'Finalising your Thesis: The final few months'

 

#phdchat tweet log - 2nd May 2012

 

@NSRiazat - Welcome to #phdchat - topic for tonight is 'finalising your thesis: the final few months' #phdchat #phd #research #academia

@NSRiazat - #phdchat ~ tonight's session covers all aspects of completing the final thesis and pulling all the sections into a thesis. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - #phdchat ~ things that spring to my mind for my own thesis are: - word count, structure, layout and cohesiveness of ideas - and viva.

@srossmktg - I'm here for once... #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat my focus is on argument, argument and argument #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - Lurking tonite 2 C what I can learn from those of U who are much further on #phdchat #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lizith ~ argument is something that I am thinking about now~ needed to think about a little earlier once the data was collected. #phdchat

@srossmktg - @lizith I'm good. Tired and stressed, but good. How're you (and everyone else here)? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lizith ~ hard to know which themes to leave out and which to include towards the end due to word count. #phdchat

@CET47 - 'finalising my thesis' is a long way off yet but I hope to get some great tips from #phdchat tonight #phdchat

@SueFolley - @NSRiazat my focus is on the argument as well as signposting all my sections and paragraphs - and cutting down the word count #phdchat

@lizith - @KirsteenG My current chapter will probably be 25-30k, but divided into parts. Others are all less than 10k, & a couple under 5 #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @LBA_OX12 ~ themes from tonight's session always relevant at whatever stage people are at - the end comes all too quickly! #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat I think that is where argument is crucial - which themes support argument and which are interesting but superfluous #phdchat

@NSRiazat - What do people think may be their priorities may be in the final months? #phdchat

@fish_watcher - Too much data is my problem! how many figures/tables are too many!? #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat current priority is getting a good complete draft #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - Supervisor's advising me not 2 put all my wares upfront - hold some stuff from lit review & have something new 2 say later #phdchat #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat after that it will be fine-tuning, checking consistency, and referencing, getting critical readers, etc #phdchat

@srossmktg - @nsriazat Glad to finally be here for once... #phdchat

@lizith - @fish_watcher do they all contribute to argument - I'm having to be pretty ruthless with my stuff #phdchat

@Karenmca - @NSRiazat #phdchat final months = sanguine acceptance that a good phd is a completed one!

@SueFolley - @NSRiazat my priority is cutting down words; making sure all sections tie in with argument and making writing more academic #phdchat

@lizith - @LBA_OX12 one of my friends likened a thesis to a whodunnit - revealing the plot a little at a time #phdchat

@ianrobsons - trying to re draft a 'summary' of my theoretical position which currently looks like pants. #cantgetideasout #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @lizith Thx. Like a strip tease? How do U do that in a thesis? #phdchat #phdchat

@srossmktg - Months before the thesis...? When your program is 4 years (2 coursework, 2 thesis), months is nothing. #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @labroides 10 years 6 sites! finding it easier to delete figures now a few months have past since the analysis! #phdchat

@lizith - @LBA_OX12 I guess things like not discussing findings in intro & leaving implications until after findings, etc #phdchat

@Janshs - Hello #PhDChat what's the theme?

@NSRiazat - @SueFolley ~ also working on making writing more academic - not sure how academic to go at the moment. #phdchat

@lizith - @Janshs last few months before submission #phdchat

@dreamyscientist - Some committee meeting!! #phew #phdchat Good thing I can handle feedback really well & don't get frustrated! Gotta get back to work now #PhD

@lizith - @NSRiazat @SueFolley what do you mean by 'academic' - use of jargon or something else? #phdchat

@Lemness - Just knowing when was the best revelation for ending the thesis. #phdchat. #icouldvewrittenmore

@fish_watcher - @Janshs tonight's session covers all aspects of completing the final thesis and pulling all the sections into a thesis #phdchat

@debbiefuco - Working on trying to analyze data using Kruskal-Wallis. Very confusing...but see light at end of tunnel. #phdchat

@Lemness - you're an academic. Just write. @lizith: @NSRiazat @SueFolley what do you mean by 'academic' - use of jargon or something else? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ have to say have struggled with the sheer amount of data/reading and concepts. Not able to cut down too easily. #phdchat

