I am currently on board a VIA train. I enjoyed a lovely Mother’s Day weekend with my family. Highlights included Afternoon Tea with my Mum and a delicious and relaxed family dinner last night. I am definitely smackered though, so very glad to be returning home. Fortunately the week ahead contains no work travel so I will be able to unpack my luggage when I get home and put it in storage for awhile!
The colloquium presentation went well on Thursday. I felt confident delivering the presentation and responding to questions and comments during the Q@A. The overarching feedback is that my scope is still far too wide and I need to include more citations throughout the deck.
My priorities for the week ahead are three-fold. First, I will follow-up with Henley to determine status of my UK supervisor. Second, I will update the research deck as per the colloquium feedback. Third, on Saturday I will think through refining my scope and document appropriate next steps.
I am also going to try and schedule some meetings with Henley researchers who are at the final stages of their doctorate. It will be useful to hear about their key learnings and get advice on my next steps and thinking.