So this page comes from our #phdchat xmas social on 21st December 2012. If you want to participate write your 2012 PhD / post-doc resolution for 2012 and we shall look back at them periodically here and on twitter to see how everyone is doing with their goals for 2012.

Sarah-Louise Quinnell (@sarahthesheepu): Complete and have my book with Inger @thesiswhisperer published and become a permanent full-time member of staff in the Researcher Development Unit at Kings.

Steve Moss (@gawbul): Publish two more papers, one in a bioinformatics journal and one evolutionary genomics based. Get through my huge reading list! Complete the second year of my PhD without losing any hair :S

Tony Ratcliffe (@aeratcliffe): Good draft of literature review completed by Feb 15. Pilot study by April. APG transfer by August. One visit to UK, and one conference in Europe (PLE in Portugal).

Sue Folley (@SueFolley) To complete my thesis, submit, have my viva and do any corrections and finish by the end of 2012 - wish me luck :)