@Janshs - @fish_watcher @lizith @NSRiazat thx #PhDChat

@markhawker - @ianrobsons I find further I go the less any description feels "right" but, conversely, that simple definitions are the way to go. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness @lizith @SueFolley - mean making it accessible to non-academic audience (practitioners) so don't want it overly academic. #phdchat

@lizith - @Lemness I'll buy that! I aim to be clear, but use tech language sparingly @nsriazat @suefolley #phdchat

@SueFolley - @lizith @NSRiazat just writing giving my writing more authority - so not putting 'I think' etc etc..... #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @SueFolley ~ good point about giving writing some authority but not off-putting. #phdchat

@SueFolley - @NSRiazat @Lemness @lizith no not talking overly academic - just not very casual/chatty :) #phdchat

@Janshs - @SueFolley @lizith @nsriazat I remember being told not to write 'I think' but to use phrases like 'thus suggests that' etc #PhDChat

@SueFolley - @Lemness and I am not an academic :) I am support staff..... @NSRiazat @lizith #phdchat

@lizith - I actually referred to 'agency' today & didn't mean place to buy a house - need to wash my mouth out :) #phdchat

@martin_eve - I had a concerted burst of removing "it seems" and "perhaps". Voice much stronger now! #phdchat

@laurapasquini - Getting Your Digital Work to Count - @ProfHacker - http://t.co/lB50Dy2S #phdchat #gradchat #drphd

@NSRiazat - @Janshs ~ am finaly seeing the 'picture' emerge from my data but need to be succint and selective in writing it up. #phdchat

@LSU_FISH - @Lemness Academia is the field and community of higher education and research at universities and other equivalent institutions. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons ~ can remember being at there too. You will come through and have a breakthrough moment. #phdchat

@Janshs - @NSRiazat yes selective us hard #PhDChat

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons ~ can remember being at there too. You will come through and have a breakthrough moment. #phdchat

@Janshs - @NSRiazat yes selective us hard #PhDChat

@SueFolley - @martin_eve yes - that is exactly what I am taking about :) This is what I am trying to do #phdchat

@martin_eve - Amazed at how blind I can be when I know document so well. Outsider proofreaders essential. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - #phdchat - are people using 'active' or 'passive' voice when writing up? #phdchat

@lizith - my biggest problem has been moving from descriptive to analytic writing - getting there slowly #phdchat

@martin_eve - @SueFolley seems, perhaps, maybe, passive voice. All must die! #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @lizith Yes, I appreciate that. I'm wondering if need 2 omit any aspects/themes from lit review #phdchat #phdchat

@SueFolley - @martin_eve I had a list of words I looked for :) #phdchat

@drjavafox - So true! MT @Karenmca: #phdchat final months = sanguine acceptance that a good phd is a completed one!

@fish_watcher - @NSRiazat Passive #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat: #phdchat - are people using 'active' or 'passive' voice when writing up? #phdchat >>> mixture according to chap & context

@SueFolley - @lizith yes me too! :) #phdchat

@martin_eve - @NSRiazat definitely avoid passive where possible. Again, weakens voice. #phdchat

@MissPsyched - finally finished the upgrade document! What next? Drink a glass of red wine and chill I think! #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @martin_eve so true! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @martin_eve ~ am thinking that active voice engages the reader more but a passive tone tends to distance? #phdchat

@SueFolley - @NSRiazat I am also trying to signpost my sections and paragraphs better - hard to do when you know the work so well! #phdchat

@MWilson_History - @NSRiazat My prob is I often switch between tenses & I'm unaware. Also I write like I talk & have to work hard to write properly. #phdchat

@lizith - @LBA_OX12 a fair number of my themes are not around in lit review - may vary with discipline and focus though #phdchat

@drjavafox - Hi #phdchat, so glad I can make it for a bit - this is a perfect topic for me as I'm aiming to submit by 30 June

@SueFolley - @MWilson_History I do that a lot as well :) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @MWilson_History ~ yes agree - writing is a challenge for me too. Lots of constant re-writing and editing and revising this month. #phdchat

@KirsteenG - I'm working on strengthening critical review of key literature & beginning to formulate conclusions for final chapter #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @MWilson_History ~ I edit much better on a paper copy than on laptop. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @MWilson_History ~ my writing bugbear is repetitions. :-) #phdchat

