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Final wind up

Liz Hartnett | Winding Up

This blog post was published on August 10, 2011 at 08:38 am GMT

I’ve reached the penultimate final stage.  The final stages of a PhD are several:

  1. submission - the biggest and most exciting hurdle
  2. viva - the scariest hurdle
  3. sending your corrections to the examiner(s)
  4. receiving the examiner’s feedback – have you met the academic requirements?
  5. taking the bound copies to the Research School
  6. having the degree conferred – not a hurdle – just something that happens
  7. attending the degree ceremony – the nicest and most fun with champagne to drink with friends, relatives and supporters

Stage 4 happened at the end of July with some nice feedback from the examiner.

Stage 5 completed on Monday when I delivered the copies to the Research School, who promptly took one to the OU library rep who signed for its receipt.

Stage 6 should have been yesterday when the congregation took place and the degree should have been conferred in absentia.  I haven’t yet had it confirmed but the Research School assured me on Monday that this would happen.

So all I’m waiting for is that confirmation, and then I can book the degree ceremony.

Now what?

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