Conclusions

[altariel]

So writing a conclusion to a PhD thesis is a lot harder than I would have imagined. I would greatly appreciate any thoughts that any of you might have.

At the moment I am leaning to the kind of advice given here (scroll down), that it is a purely instrumental section saying, "This is what I've done, this is how it's great, this is what I'd do next if you gave me the cash." Or something on those lines.

I know some of you have already passed through this elusive initiation rite. Any advice?

Comments

[hardrada.livejournal.com]

Buggered if I can remember very well, to be quite honest. And my Mum and Dad have got the only extant copies of my thesis, other than the one in the Uni library.

I do remember the first sentence of my conclusion. I copied a line from Norman Davies (and gave myself an extra reference, to boot): "In the beginning there was no [thesis]. Now the last words are flowing onto the last pages."

This was a maths PhD, as you know!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I am being strongly encouraged to remove anything that smacks of such originality.

[iainjcoleman.livejournal.com]

That's the humanities for you.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Soon I'll be free.