@drjavafox - For me, learning the difference between 'I argue', 'I suggest' & 'the data suggests' was crucial. #phdchat

@Janshs - @NSRiazat yes but never easy #PhDChat

@drjavafox - Right now I"m focusing on cleaning up 1st drafts which contain little analysis and argument, & a lot of waffle #phdchat

@martin_eve - @NSRiazat yep. Also active voice makes boundaries of originality clearer. Obvious who does what. #phdchat

@KirsteenG - @SueFolley @NSRiazat v hard to sign post when so close to own work #phdchat

@MWilson_History - @NSRiazat Well I am guilty of that too... but I am only a first year (if that's a valid excuse!!). #phdchat

@SueFolley - @drjavafox yes I think that is important :) #phdchat

@lizith - @KirsteenG I'm on about my 6th revision of findings chapters - at last understand what I need to do I think #phdchat

@Janshs - @SueFolley @nsriazat this dug posting is very important point #PhDChat

@NSRiazat - @dreamyscientist ~ going over and revisiting basics is always good practice. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - Love it RT @ianrobsons: trying 2 re draft a 'summary' of my theoretical position which currently looks like pants. #cantgetideasout #phdchat

@MWilson_History - @SueFolley Glad it's not just me!! #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat: @MWilson_History ~ I edit much better on a paper copy than on laptop. #phdchat >> I print and use pen before serious edits

@drjavafox - .@NSRiazat I repeat a lot of the same idea in a paragraph, e.g., 'I suggest X. In other words, I suggest X. Finally, I suggest X.' #phdchat

@almutei - @NSRiazat @MWilson_History Me too. I even did cut & paste with it today. #phdchat

@KirsteenG - @lizith I'm dreading the final chapter #phdchat

@SueFolley - @MWilson_History no not just you - and I haven't got the excuse of it being my first year! I am hoping to submit by summer! #phdchat

@lizith - @drjavafox I'm horrified by the amount of waffle I keep finding #phdchat

@drjavafox - .@lizith sometimes I feel like I'm drowning w the amt of work I still need to do, but I take it 1 chapter section at a time. #phdchat

@drjavafox - Another issue for me is distraction. ANYTHING seems to distract me nowadays. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - Oh no .....RT @lizith: I actually referred to 'agency' today & didn't mean place to buy a house - need to wash my mouth out :) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - Appears to be a skill in writing each part seperately yet as part of the whole thesis. Going from 'whole' to 'section' daily. #phdchat

@SueFolley - @lizith me too - but the great thing about being way over word count is that if a paragraph does not make sense it gets chopped! #phdchat

@drjavafox - .@SueFolley absolutely - or entire chapter sections! #phdchat

@MissPsyched - @lizith I like the sound of your writing retreat! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - Only now viewing it as a whole which is answering a question/focus - harder to do when writing sections over a long period of time. #phdchat

@MWilson_History - @NSRiazat Our scheme designed so we write in chapters as we go along rather than everything at end. So have to do some of that. #phdchat

@lizith - @drjavafox I'm just back from 4 day writing retreat - really recommend taking time out and away if feasible #phdchat

@SueFolley - @drjavafox yep - I get pleasure out of choping big paragraphs or sections now! #phdchat

@drjavafox - .@lizith I really just need to close Mail and internet browser. Can't turn off internet as I use Dropbox to backup. #phdchat

@lizith - @MissPsyched It was brilliant http://t.co/lwONCNOY #phdchat

@SueFolley - @drjavafox agreed - I was more focused when doing data collection or analysis #phdchat

@lizith - @drjavafox that sounds like old fashioned discipline - give yourself a coffee and mail catch up every couple of hours #phdchat

@KirsteenG - @SueFolley I'm keeping 'chopped' paragraphs & sections in 'excess data' file; you know, just in case I need to call on them again! #phdchat

@ai1sa - @SueFolley i'm with you on that #phdchat

@gawbul - @drjavafox I feel like that everyday, lol :-S @lizith #phdchat

@drjavafox - I need to also go back and make sure that assertions made in early chapters are actually followed up on, and asserted #phdchat

@bookworm_29 - had a lovely day shopping & eating & y2day had non related phd work. Works a treat 4 getting refocussed on writing #phdchat

