else on the list? A huge investment of time and money by
the candidate, the committee and the university....

On 4/5/07, peter jakubowicz <peterjak_20 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Michael,
>
> I'm sure you are not the only PhD student in this
> predicament. So, if you're looking for a university
> that might entertain your proposal (but it will cost
> you some money - specifically 140 000 Patakas [the
> Macao official currency: 7.8 Patakas = 1US dollar]),
> you might try the Macau University of Science and
> Technology. Click on: http://www.must.edu.mo
>
> Cheers!
>
> Peter
> The Chinese University of Hong Kong
>
> --- Michael Baron <webbaron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, all
> > I guess my posting to the AOIR list is an anusual
> > one!
> >
> > I am based in Melbourne, Australia. I have been a
> > Ph.D student at RMIT
> > University for 3 years...then had to leave due to
> > some "lovely
> > misunderstandings" with my supervisor. As a result I
> > am left with a)
> > Virtually complete ph.d Thesis in the Area of
> > Internet Communications but no
> > university to submit the Thesis at (have to shop for
> > another uni now) b)
> > difficult job of finding a uni
> > I am not after living allowance etc. ( I got a uni
> > teaching job, thx God)
> > but i am looking for a university where i can submit
> > my thesis ASAP (if its
> > Aus, i guess i will have to wait for at least two
> > years before i can
> > submit).
> >
> > What i am looking for is opportunity to continue my
> > studies free of charge (
> > e.g. fee-exemption scholarship such as RTS) as well
> > as opportunity to
> > complete the thesis in Internet Communications
> > without moving out of
> > Melbourne.
> >
> > In return, I will be more than happy to contribute
> > to the univerisity's
> > research activities, online teaching etc.
> >
> > Any helpers? Or may be some good advice
> > I feel a bit shy to use AOIR for the purpose of
> > finding good home for my
> > thesis...but given all the energy i put into my
> > thesis already, am feeling a
> > bit desperate :).
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
> > Michael
> > --
> > "My Body is my Temple"
> > "Be The Change You Want to See In The World." Gandhi
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