Today I’m attending a graduation ball*. It’s my second one. Last time I was graduating with my MSci in Physics and I knew basically the entire graduating class. This year, most of us who picked up MScis last time around are now collecting their PhDs. Seriously, most of them – although several went to other… Continue reading Grad ball outfit plans
I handed in my PhD thesis on 23rd September. For PhD candidates, almost every country (and probably every university) has a slightly different way of dealing with what comes next. In some instances, simply handing in the thesis with a supervisor’s approval would be enough. If you’re doing a PhD in one of those places,… Continue reading The PhD viva
One of the things we’re expected to do as physics PhD students at Glasgow is help out with undergraduate lab demonstrating. You might be allocated any of 1st through 3rd year labs, teaching either physics or astronomy (or very occasionally something else). We get a bit of training for this and we’re supposed to have… Continue reading Not enough lab demonstrating
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