@drjavafox - .@lizith yes - absolutely. I should also set a timer to stretch every 30 min! #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @SueFolley @drjavafox yes I have a bad case of writing procrastination, I think part of me does not want to finish! #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @KirsteenG @SueFolley hehe i do this too! #phdchat

@drjavafox - .@fish_watcher @SueFolley oh, I can very much empathise - submission is when the scary post-PhD realness begins #phdchat

@lizith - @drjavafox I find it difficult using a timer - always seem to go off just as I am getting into a rhythm with my writing #phdchat

@drjavafox - .@bdevan yeah the amount of stuff I've found that is total nonsense, or just I did not address is scary #phdchat

@SueFolley - @KirsteenG yes me too! I have bits-chopped-out-of-thesis doc - it is currently 14 pages!!! #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @drjavafox @SueFolley Yes - what is life like without a PhD!!!? #phdchat

@drjavafox - .@lizith yes absolutely, in which case I just ignore the timer. Got to keep in the rhythm when you get there #phdchat

@SueFolley - @ai1sa yes at one point every word added was good - now every word cut is what I am aiming for! #phdchat

@SueFolley - @fish_watcher oohh I do want to finish! :) #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @ianrobsons there's good words and then there's the words we fling at the page #metaphoricallyspeaking #phdchat

@drjavafox - When writing I have 2 docs open: the doc/chapter I'm working on and 'outtakes' of that doc. Never delete anything even 1/2 useful #phdchat

@SueFolley - @fish_watcher @drjavafox I am very much looking forward to life post-phd - I can't remember what that feels like!! #phdchat

@dreamyscientist - @NSRiazat Also learnt that #word #office has readability stats that give u % of passive voice used in the document #phdchat #writing

@drjavafox - .@SueFolley @fish_watcher oh gosh I remember in the beginning, I had no idea how I'd ever get to 80k words...! #phdchat

@gawbul - @drjavafox I know and I'm somewhat a perfectionist in my pursuit for knowledge :-( #phdchat

@SueFolley - @drjavafox I know!! I had writing targets each week - now there is so much I really need to cut loads out! #phdchat

@lizith - @MissPsyched I take it you're not in UK? I travelled up from south coast & it was not too bad a journey - some people go fro weeks! #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @ianrobsons I'm flinging muchly just at the moment #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @dreamyscientist ~ writing course sounds like a good idea to clarify and practice/discuss writing styles...there are so many. #phdchat

@drjavafox - @SueFolley I'm working on getting my 2 analysis chapters from 30k down to <20k each. There's a lot of rubbish, so it can be done #phdchat

@gawbul - @drjavafox Me too, I really begrudge deleting anything, which is where version control comes in handy! #phdchat

@OTEllenN - @ianrobsons Agree with @NSRiazat...you'll get there! I'm still refining...reading, reflection & recrafting all the time. #phdchat

@drjavafox - COOL MT @dreamyscientist: Also learnt that #word #office has readability stats that give u % of passive voice used in the document #phdchat

@ai1sa - PhD comics wrote about my existential crisis http://t.co/WA6VOqQl #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @drjavafox @dreamyscientist WOW that is useful to know! #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - Good idea RT @drjavafox: ..I have 2 docs open: the doc/chapter I'm working on & 'outtakes' of doc. Never delete anything 1/2 useful #phdchat

@ai1sa - @rjhogue re 'with authors' i follow however library of congress does the citation #phdchat

@drjavafox - Thank you #phdchat for another prod to my intellect! Am ready to get back to chapter revising. Wishing you all productive writing!

