Examiners delay
My PhD examiners’ reports were tentatively due back on the 28th of November, less than a week away. However, I just found out that one examiner has a heavy workload, and so won’t be able to send their report until 20th of December! Drat! Of course, it’s not exactly unexpected - everyone’s busy, particularly at this time of year. Hopefully, though, I’ll get both reports by then, and I can work on them in early January, make all the changes, and get my thesis to the printery when it opens again on January 15th!