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My thesis: The final version

13 June 201927 May 2021 Frances Ryan

My PhD thesis is now complete and, more importantly, the final, hard-bound version has been submitted to the research office. This marks the last hurdle in my PhD journey, ahead of my graduation on 4 July. (The perfect date for

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My thesis: Submitted!

1 November 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

And with that, I have submitted my PhD thesis for examination and thesis season is over! The last few days have been spent finishing up my thesis, all so that I could submit it on Halloween (success!). That included finishing

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My thesis: The full draft

18 October 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

With thesis season nearing its end, I am pleased to have a full draft of my thesis pulled together into the master thesis document. It has been a long road to get to this point, but I feel quite confident

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Thesis season: September update

1 September 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

As thesis season continues, I am starting to feel more and more confident that I will manage to complete my thesis without (too terribly much) stress. And as September begins, I am excited (and nervous) about the next 61 days.

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2018: 300(ish) days to go

1 January 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Welcome to 2018 – the year that I am finally, really, really going to finish my PhD. And this is getting serious now. In fact, there are now only about 300 days remaining for me to submit my thesis – or I cannot submit

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Meet Frances (She/Her)

I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

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  • Librarians as Proxies: An exploratory study on the digital proxy practices of librarians
  • Published in Information Research: Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media
  • Research survey: Managing PKD with e-Health tools and online information sources
  • Published in Data & Policy: From transparency to accountability of intelligent systems: Moving beyond aspirations
  • e-Health tools and online information: Investigating self-management of PKD
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