@planetchampion - The delete button IS YOUR FRIEND! Delete it an watch your writing improve Saving it =reluctance to grow and develop #phdchat

@NSRiazat - 8.30pm brings us to the end of this week's #phdchat - many thanks, as always, to all for your valued contributions and thoughts. #phdchat

@gawbul - @martin_eve I like to forget about some writing for a few weeks and come back with fresh eyes! Always seem to improve :-) #phdchat

@SueFolley - @NSRiazat thank you - totally fab topic for those of us hoping to submit this year! #phdchat

@ai1sa - @LBA_OX12 lol had never thought of thesis as a strip tease...thats worth a blog! #phdchat

@GradHacker - New #GradHacker by @ktlng on Getting Through a 'Mid-Degree Crisis': http://t.co/lyFQjstn #phdchat May is a good time to take stock

@lizith - @planetchampion do you keep any of your cuttings? #phdchat

@KirsteenG - @NSRiazat thinking about post PhD publication is making me wonder if I'll ever get my life back to normal! #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat thanks again for getting us together - it's been a good discussion this evening :) #phdchat

@ai1sa - @Lemness end: when i said what was most important, then going back & takng out what didnt lead to that trajectry & hitting wd limit #phdchat

@johngmarks - YES. Fantastic. MT @GradHacker New #GradHacker by @ktlng on Getting Through a 'Mid-Degree Crisis': http://t.co/laiV2eRN #phdchat

@Janshs - sorry didn't join in much #phdchat but thx to @NSRiazat and everyone as always

@fish_watcher - @lizith @NSRiazat awesome group, nice to hear from others going through the same! thank you #phdchat

@ai1sa - came in very late to #phdchat today, am reading and responding retrospectively, might seem random sorry

@lizith - @MissPsyched I'm just north of brighton and the drive took about 4 hours in each direction - I would go for longer another time #phdchat

@gawbul - May have overdone the caffeine last year or so? Strong coffee now makes me feel nauseous, get headache & perspire profusely :-S #phdchat

@ai1sa - @NSRiazat @ianrobsons my findings found themselves. I wrote...they came...and they surprized me. I think by writing #phdchat

@gawbul - Can I survive research life on only decaf? :-S #phdchat

@gawbul - @ai1sa Me too & I'm generally random anyway ;-) #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul No :) #phdchat

@lizith - I hear my tea walking through the front door - see you all later or tomorrow or whenever :) #phdchat

@SueFolley - @lizith I wish my tea would walk through the front door.... #phdchat

@fish_watcher - back to editing for me! good luck with writing and work all! #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley Oh no :-S lol #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - Sorry to have missed tonight's discussion. Really enjoyed reading twitter feed & so pleased not alone with writing challenges... #phdchat

@Protohedgehog - Two PhD-related articles in Nature just now: http://t.co/0kzTNQhF and http://t.co/jph5RkUG relating to this: http://t.co/YyfcIR1Z #PhDchat

@gawbul - @fish_watcher Hmm, might be because my supervisor makes it with grade 4 stuff and like syrup!? Perhaps it's withdrawal? Need more? #phdchat

@CET47 - #phdchat tips great as always. Good to know that we are not on our own with PhD problems! #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @gawbul chocolate might work as a caffeine replacement!? :) #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley You'll have to go out and kill it like everyone else :-P #phdchat

@martin_eve - @gawbul yes absolutely! Problem is doing this after you submit ;p #phdchat

@gawbul - @fish_watcher Perhaps I need both? I was fine with Mocca! That settles it then ;-) #phdchat

@gawbul - @martin_eve Yes, different kettle of fish then :-S #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul lol! #phdchat

@gawbul - @EmmaBurnettx I'll get full thing online first thing too, got a lot out of the way this week, so will have few mins to spare ;-) #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul I am sure you will manage without caffeine. What about tea? #phdchat

@gawbul - @MWilson_History I might need something stronger by my third year, lol :-S @suefolley #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul ha ha - that is what I have just said! :) #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @gawbul you do a wonderful job with that ;) #phdchat

@ai1sa - This is my phd companion. #phdchat http://t.co/QIIUuPMV

@gawbul - @SueFolley My Uncle taught me that one too ;-) Superfluous to requirements ;-) Can almost search & replace all with that one! #phdchat

@aephd - The Doctor is in the house! Finally done!!! #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley I have bought some decaf coffee and tea! Usually okay with tea, have a huge mug every morning :-) #phdchat

@gawbul - @EmmaBurnettx Could be better, but I suppose it serves it's purpose :-P #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul fab - that'llkeep you going! :) #phdchat

@rawilliauk - That'll be a no! I tried it for 6mth, then failed. @gawbul: Can I survive research life on only decaf? :-S #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley Lol ;-) Be intravenous 100% alcohol for me I think ;-) #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @ai1sa I'll work on it.... #phdchat #phdchat

