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The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements | ANU College of Science

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After reading hundreds and hundreds of PhD theses, we accidentally discovered how to write the perfect PhD acknowledgement: it's a kind of poetry.

Your browser does not support the video tag. The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements Not many people will read your PhD thesis, but if you completed your doctoral research at the Australian National University College of Science and Medicine, then Tabitha Carvan has probably read one small part of it. What she found is a kind of poetry in the science. This multimedia essay was produced by the ANU College of Science and Medicine Communications Team: Written by Tabitha Carvan Editorial assistance: Olivia Congdon Illustrations and design: Amanda Cox Multimedia: Nic Vevers Digital production

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