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Monthly Archives: November 2009
End of the road
Although I had submitted my thesis in mid-summers, I finally had my viva. My life is as a PhD student is now official over …thankfully on a successful note! Although I could dwell on a number of issues as I … Read More
Tagged: Viva
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Countdown timers
For many people, the only way to finish papers and projects is to have deadlines. Deadlines themselves are not always easy to keep track off. One may note down a conference deadline in the diary and earmark a reminder for … Read More
Micromanaging supervisors
One can encounter many PhD students who complain that their supervisors don’t have time to supervise them properly or that they could not be bothered until the annual progress report is due. If a PhD student mainly depends on the … Read More
Tagged: managing, supervising, time, time management
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Habilitation
My research group’s head is currently completing his habilitation. He was surprised that I knew about habilitation as it is not an academic qualification universally required for tenured positions. However it is definitely an academic qualification which is widely looked … Read More
