Getting my bound PhD thesis 🙂
February 18, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Getting my bound PhD thesis 🙂
I did a MSc project on seal pup vocalization timing in long rehab centre recordings years ago, may still have some relevant refs scripties.uba.uva.nl/search?id=re... and I believe Koen de Reus' PhD thesis (to be defended this week) has a bunch more up-to-date work on this! www.mpi.nl/events/imprs...
February 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I did a MSc project on seal pup vocalization timing in long rehab centre recordings years ago, may still have some relevant refs scripties.uba.uva.nl/search?id=re... and I believe Koen de Reus' PhD thesis (to be defended this week) has a bunch more up-to-date work on this! www.mpi.nl/events/imprs...
📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online!
Identifying Strategies to Engage Youth in Health Campaigns Through Media and Technology: A Qualitative Investigation / Venetia Baker
🔓 doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04678879
Identifying Strategies to Engage Youth in Health Campaigns Through Media and Technology: A Qualitative Investigation / Venetia Baker
🔓 doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04678879
February 18, 2026 at 9:46 AM
📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online!
Identifying Strategies to Engage Youth in Health Campaigns Through Media and Technology: A Qualitative Investigation / Venetia Baker
🔓 doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04678879
Identifying Strategies to Engage Youth in Health Campaigns Through Media and Technology: A Qualitative Investigation / Venetia Baker
🔓 doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04678879
I dreamed I found a 6 volume PhD thesis on Wittgenstein by ex-cyclist Richard Virenque in an obscure French academic library that also happened to serve good Italian food. The first volume was a historical contextualisation and contained only reproductions of Belle Époque ads for aperitives.
February 18, 2026 at 6:54 AM
I dreamed I found a 6 volume PhD thesis on Wittgenstein by ex-cyclist Richard Virenque in an obscure French academic library that also happened to serve good Italian food. The first volume was a historical contextualisation and contained only reproductions of Belle Époque ads for aperitives.
Chris Rufo, who congratulated a very normal fella named Bronze Age Pervert on the publication of his book, and hosts a show on Blaze TV with a far right weirdo named Lomez, wants everyone to know that he’s got standards in terms of what right wingers he’ll associate with.
February 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Chris Rufo, who congratulated a very normal fella named Bronze Age Pervert on the publication of his book, and hosts a show on Blaze TV with a far right weirdo named Lomez, wants everyone to know that he’s got standards in terms of what right wingers he’ll associate with.
My senior co-author Mike Wade first prove it on his PhD thesis published in PNAS in 1976.
This book summarizes 40 years of his fantastic work in Chicago and Indiana:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
This book summarizes 40 years of his fantastic work in Chicago and Indiana:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Adaptation in Metapopulations
All organisms live in clusters, but such fractured local populations, or demes, nonetheless maintain connectivity with one another by some amount of gene flow between them. Most such metapopulations o...
press.uchicago.edu
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
My senior co-author Mike Wade first prove it on his PhD thesis published in PNAS in 1976.
This book summarizes 40 years of his fantastic work in Chicago and Indiana:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
This book summarizes 40 years of his fantastic work in Chicago and Indiana:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
In the session "Spreading Dynamics and Polarization" at #NetSciX2026, Hassan Mustafa just presented a recent extension of some of his work he has published before in his PhD thesis openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/the... and in academic.oup.com/anncom/artic...
February 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
In the session "Spreading Dynamics and Polarization" at #NetSciX2026, Hassan Mustafa just presented a recent extension of some of his work he has published before in his PhD thesis openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/the... and in academic.oup.com/anncom/artic...
🎓🎉 I'm happy and proud (and ofc relieved) that I successfully defended my PhD thesis at the Rachel Carson Center (@carsoncenter.bsky.social) at the end of last week!
#envhist #envhum #organicfarming
#envhist #envhum #organicfarming
February 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
🎓🎉 I'm happy and proud (and ofc relieved) that I successfully defended my PhD thesis at the Rachel Carson Center (@carsoncenter.bsky.social) at the end of last week!
#envhist #envhum #organicfarming
#envhist #envhum #organicfarming
📣 Applications are now open for postgraduate study at the Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Cambridge 2026–27
🎓 Programmes available:
• MPhil in Latin American Studies
• MPhil (Thesis only)
• PhD in Latin American Studies
🔗Check the deadlines!
🎓 Programmes available:
• MPhil in Latin American Studies
• MPhil (Thesis only)
• PhD in Latin American Studies
🔗Check the deadlines!
