Reviewing and revising

One of the strange but common occurrences in producing large pieces of writing is that the writer frequently becomes so close to the text that small (and even some large) errors get completely unnoticed. Supervisors have different ways of dealing with this. Normally I give a detailed commentary chapter by chapter, and then quickly read a revised version, but do not revisit that unless a later chapter forces some sort of re-think. It is usually emphasised from the very start of a PhD that the research project should belong to the student, not to their supervisors, and as the final draft of the dissertation approaches completion, this is a crucial time for the student to assert their ownership. In defending the thesis at a viva, it is the student who will be held responsible for any errors and misspellings, but the supervisors can effectively support this process by timely guidance.

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