HANDING IN MY PhD THESIS! | A week as a PhD student #27
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- We did it. We got a thesis written. Now it's time to hand it in! There are just a few teething problems along the way...
To see where and how my mic got wrecked: • WRESTLING ON FIRE?? | ...
Thank you so much to everyone for being a never-ending source of motivation and encouragement for me. I really mean what I say at the end - your support helped me get through the tough and tiring times of the thesis. So this one is dedicated to you all in the audience. Apologies to those of you that liked the beard though :P Particular thanks must also go to Pixelgirl and to Imogen for their help with this vlog. I love you both, in entirely different ways.
Next time will be a similar vlog about my time in New York with RUclips... and snow!
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That's Life by ProleteR
Sea of Doom by Doug Maxwell
Majestic Hills by Kevin McLeod
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The Misfit Song by ProleteR
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I am Simon, a fourth year PhD candidate at the University of Exeter. I upload videos on bits of science which are relevant to what I do, and sometimes just because they're really cool.
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to do calculate
to do calculate
do calculate to
to do calculate!!!!!!
To make it count ... :)
lol nice one.
Shame about the mic but I still really like this vlogging style! It's the kind that I have used since I find it easier than talking to the camera on the go
I smiled through the entire vlog. Good job on your thesis.
Simon, I thought your style of vlogging in this video was your best style yet. It is similar to a documentary where clips are shown amidst commentary, but you accomplished it in such an interesting and fun way. I'm almost glad your microphone died because it meant that you had to adopt a new style, a style that was fresh and deserving of your final week as a PhD student. Very well done.
Pretty ballsy move to show attempted murder in a youtube video. This will get demonetized for sure! That puny razor had no chance against me!
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Damn, congratulations Simon! Watching you back when i was doing my GCSEs and now being a first year undergrad student, its amazing seeing your accomplishments from being an Oxford undergrad to handing in your PhD thesis! :D
Coke Zero is amazing.
“To Do Calculate”. Laughed out loud! I’m defending my thesis in several months, congrats!
Hey, this narrated vlog was awesome for a change of pace! You should do one of these every once in awhile! Congrats!
I think I may have to, based on the comments!
It’s nice to see a vlog that doesn’t fit in with the ‘normal RUclips style’ this was like a breath of fresh air and it was really enjoyable
So happy for you Simon! Thanks for taking us on this journey with you :) Loved how you edited this vlog with the footage you had!
Simon/Pixelgirl are so lovely together. Congrats dude on handing in!! You'll definitely do well for your vivo!
Been watching this channel for about five years now. Damn, feels like the end of an era. Congratulations!
Ever since I discovered your channel last year, your videos propelled and motivated me through my last year of high school and my first year (so far) of my astrophysics undergrad! Sometimes when I don't feel like studying, I think of you working away on your thesis, and that often gets me right going again. So, congratulations, you truly deserve this, thank you for all you've done so far, and I can't wait to see what you come up with in the future!
Congratulations, well done!!! :D As someone who's just started their PhD I've found this series very reassuring, and want to thank you for taking us on the journey with you. Wishing you all the best for your next adventure :)
congratulations simon, it really has been a pleasure to share this journey with you
Is it weird how proud I am of you? I have been watching your PHD series for over a year now and it really helped me through graduating high school and now my first semester of University
The relief on your face, and the jubilation in your eyes is palpable. You've earned it. Congratulations!!!
How completely wonderful to see the moment of hand in after all those agonising code-related twists and turns of the journey! I know the viva is still to come but what a very great victory the handing in was after everything you had had to wrestle with - huge congratulations, Simon :) And I loved the unconventional approach resulting from the sound issues - it was the perfect solution!