February 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
📣 Applications are now open for postgraduate study at the Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Cambridge 2026–27
🎓 Programmes available:
• MPhil in Latin American Studies
• MPhil (Thesis only)
• PhD in Latin American Studies
🔗Check the deadlines!
🎓 Programmes available:
• MPhil in Latin American Studies
• MPhil (Thesis only)
• PhD in Latin American Studies
🔗Check the deadlines!
How did I get to this stage of historical research without knowing of the existence of an anti-enclosure tea tray.
I love a good tea tray.
Memorabilia from a successful resistance attempt in Bedfont, Middlesex, 1801.
Of interest to @markcrail.bsky.social ?
Ref PhD thesis by Paul Carter, 1998.
I love a good tea tray.
Memorabilia from a successful resistance attempt in Bedfont, Middlesex, 1801.
Of interest to @markcrail.bsky.social ?
Ref PhD thesis by Paul Carter, 1998.
February 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
How did I get to this stage of historical research without knowing of the existence of an anti-enclosure tea tray.
I love a good tea tray.
Memorabilia from a successful resistance attempt in Bedfont, Middlesex, 1801.
Of interest to @markcrail.bsky.social ?
Ref PhD thesis by Paul Carter, 1998.
I love a good tea tray.
Memorabilia from a successful resistance attempt in Bedfont, Middlesex, 1801.
Of interest to @markcrail.bsky.social ?
Ref PhD thesis by Paul Carter, 1998.
Mónica Pina has presented his PhD thesis today. New doctor in the group. We all are very proud of her. Title: Seeing Through the Fake: Explainable and Generalizable Deepfake Detection from Data to Forensics.
February 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Mónica Pina has presented his PhD thesis today. New doctor in the group. We all are very proud of her. Title: Seeing Through the Fake: Explainable and Generalizable Deepfake Detection from Data to Forensics.
The culmination of a lot of excellent work, @marlmatos.bsky.social defending her PhD thesis today. Co-mentored by @tuuliel.bsky.social, exceptional insights into molecular quantitative trait loci in CD4+ T cells
@einsteinmededu.bsky.social
@einsteinmededu.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The culmination of a lot of excellent work, @marlmatos.bsky.social defending her PhD thesis today. Co-mentored by @tuuliel.bsky.social, exceptional insights into molecular quantitative trait loci in CD4+ T cells
@einsteinmededu.bsky.social
@einsteinmededu.bsky.social
On February 17th, 2026 Philipp Kirchner successfully defended his PhD thesis on "Porous Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis". Congratulations and all the best for your future career.☀️🧽
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
On February 17th, 2026 Philipp Kirchner successfully defended his PhD thesis on "Porous Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis". Congratulations and all the best for your future career.☀️🧽
It absolutely rocketed its way to the no. 1 slot for me, but I’m biased bc it felt like playing my PhD thesis lmao. It’s like they made the game (and this man) exactly for me in a lab 😂
Gameplay has a few learning curves with builds but I wound up finding it very addictive and rewarding.
Gameplay has a few learning curves with builds but I wound up finding it very addictive and rewarding.
February 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It absolutely rocketed its way to the no. 1 slot for me, but I’m biased bc it felt like playing my PhD thesis lmao. It’s like they made the game (and this man) exactly for me in a lab 😂
Gameplay has a few learning curves with builds but I wound up finding it very addictive and rewarding.
Gameplay has a few learning curves with builds but I wound up finding it very addictive and rewarding.
He earned his PhD in 1960 with his thesis Negroes in Toronto: A Sociological Study of a Minority Group. Hired to teach at the university, Daniel and Donna decided to stay in Toronto. Donna lobbied the Ontario government to create anti-discrimination legislation.
🧵 3/8
🧵 3/8
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
He earned his PhD in 1960 with his thesis Negroes in Toronto: A Sociological Study of a Minority Group. Hired to teach at the university, Daniel and Donna decided to stay in Toronto. Donna lobbied the Ontario government to create anti-discrimination legislation.
🧵 3/8
🧵 3/8
Huge congrats to Neele Schmidt for successfully defending her PhD thesis “Ecosystem restoration through restocking hatchling cod in the Baltic Sea” 🎉🐟
Neele addressed several ecological challenges in the endeaver of restocking cod hatchlings. Read the thesis at: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...
Neele addressed several ecological challenges in the endeaver of restocking cod hatchlings. Read the thesis at: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...
