Just In Case
Around submission time, if not before, look for someone who can help you if something goes wrong. You’re probably looking for someone at your doctoral college or graduate school, or possibly even your departmental or faculty director of postgraduate studies.
You want the name and contact details of who to turn to in case:
- One of your examiners cancels;
- You are ill and need to postpone;
- You require accessibility accommodations that aren’t being met;
- You need to check some point of the regulations;
- Something truly unexpected happens!
Get the details of an emergency contact just in case. You might not need them. I hope you won’t. But you will be glad you have them if something goes wrong.