@SueFolley - @fish_watcher @gawbul good idea - or wine :)) #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley Lol! It is a huge mug too! Will have to take a picture tomorrow ;-) I hope so :-S #phdchat

@SueFolley - @aephd you have completed? if so - many congratulations!!! #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley @fish_watcher Mmm, red wine! Not had bottle for months! Kind of abstaining for @KelseyMoss_ (35 weeks pregnant)! #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul that's very good of you! My hubby just took advantage that I could always drive and he drink when I was pregnant!! #phdchat

@Janshs - 1 of my fave reads #phdchat MT @hrheingold Mark Elliott thesis on stigmergic collaboration....http://stigmergiccollaboration.blogspot.com/

@SueFolley - @gawbul and my wine is my treat every Friday and Saturday night - couldn't survive the week without it :)) #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley I must admit, I've not been as dedicated as I was first time round :-S Can't believe only 5 weeks to go (on Friday) :-O #phdchat

@rmtyner - Why must women acclimate to sexual harassment & gender bias in medical school? http://t.co/baDyF2Eh #phdchat #meded

@gawbul - @SueFolley Lol :-) I have bottles of Jack Daniels to get through from xmas to keep me going for all weekends till I submit! #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul very exciting!! Good luck - hope all goes well! You do know they don't arrive to order? :) I had 2 of my 3 at 37 weeks :)) #phdchat

@SueFolley - @gawbul fab - glad to hear you have enough alcohol to keep you going :) #phdchat

@ldpsci - Out of the lab, full time writing mode. Dissertation month eve tonight. Tentative date June 28th. #phdchat #laptopdontfailmenow

@gawbul - @SueFolley I know, can't wait to share with you all! Don't know what it is yet!? Had legs crossed, twice, lol! #phdchat

@gawbul - @SueFolley Priorities ;-) #phdchat

@salvarez28 - Just read "Ten things I wish I'd known before I started my dissertation" pretty good advice #phdchat http://t.co/IT2bLmQS via @guardian

@raulpacheco - Sad :) #PhDChat RT @lisamedia: Massive thesis edit next week. Grateful for the work, but sad for the student who has zero faculty support.

@Lemness - @NSRiazat @lizith @SueFolley do that later. do that when you don't have a time constraint - sorry it's an hour later. #phdchat

@Lemness - @ai1sa that all sounds so exciting to be at that stage. sounds good. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ai1sa @ianrobsons - know what you mean about findings emerging from writing. #phdchat

@mitchellfriedmn - @SueFolley @fish_watcher @drjavafox @NSRiazat it's an adjustment, let me tell you based on my experience.Unlike life pre-doctorate #phdchat

@pollytext - Honestly just want this semester to be over. Two 11hr days in a row. A weekend of marking coming up. #joysofacademia #phdchat #unicasual

@kyliebudge - @NSRiazat just quickly scanned #phdchat for today's twts. Thanks again. Great info. Too early in the morning in my time zone 4 me to do live

@janniaragon - @lisamedia: Your example of the PhD completion group is what every school should have in place @raulpacheco #PhDChat It's needed!

@NSRiazat - @kyliebudge - some good stuff in tonight's session. Soon be GMT again and the time gap more reasonable. :) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @mitchellfriedmn @SueFolley @fish_watcher @drjavafox - post doc academia is sure going to be an experience after pre-doc life. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - so abt that appt with my advisor: http://t.co/geerFLii my response: http://t.co/byUtmoUF now i have to find s/o else #phdchat #phdorbust

@Goannatree - Networking for academics (in 2 parts): Ways to Be http://t.co/7VlZab8d & Things to Do: http://t.co/M59SenZn #phdchat #highered

@debbiefuco - CONGRATULATIONS! RT @aephd: The Doctor is in the house! Finally done!!! #phdchat

@peoplegogy - getting a doctorate in the humanities? http://t.co/xcsqSx8w #phdchat

@peoplegogy - open access and academic research http://t.co/fcZyib8P #phdchat

@fish_watcher - @salvarez28 @guardian - brilliant, number 5 especially! #phdchat

@peoplegogy - future of academic publishing: http://t.co/NjqK64kZ #phdchat