Simon, congratulations on all the hard work that you have put into this endeavor that has finally ended with you submitting your thesis. You have put blood sweat and tears into this and you have come out on top. These vlogs and the tellings of your work throughout the years has been amazing and has also helped to energize me and I'm sure of countless others students, to continue or to begin the path you have just completed. You're a tremendous beacon of inspiration to anyone who wants to complete the journey. I know that I am only in my second year as an undergrad for Astrophysics, but now I feel as if this dream of submitting a thesis, to hopefully become a doctor, is truly achievable. Thanks to your documenting of your experiences it has given a new light on what it means to be a Ph.D. student. Thank you again for all of your hard work, cheers Zach.
P.s. This form of vlog worked well, you should try it out again sometime!
You did a great job bouncing back from technical problems to your usual vlog style. I actually really enjoyed this version just as much as your other style! Congrats on handing in your thesis, and I can't wait to see what you do next! :)
First of all, congratulations!
Must have been such an amazing, uplifting feeling!
Second of all, absolutely enjoyed the video! The editing has been on point as well as the new perspective on storytelling.
Captivating - those 22 minutes flew by like a Christmas break.
Congratulations! I absolutely loved this vlog. Not just because it involves you finally handing in your thesis, but also because of the format. Great way to solve the audio issue and sort of fitting since it's the culmination of the series. I can't wait to see how this channel evolves now that you're a full-time video maker. Thank you for letting us follow along on your PhD journey.
Congrats Simon well deserved! It is a credit to all your work through the past few year. Good luck with your Viva and cant wait to see your next adventure with RUclips!!!!
I know you did not mean for the Vlog to be like this, but i really liked this style! it almost like a story time also seems less intrusive that you can live your life without talking to the camera just filming. Its different to other Vlogs... I like it!
It seems that a lot of people agree with you - I may have to do this again!
Congratulations! You really deserved this! You have been an inspiration for me for quite a long time now, I'm so happy to see you've finally handed in.
Simon, over the past year, it's been a genuine pleasure to watch your progress. As a soon-to-be Ph.D. student myself in the fall, your content has really made me excited for what the future holds.
Stay awesome!
I know it is too early to congratulate you, but well done. You deserve your PhD, we have seen you work so hard, struggle, overcome your doubts and went crazy till the end. You will nail the viva
I hadn't realised how emotionally invested I was in this journey until your hunch was right and I practically punched the air! Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us :)
It's bad to go weeks without offloading and editing footage? I feel attacked.
**triggered**
I had the biggest smile on my face watching this video, thanks Simon for all the vlogs and congratulations!
Congratulations on getting it done!! I saved this video for when I had finished my PhD, and I am submitting tomorrow. Thank you for this vlog series; it motivated me a lot during my endless days and nights in front of my laptop, surrounded by piles of books. I'm sure all PhD students are spared many years in purgatory for the suffering they endure. Now to freedom!
So what happened?
I finally reached your "handing in my PhD thesis" video, saw all your previous "life as a PhD student' video's and was so excited to see this one. Well deserved:-)
Massive congratulations, Simon! We're all proud of you. And thank you for sharing your journey with us! :)
CONGRATS SIMON! You've motivated me to do well in my GCSE Olevels and now I'm taking my A Levels this year!!!
For those wondering, it'll be easy to tell when/whether he's been granted a PhD because the video notification won't be 'Simon Clark uploaded a new video' but instead will be 'Dr. Clark uploaded a new video'.
+seviper283 you know it 😎
So happy for you Simon! Watching you go through your tough times at Oxford and now seeing you end up here has been amazing.
Thank you for coming on the journey with me!
Simon Clark can't wait to see what you get up to in the future!
Bloody well done. Well chuffed for you, it's finally (more or less) done! Congratulations ☺️
Congrats on finishing, what an achievement, and good luck with the viva! I watching this very early this morning before uni started, and seeing how passionate you are about your field made me motivated to work harder on my degree, so thank you!
Aww man, Simon. Congratulations! I remember you from back when you were given tips on how to get into oxfords, or a university in general and it helped me big time. I'm happy to see that all your hard work has payed off. Well done!
It has been a ride following you throughout all these years. What an acomplishment Simon, congrats!
