Tag Archives: scholarly identity

after the viva/defence – then what?

Posted on April 26, 2021 by pat thomson

There is no return to normal. There is no going back to what there was before. You have to find new ways of going on. I could be talking about the pandemic here. Yes indeed. But I’m not. I’m actually … Continue reading →

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a convert to the european phd defence

Posted on December 22, 2011 by pat thomson

I’ve just examined another PhD. It wasn’t the usual experience. It wasn’t the UK style report followed by a viva. Nor was it a lengthy report Australian style. Rather, it was the full-on European defence. I was one of two … Continue reading →