Hiya Sleepyhead. My research is within the discipline of health care. I suppose you could say that the panel were expert in the techniques I am trying to use for my research. You can definitely say that they are expert knit pickers! :p What's your discipline?

It lasted for 3 hours and was very mentally draining. I just feel like I've given birth and am exhausted. I scraped through though(up). So many critical questions - I've never felt so under siege. I can only begin to imagine what the viva must be like... Now I'm just going to rest and try and assimilate what I've been told.

Aloha, you goer! Well done you. Well doc, I feel another rhyme coming on...mmm...let me think....

Aloha is now a doctor,
I reckon she'll soon be rich and own a helicopter,
She'll take her students for a ride,
and scare to death any that dare skive,
Now I know this may all seem kinda random,
but I'm so pleased and happy, so I'm comin' in at a tandem.


Well done once again - and fare thee well traveller!

Been away from this forum for quite some time. Nice to see it's still so very active and helpful. Got my first interim assessment tomorrow - just finished preparing for it now. Probably under-prepared, but totally demotivated at the moment anyway :-( Will let you know what they ask and how it goes when it's over tomorrow, if anyone is interested. I think the outcome is: continue, resit or get outa my uni you lazy thicko (terminate candidature).

Found this in my inbox today. Just in case any of you are interested and don't know about it....

'If you are looking for a bit of pre-Xmas hilarity and a break form theserious subject of your research than an event coming up in Manchesteron Monday 15th December could just the ticket. You may have alreadyheard of Jorge Cham who is the creator and artist of Piled HigherDeeper (PhD), the comic strip about life (or the lack thereof) in gradschool. Jorge will be presenting his talk “The Power ofProcrastination” in University Place, at Manchester Universitystarting at 3.30pm, but you will need to register beforehand and bringyour registration e-mail and “student ID card.'

Well done, Zelda. Good luck for your viva. :-)

Hello Aloha, I haven't really been anywhere at all - just really busy with life and its big bag of tricks. Congrats on getting that thesis in and good luck with that viva of yours. If you thesis is as good as your rhyming abilities, you have nothing to worry about.

Her thesis finished, Aloha's worry has diminished,

now she awaits her viva, thinking it'll be as scary as a tiger,

but I'm willing to bet my mother's cat, the mangy, aids-ridden little prat,

she'll pass with flying colours, to the admiration of many others.

Bye bye :-)

Andy Field in my opinion. If you would like an electronic copy, please send me a pm.

I'm working really hard...but not on my PhD. I'm teaching and I fxxkinx feel like I'm running a module. Madness.

blew

Very true Vixhewitt. Don't take any of the posts too personally - it's all completely anonymous after all. :-)