Congratulations Simon! This is so amazing. You are absolutely inspiring yet still so down to earth and humble!!
Congratulations, Simon! I've loved watching your PhD videos for about a year and half now, I wish you the best of luck!
I think you definitely made the 'vlog' work, I didn't mind the mix & match style at all!
Congrats on finishing!
Been watching since your "How to study effectively" video, I watched it so many times because it helped me keep motivated through university. I hope you can fulfill your dreams and keep inspiring this growing community. Congratulations, quasi-Dr. Clark!
Congratulations Simon. Much deserved. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
How exciting! Congratulations ☆
Hi Simon, bingewatching your youtubechannel like a netflixserie atm. Really liking your content. So, here my thanksletter for you. Thanks, for being here my man!
Simon, I’m what you would call a “silent subscriber”. Although I don’t comment on many videos, I do watch them all and am inspired and motivated after watching each one. I have followed you since your Oxford days and I am so proud of how far you’ve come and very excited for the things to come! Congratulations on submitting your PhD and I look forward to the future of this channel! Keep up the great work Simon.
Thank you for breaking your silence to write this comment - and thank you for following my work for so long!
I'm so happy for you! Congratulations for turning in your thesis. I have watched your content for over a year now and damn this vlog made me emotional! Last summer I decided to finally embark on my own academic journey. I am now on my second quarter of an undergraduate degree at the ripe ole age of 30. It is the best decision I have ever made in my life and I honestly think your vlogs planted the seed -- at least in part -- you show the human side of higher education, which made me feel less intimated to pursue my own academic goals. Thank you for making unique content and sharing your life and knowledge in a way that inspires engaged minds, fun, support, and honesty. Here's to becoming a Dr soon!
Wahey! That's so amazing! Congratulations for taking the plunge, and I'm glad I was able to at least in part encourage you to do so!
Congratulations Simon! I know that you already mentioned this on the wikicast, but putting your hand in on RUclips as a vlog brings with it satisfying closure. Extremely happy for and proud of you.
Man, I have been following your vlogs for a looooong time now. I almost took for granted this was some sort of series that had no end. But here you are, you have submitted your thesis. Congratulations, you've made it this far. We are all proud of you.
Congratulations!!! I can't describe how much more exiting this vlog makes my previously shitty day!
I can't completely express how much I appreciate these vlogs and how you're shared you're journey to this point. I'm currently studying Physics and regularly lose motivation and hope and putting in the time to watch a video of yours genuinely makes my mind better. Congratulations on the hand in and Thank you always.
Well done! It’s sad to see it all come to and end, but I’m happy at the same time mainly due to the fact I can tell you’re exhausted by it all. Best of luck in the future Simon, you will exceed at being a scientific communicator much like you have at academics! Thank you for being a stable of inspiration, hard work, dedication and commitment in my life for the past two years
I'm one of those guys that has been watching since you were an undergrad! Congratulations Simon on getting your PhD, hopefully one I can get one just like you!
Thank you for beeing this lovely storyteller from a scientific angle. Everytime you upload I know i’m going to be entertained for the next half an hour
very proud of you Mr Clark! I also really enjoyed the format of the vlog
Congrats Simon. I've been watching since 2015. You are a true inspiration. Motivated me to go to grad school this year or next year. Your consistency and balance is my goal
Man, it's to bad that I had discovered your vlog before now, Simon. This stuff is motivating, to say the least. Truly inspiring!
Congrats! The 'new' format is surprisingly engaging, I look forward to the next vlog
Congratulations on your incredible journey, you have inspired, motivated and survived
Thank you so much for sharing your journey
Well done mate, saw you a few times back when you were in Oxford and I was doing A-levels at that time, now I'm in uni, well into my course. Your journey has been inspiring to say the least and even though I am studying for exams right now, I am happy right now...until it gets closer to exams and cannot procrastinate as much.
Been following for years man... Shoutout to you for finally doing it! You definitely inspired me. Watching your journey has inspired me to work harder on my journey in science undergrad.
