Some exciting personal news: we got engaged last night while camping in west Wales! I'm absolutely thrilled.

I submitted my thesis last September, passed my viva in November, turned in my corrections in December, received my diploma in January, and yesterday I attended my PhD graduation! The PhD doesn't get any more officially over than this. What a journey!

I passed my PhD viva last night! A huge thank you to my supervisors, Chris Heffer and Dawn Knight, my examiners, Janet Ainsworth and Mike Handford, and my chair, Michelle Aldridge-Waddon. It's been an incredible journey over the past few years and I'm so grateful to everyone who has been a part of it. Now on to the next thing! (Whatever that may be)