Thanks Candle, that is really helpful info. My Mum says to say a huge thanks, and she feels more confidentcafter your advice. I have a friend that works in RAE and she said that the RAE has been done already and the results published, so it may be that they didn’t get a good score or something, and that it could be the supervisors are keen for her to finish cause they may have had a talking to about the submission rates of the students they supervise and they usually can’t take on more if they have anyone still to submit.

So fingers crossed.

I had one of the supervisors when I did my MA and they were not very good.

Hi

I am actually asking on behalf of my Mum. She has been doing her PhD for over 6 years part time (had a year off due to personal circumstances). She plans to submit in September, however, she has just received an email from her supervisors that sounds like they may suggest she should not continue . They have been useless and unhelpful e.g suggesting she writes her thesis one way and then tells her that it is wrong and not to write it that way.

they used wording such as ' time to reassess and decide how to proceed'.

She is dyslexic so is taking longer then usual. I'm really worried for her.

Can anyone advise?

Thanks

Maddie