I had my viva this afternoon with John Riches (Glasgow) and Lewis Ayres (Durham). It was an hour long, almost to the minute. There was next to no discussion about my conclusion, and almost all of the discussion centred around my methodology, which wasn’t surprising. There were a few disagreements here are there, but nothing too major. So, all in all it was an enjoyable discussion, and I have a few things to chew over before I submit it somewhere for publication. Just a few typos that I caught to fix, and it will be done.
Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes.
Monday, 22 March 2010 at 3:35 pm
Congratulations, well done!
Monday, 22 March 2010 at 3:44 pm
YAY!!!!! Congratulations, Ben. Another step on a valuable and meaningful calling!
Monday, 22 March 2010 at 4:45 pm
Congratulations. (You’ll keep blogging, though, won’t you?)
Monday, 22 March 2010 at 5:44 pm
Ben,
Congratulations! Nobody will know all you went through for this. I’m so glad you got a few typo’s because some of us thought you were incapable of making any mistakes….
Just a joke.. We are eagarly anticipating the publication of your dissertation Ben! Please keep us updated. You’ve been a good friend.
Best regards
Frederik Mulder
Nijmegen
Monday, 22 March 2010 at 5:57 pm
HUGE congrats!!! Well done, Ben.
Monday, 22 March 2010 at 7:48 pm
Rejoicing with you, Ben!
~Andy Byers
Monday, 22 March 2010 at 10:30 pm
Ben
Many, many congratulations to you and to all who have supported you through the last few years.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 at 3:54 am
Congratulations! Delighted to hear.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 at 4:35 am
Congratulations, Ben!
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 at 11:27 am
Rock on, Dr Ben! While I cannot begin to express my true excitement for you, I can say that I am extremely delighted to hear that you were so successful and that it was a rewarding time for you. I look forward to seeing what happens with you next.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 at 4:27 am
Congratulations Ben! Success for your next step in life! GB!
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 at 6:24 am
Congrats Ben! Glad your still hanging around Durham for a little while though.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 at 7:15 pm
Thanks everybody. And yes, David, I’ll keep blogging, if that’s what you call what little I do now.
Thursday, 25 March 2010 at 3:22 pm
Congratulations!
Saturday, 27 March 2010 at 10:43 pm
Major congrats.
Monday, 29 March 2010 at 2:29 pm
Great – very well done. And well done to the family too if their experience is anything like typical. You can sleep now…
Mark
Monday, 3 May 2010 at 3:32 am
Mazel tov!