Defence

Yesterday I defended my thesis was found to pass the defense and have after 4 years of research finally ended my PhD student period.

The defense was followed by a party where several of my friends was participating both from the police and from the academia. My family was also present.

Today I am only tired:)

Just waiting?

I had this idea that the last two week before my public defense of my thesis would be filled with preparation, preparation. But that was only an illusion.

After the local newspaper had a small note about my defense of my thesis many persons have been contacted me. Today a neighbor contacted me about a digital preservation problem in a large public agency. It is wonderful to realize that the local newspaper can give a researcher more impact than scientific journals. Not in the academic community, but in the areas where the practitioners community.

Thought I should have a good time

I thought that I should have much time to prepare my dissertation after I have got the thesis printed, but that was wrong. As a researcher I now have to try to find fundings for future research projects, and that takes time. Writing applications for research fundings is a good practice for an academic career so I better start now.

On Wednesday I will take a break and assist a friend with a team building event for 60 police officers. That should be really motivating.