Congratulations! It feels like I'm catching the torch since you submitted the day before I started my PhD :-)
Good luck with your studies! It's a lot of work and stressful but worth it in the end. Just remember - it's the journey that counts, not the destination!
Doctor Whoooooo? Well not you - not YET. Congratulations Simon!
From someone who has been there from the beginning, and didn't even fade when choral music took up about 90% of your vlogs - honestly learnt a lot from those ones! Keep rock and rolling. You did it :)
Thank you for staying with me for so long! :)
I feel so indescribably proud😭 I’ve been watching you since I was eleven years old (16 now) when I first decided I wanted to go into science. Now I have dreams of getting a phd in physics, and your videos continue to inspire me as a budding astrophysicist
Hannah Brown,
Best of luck on your journey in science!
Loved this, loved the style as well (even though it literally had to be done like this), it felt like you were talking to us more directly? Not that you don’t in the usual vlogs but with such a big thing it was nice! And congrats on finally handing in, good luck on the viva
Congratulations! This vlog style was actually perfect since it's obviously flashback. Condolences about the microphone.
Hey, I don't comment much but I've been watching since around the start of your PhD vlogs. Congratulations, I can't imagine how happy you must be!
Thank you! :)
Congratulations Simon! One of the happiest videos Ive ever seen
Congrats Simon! I don't know if you'll see this, but the hard work you put into your PhD is a big inspiration to this undergrad who hopes to get his own PhD one day! Keep doing what you're doing because I know that I and all your other subscribers agree when I say that we absolutely love your content!
Freaking awesome, congratulations! Been watching since undergraduate and I won't be stopping now! Hope to do a PhD some day myself, if it ends up going in anyway like yours or if I have even an ounce of your attitude, that'll be me happy. Well done again!
Awesome, Simon! Format was actually great, it was like you guiding the audience through the story rather than just telling it day by day
This was the best vlog I have ever watched. I watched the entire thing with a smile on my face! I will admit that I haven't seen your videos in a few months (like you say, laser focused on other things and being human falls by the wayside!) but I've watched you since undergrad and I can't quite believe that you're so close to being a doctor now. You're an academic badass and I'm proud of you (even if I don't know you in person!)
Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you. You deserved it. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. These videos gives me motivation for my future (however scares me either) but I still want to do a Phd in physics too.
Thanks again. :)
Congratulations Simon from Portugal! You rock! Thank you for being there! You are the best and really deserve it!
I found this channel in six or seventh grade. Now look at you! It’s been a wonderful ride but I hope it doesn’t stop here.
so impressive that your videos are educational AND fascinating AND funny
Awesome work Simon! I really appreciate you sharing the whole experience with us, and I bet there's a lot more to come.
Congratulations!!!! I’m a high school senior right now and I plan to major in astrophysics and attempt to go for a PhD myself. Watching your videos has been really inspiring and I hope that one day I’ll get to have the joy of handing in a finished thesis.
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@@elilangley5922 I’m three years into community college for physics now and am currently putting everything together to transfer to a university as a Physics/Astronomy double major for the fall of 2022. It’s slow going and I definitely did go through a period of feeling like I should give up last semester, but I’m glad I didn’t and while my career goals have changed, I’m still eager to attempt to get a PhD one day. I like to rewatch Simon’s vlogs for educational motivation because sometimes we all need a little boost. I’m sure you didn’t mean to try to put down my goals with your comment and if you did, then I’m sorry you felt I couldn’t attain them. I hope whatever goals you’ve had these past three years are being reached and if you’re struggling too then don’t worry! I’m sure with hard work we can all get to where we want to be just like Simon did 😁
Congratulations Simon! I am absolutely PUMPED to see your science videos! I wish you the best with Pixel girl :)
I'm strangely SO PROUD of you! Congratulations on submitting and getting this far!