February 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Huge congrats to Neele Schmidt for successfully defending her PhD thesis “Ecosystem restoration through restocking hatchling cod in the Baltic Sea” 🎉🐟
Neele addressed several ecological challenges in the endeaver of restocking cod hatchlings. Read the thesis at: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...
Neele addressed several ecological challenges in the endeaver of restocking cod hatchlings. Read the thesis at: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...
.. and they use AI mostly to have a voice read aloud the papers they do not want to read, rather than cheating.
I do tell them that a master's or a PhD Thesis should have some new insight or application and that by definition LLM-based AI will NOT give them anything new 6/
I do tell them that a master's or a PhD Thesis should have some new insight or application and that by definition LLM-based AI will NOT give them anything new 6/
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
.. and they use AI mostly to have a voice read aloud the papers they do not want to read, rather than cheating.
I do tell them that a master's or a PhD Thesis should have some new insight or application and that by definition LLM-based AI will NOT give them anything new 6/
I do tell them that a master's or a PhD Thesis should have some new insight or application and that by definition LLM-based AI will NOT give them anything new 6/
Viva (voce) - the big, quite stressful talky exam at the end of a PhD. It's really weird if all you've ever had is closed book exams, because in this one, all your answers are in your thesis?
February 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Viva (voce) - the big, quite stressful talky exam at the end of a PhD. It's really weird if all you've ever had is closed book exams, because in this one, all your answers are in your thesis?
Dr Huey Newton PhD wrote his thesis based on his experiences at the hands of the police as a Black Panther.
February 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Dr Huey Newton PhD wrote his thesis based on his experiences at the hands of the police as a Black Panther.
Apparently I was really good at this while the other half was writing his PhD thesis. I'll be right over.
Be prepared to hate me even more than you do now though.
Be prepared to hate me even more than you do now though.
February 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Apparently I was really good at this while the other half was writing his PhD thesis. I'll be right over.
Be prepared to hate me even more than you do now though.
Be prepared to hate me even more than you do now though.
Congratulations to Angela Garvey, who passed her PhD viva with flying colours in @dublincityuni.bsky.social. Her thesis title is "Expanding the Scope of Harm: Understanding Different Modalities of Violence Against Civilians in South Sudan".
@dcu-conflict.bsky.social
@dcu-conflict.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Congratulations to Angela Garvey, who passed her PhD viva with flying colours in @dublincityuni.bsky.social. Her thesis title is "Expanding the Scope of Harm: Understanding Different Modalities of Violence Against Civilians in South Sudan".
@dcu-conflict.bsky.social
@dcu-conflict.bsky.social
Even in final year of PhD studies, going back to basics with an easy to read text to help gain new insights and perspectives can be really helpful and satisfying. This book just helping to polish off some perspectives in a current thesis chapter.
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Even in final year of PhD studies, going back to basics with an easy to read text to help gain new insights and perspectives can be really helpful and satisfying. This book just helping to polish off some perspectives in a current thesis chapter.
📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online!
The TEST Studies: Translating Epidemiology to Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) / Elkheir, N
doi.org/10.17037/PUB...
#chagasdisease #epidemiology
The TEST Studies: Translating Epidemiology to Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) / Elkheir, N
doi.org/10.17037/PUB...
#chagasdisease #epidemiology
February 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online!
The TEST Studies: Translating Epidemiology to Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) / Elkheir, N
doi.org/10.17037/PUB...
#chagasdisease #epidemiology
The TEST Studies: Translating Epidemiology to Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) / Elkheir, N
doi.org/10.17037/PUB...
#chagasdisease #epidemiology
This was truly dire btw. I am astonishingly out of practice with it.
Back in the day, I did all my writing in it. My MSc thesis and (unfinished) PhD manuscript were in it, plus every piece of academic and governmental writing I did.
Excepting my CV, I think the last time I touched LaTeX was […]
Back in the day, I did all my writing in it. My MSc thesis and (unfinished) PhD manuscript were in it, plus every piece of academic and governmental writing I did.
Excepting my CV, I think the last time I touched LaTeX was […]
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February 17, 2026 at 10:03 AM
This was truly dire btw. I am astonishingly out of practice with it.
Back in the day, I did all my writing in it. My MSc thesis and (unfinished) PhD manuscript were in it, plus every piece of academic and governmental writing I did.
Excepting my CV, I think the last time I touched LaTeX was […]
Back in the day, I did all my writing in it. My MSc thesis and (unfinished) PhD manuscript were in it, plus every piece of academic and governmental writing I did.
Excepting my CV, I think the last time I touched LaTeX was […]