Category Archives: finishing the doctorate

you’ve submitted, now it’s wait time

Posted on November 13, 2023 by pat thomson

There is, rightly, a lot of emphasis on getting your PhD text written and submitted. That end-of-doctorate writing can be tough and it’s important that people do get as much help as they want and need to complete. But of … Continue reading →

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on not quitting the doctorate

Posted on April 24, 2014 by pat thomson

We hear a lot these days about people quitting the PhD – they have institutional difficulties, experience appalling discrimination, have serious supervision troubles, struggle with funding. These are dreadful experiences and we do need to hear about them. We also … Continue reading →