Massive congratulations Simon!!! I have loved watching your journey through PhD life, and it's been so encouraging to see that you have kept such a balance of work, choir, and time with loved ones (most of the time. as much as one can. lol). This channel has really inspired me to consider pursuing a PhD after uni. Keep up the wonderful work!
Congratulations! Strongs for the viva still to come. Referring people to your channel all the time and starting my phd as soon as UCT get the papers in order. Enjoy the new adventures ☺👌
If the only rule of a thesis beard is that you don't shave before you hand in, why did you shave one day before? Were you trying to catch me off guard?
I knew you were too powerful to tackle head-on!
Bamboozled again!
LMAO
I'm a physics student, every time I think of giving up I watch ur PhD vlogs and it motivates me to keep going. thank you simon Clark.
My grad school application has been taking over my life and I'm finally attempting a RUclips catch-up, so this is a tad belated but CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That little grin at the end says it all. You're going to rock your defense, but good luck anyway!
Hi Simon!
I'm the girl who bumped into you at St John's College the other day! I've never commented before, but I just wanted to say I really love your channel and appreciate what you do. I've been watching since you were at Oxford, and you really inspired me to study Physics here!
Also a massive well done on completing your PhD Thesis! You've worked so hard to get where you are, and to do that on top of RUclips, chapel choir, Wikicast, and everything else is amazing! Wish you all the best with what you go on to do in Science Communication :)
Hey, it was so lovely to meet you! Thank you for breaking your comment silence both here and irl :)
Hey Simon just wanted to say thanks. You inspired me to take a physics A-Level and I fucking love it. Thank you so much. All the best in the future!
Congratulations Simon! Your relief and happiness in this vlog is contagious! :) Best of luck with the upcoming viva!
Congratulations Simon!! That's an amazing achievement! I applied for Uni this year and got into my chosen course that hopefully will turn into the madness of a PhD at some point in the future. I'm doing Medical Science and Japanese and am so excited.
I have to say that watching your vlogs over the past year or more really inspired me to want to continue learning and was part of the reason Uni has been stuck in my head for the last year so thank you for rekindling that curiosity for learning that hadn't been there for me in a while. I am super thrilled to see what kind of videos you make now you've finished your PhD. Congrats again! :D
Medical science AND Japanese?? Showoff :p
I'm glad I've been able to rekindle your fire for studying, and thank you!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Nothing beats the feeling of submitting completed research work gods =))))) I hope you get to do all the things you want to do after your PhD, and I would also just like to thank you for being a continuous source of inspiration to grad students like me who are still in the process of completing our degrees, and even non-grad students :3 Rest assured I'm gonna keep rewatching your research journey and vlogs when I feel like I need some *intellectual company* while doing my own thesis =)) Congrats again! :D
Congrats! (Even though I saw it on other social medias months ago). A different vlog style but just as good! I've been watching for over a year and there's no chance in stopping now.
Yaaaaay :)
Congratulations, Simon, enjoy your freedom from education. I can't wait until the day comes for myself!
Congratulations. You are not only inspirational but a wonderful presenter. I have three masters, and as an old boy in his fifties whose eldest child is currently doing a physics BA, you have, as well as others, helped motivate me to apply to do a Phd. Many, many thanks.
This is such a lovely comment, thank you! I hope you have the greatest success with your PhD
Exciting! I am so looking forward for that moment of delivery. Now only one more big boss to defeat and it will be Doctor SImon. Congratulations !
This is a happy/sad video. I have been watching since week 1, you motivated through my own college work as i'm doing my thesis this year and i'm sad to see it's all over. I wish you good luck in your future endeavors.
I has been watching you since you started your PhD and I think a little before too... such and amazing channel and is incredible that we don't know each other but seems I know you and you know me and your viewers because we were here all along.
I really like this style of vlog for a change, it was really nice- even if it was a happy accident!
Also I can't believe you've finally done it, I remember finding your Oxford vlogs years ago and it feels like the end of an era... Quite strange!
Congrats man! Hope only the best for you in the future and I hope to see some exciting new content on your YT channel.