Patience is a virtue ..... they reckon

Hello All,

Well the last hurdle which I had some degree of control over has been vaulted. I just pressed the 'Send' button and my thesis has now been submitted to the university's Office of Research. The folks at the research place will check over the thesis and make sure that it meets their requirements before it is sent off to the examiners - whomever they are.

From this point in time the thesis is out of my hands.

Now, to confirm a tradition that I established after each chapter was signed off the thesis I am now playing a certain song. Okay - officially I should write Accessed March 15, 2022 from Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (Official Video) - YouTube.

I would like to thank everyone on this forum who have offered me support and encouragement.

Now I just have to wait patiently to find out the examiners' results? There is no official timeline as how long this process may take. Waiting patiently - patiently waiting... with all my fingers crossed!

God what am I going to do tomorrow!

Kind regards
Lionel

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

Well the last hurdle which I had some degree of control over has been vaulted. I just pressed the 'Send' button and my thesis has now been submitted to the university's Office of Research. The folks at the research place will check over the thesis and make sure that it meets their requirements before it is sent off to the examiners - whomever they are.

From this point in time the thesis is out of my hands.

Now, to confirm a tradition that I established after each chapter was signed off the thesis I am now playing a certain song. Okay - officially I should write Accessed March 15, 2022 from Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (Official Video) - YouTube.

I would like to thank everyone on this forum who have offered me support and encouragement.

Now I just have to wait patiently to find out the examiners' results? There is no official timeline as how long this process may take. Waiting patiently - patiently waiting... with all my fingers crossed!

God what am I going to do tomorrow!

Kind regards
Lionel

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Well, I suppose you could register to go to the Ukraine. Oh hang on, you are not allowed to are you? Just thinking it could just be a lot less exciting/demanding than what they are putting you through here.
[bighmmm]

Hello All,

Looks like a 'watch this space' situation has arisen and a holding pattern has been entered into. Something has come up with the previously described levels of administrative access to a computer program the thesis has to go through before it can be released to the examiners. Just another hoop to jump through after a last second obstacle gets thrown up.

Taking a step back I can appreciate that my Principal Supervisor has my best interests are heart. Also, their sense of responsibility and due diligence they hold towards their role as the main supervisor. My only concern is that they are in a very time-poor situation, so it could be a prolonged period of time before the green light goes on and the thesis is released for examination. In the meantime the thesis sits in limbo. Eventually, I will be the main beneficiary of this delay. I just have to be patient. Sigh!

Kind regards
Lionel

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

Looks like a 'watch this space' situation has arisen and a holding pattern has been entered into. Something has come up with the previously described levels of administrative access to a computer program the thesis has to go through before it can be released to the examiners. Just another hoop to jump through after a last second obstacle gets thrown up.

Taking a step back I can appreciate that my Principal Supervisor has my best interests are heart. Also, their sense of responsibility and due diligence they hold towards their role as the main supervisor. My only concern is that they are in a very time-poor situation, so it could be a prolonged period of time before the green light goes on and the thesis is released for examination. In the meantime the thesis sits in limbo. Eventually, I will be the main beneficiary of this delay. I just have to be patient. Sigh!

Kind regards
Lionel

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Just another hoop to jump through after a last second obstacle gets thrown up. Bugger!

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Cripes, I really do hope you are a fit bugger Li as it sounds like it is getting a bit acrobatic now.

I hope said obstacle misses you ok, watch out for a concealed Delay Fuse.
[bigrolf]

Hello All,

A quick notification - just before close of business this afternoon I received an email saying that my thesis has been sent off to the examiners. Results are expected back mid-May 2022.

The thesis is even more out of my hands than it was in the last couple of weeks when an unexpected obstacle appeared. Now I just have to wait patiently and keep all my fingers and toes crossed. You know waiting patiently - patiently waiting.

Kind regards
Lionel

Hello All,

A quick update. Well, the Examiners' reports on my thesis were due in today. I contacted the Office of Research at uni and..... the examiners' reports have not yet arrived. Reminders have been sent out. They did mention "approximate date 6th of May though". As per Gomer Pyle, "Surprise - Surprise - Surprise"!

So nothing new. I am waiting patiently - patiently waiting - sigh!

Thank you ramblingboy42 for posting this link on what are you listening to? thread Gary Moore W Albert King - Stormy Monday (Live At Hammersmith Odeon`90) - YouTube. It will be followed by Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey with solo by Pee Wee Ellis Van Morrison Tupelo Honey Live with great solo by Pee Wee Ellis - YouTube

Kind regards
Lionel

By the time it's all done and dusted, you'll have three more letters to suffix your name, Lionel, Ret.. [wink11]

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

A quick update. Well, the Examiners' reports on my thesis were due in today. I contacted the Office of Research at uni and..... the examiners' reports have not yet arrived. Reminders have been sent out. They did mention "approximate date 6th of May though". As per Gomer Pyle, "Surprise - Surprise - Surprise"!

So nothing new. I am waiting patiently - patiently waiting - sigh!

Thank you ramblingboy42 for posting this link on what are you listening to? thread Gary Moore W Albert King - Stormy Monday (Live At Hammersmith Odeon`90) - YouTube. It will be followed by Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey with solo by Pee Wee Ellis Van Morrison Tupelo Honey Live with great solo by Pee Wee Ellis - YouTube

Kind regards
Lionel

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Blimey you are still at it Lionel! Stick with it, you have come this frustratingly far.[biggrin]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

By the time it's all done and dusted, you'll have three more letters to suffix your name, Lionel, Ret.. [wink11]

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Hello Ian,

Ret. meaning 'retired'? How about needing the Dr. and the PhD bit to kick off a new career at the tender age of 59. My fifties run out in December. I would really like to have the Dr. and PhD under my belt before that.

Without the PhD I am just a bloke with some good ideas about how to live with Autism - Stress and Anxiety. 'Good things come to those who wait' they reckon... More blues music is being queued up. Okay some Linkin Park - Numb might be played really really loud too. Numb [Official Music Video] - Linkin Park - YouTube


Kind regards
Lionel

Hello All,

I received a bit of a surprise in the email today. It was a close of business message too. It was the from the Research Office and the following major comment was made.

I refer to your thesis which has been submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
The reports of the Examination Panel have been reviewed by the Dean of Graduate Research who has recommended that:

An examination outcome of No AMENDMENTS be awarded.

I was given a possible date for the final report coming on the 1st of June! Hence the bit of a surprise. I can tell you my blood ran cold when I realised just what the message was about. Then I scrolled down and found the part that I included in bold text above.

The result means that my PhD thesis has been accepted as meeting all the requirements for the award for a Doctorate in Philosophy with absolutely no changes being required in the thesis.

I would like to thank every one here on the forum who has given me support and encouragement during the last tilt at getting the thesis done and dusted. My apologies to Dr. Martin Luther King ...."Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, I am free at last!"

Kind regards
Lionel