Hi everyone,

After a long and very tiring journey, it has came to a happy ending.

The viva was smooth it lasted around 1:30 hours. All the question were straightforward and the general atmosphere was good. The external examiner was kind and said good things about the thesis. There is a few typo that I have missed, but I am sure some minor corrections are needed in every thesis.

To those whom don't know me, I had a tough PhD experience, changed my supervisor, had severe personal problems. But I kept going and at the end I reached where I want.

Good luck to everyone working on their PhD I wish you the best.

Dr. K :)

Well, congratulations, Dr K!! And I bet it was great signing your post with that!

Well, congratulations, Dr K!! And I bet it was great signing your post with that!

ooh sorry about that, must be quick on the mouse today...

Fantastic! Congratulations Dr K!

Well done K!!! ..well Dr. K now :)

A 1h 30m viva sounds very nice! I hope mine is that length. Obviously, your thesis must have been so well written you did not need to defend in any great detail.

congratulations (up) And it is really encouraging to read that your PhD process wasn't a straight-forward one. Thank you for sharing that with us. Good luck with whatever you decide to do next.

Sounds like a dream. I envy you.

must be a great feeling.... congratulation

Wow, sounds brilliant - congratulations Dr. K, you must be very proud :-) Is the view good from up there in the world of the postdocs?

It's always good to be reminded that this can actually happen! Well done8-)

Well done! Now you can enjoy yourself for a bit ;-)

Congratulations Dr K. I am another Dr K. What a coincidence! I also passed my viva today. I was utterly terrified beforehand and have been dreading it for a while but after 1 hour 15 I was congratulated and given minor corrections and 3 very minor edits - a couple of sentences to add for each. All up I can do this in half a day. After 4 years of extreme stress, sometimes severe frustration, a number of extra kilos..... I'm there. It has been a really tough journey and I nearly gave up so many times.

Keep the faith everyone. I really never thought I'd see this day. If I can do it, I'm sure you all can too!

Dr K (the second) :)

Krashty (or Dr K the 2nd!!) that's excellent, well done!!

I must say that these bits of news really cheer me up even though you're all total strangers, showing there is light at the end of this rather long tunnel! :-)