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Cactus status post #18

Marianne Darbi — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 10:25:14 +0000

With the last few weeks ahead I am heavily working on refining and shortening my PhD thesis — a tough task to make the whole thing coherent and dense in terms of information and understandable at the same time. No … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #17

Marianne Darbi — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:46:25 +0000

I was hurrying to get a complete draft ready of my PhD ready before Christmas and finally handed in (only informally though, i.e. to my supervisor) 362 pages with a nice ribbon around and some decoration on December 15 ;o) … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #16

Marianne Darbi — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:27:21 +0000

I am still focused and struggling at the very same moment, but I weren’t myself if I would not be optimistic that I can get this final draft of my PhD ready before Christmas. In terms of pages all still … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #15

Marianne Darbi — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 22:27:32 +0000

I am all PhD at the moment — so don’t expect too much from me these next few weeks. I apologize in advance that you will most likely have to deal with severe delays when trying to reach me (kind … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #14

Marianne Darbi — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:06:17 +0000

Now focus is on quality, not quantity — doing some more refining to my thesis. Nothing new for the cactus… September update: Cactus: 76 cm / PhD: 297 pages 2015, August: Cactus: 74 cm / PhD: 298 pages 2015, July: Cactus: … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #13

Marianne Darbi — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 09:56:27 +0000

Decision made: I have been awarded support for six months to complete my PhD — this means having a final draft by the end of this year! As you see from the number of pages, I am already in the … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #12

Marianne Darbi — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:45:52 +0000

That’s been another very intense month. I wrote and restructured a lot and also had a meeting (or you may call it evaluation) with the advisory board of my PhD project: I was quite productive and things went rather well … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #11

Marianne Darbi — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:49:59 +0000

My cactus is feeling great — maybe also due to the company with my new office cucumber-plant (note: first harvest today as I am leaving on a one-week-PhD-writing vacation). As this year is almost half over, I try to push … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #10

Marianne Darbi — Tue, 26 May 2015 13:57:06 +0000

After having repotted the cactus into a larger and more “sophisticated” cachepot, the cactus is growing like crazy. Hopefully, next time the weather is better for a nicer photo of this fast-growing creature. May Update: Cactus: 61 cm / PhD: … Continue reading →

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Cactus status post #9

Marianne Darbi — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:31:59 +0000

For a week now spring is in full bloom here in Dresden. This gives me so much energy that I feel busy as a bee. And the cactus too pushes some new sprouts — maybe it feels inspired by the … Continue reading →

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