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My hunch is that I’m a lot like most thesis examiners. When we get sent a thesis we often don’t plunge in straight away. We have a bit of a look around first. That’s not an unusual response to a … Continue reading
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leave a good last impression – the thesis conclusion
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eek, it’s nearly 2018
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