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Well, I've not had the silly-hat ceremony yet, but I received the relevant letter in the post this morning. It's no longer in question. My thesis has been received and examined, I've been examined and not found wanting, and I've managed all the administration on time. I have a DPhil.
The acknowledgments section of my thesis follows, unaltered and unabridged. I think it says everything important.
I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr Elias Stipidis, for his guidance, patience and support during the research supporting this thesis.
I would also like to thank my second supervisor, Dr Falah Ali, and my colleagues and friends in the Vetronics Research Centre: in no particular order Dr Periklis Charchalakis, Dr Ian Colwill, Dr Obowoware Obi, Panos Oikonomidis, Dr Georgios Valsamakis, Dr Matthew Fowler, Dr Ireri Ibarra and Ioannis Melentis.
Finally, for acting as an anchor in the unpredictable tumult that has been the last five years of my life, I would like to thank my family and friends, in particular Yvonne and Christian Summers, Fouad Sethna, Rachael Acks, the Wayward Scholars and the denizens of #maelfroth and #afp.
Dedicated to the memory of Eileen Hewett and Frank Summers. Gone, but not forgotten.