• Question: what is the longest report you have ever written

    Asked by Chico to Eleni, Hannah, Jenny, Oli, Steven on 8 Nov 2016.
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      Oliver Charity answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      Hi Chico,

      I havent written too many long reports, I’m currently writing one and have gone over 12,000 words, but for a PhD thesis you are required to write 80,000 words.

      I’m sure there are longer ones though!

      Oli

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      Jenny Batson answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      Hi Chico
      My thesis for my PhD was the longest, I had forgotten how long so I just checked and it was 61,507 words! I didn’t write it all in one go though. I wrote a bit each day for about 6 months and then most of it in the last 2 months, in the garden, in cafes, at home or at the university but I enjoyed it. Now I don’t have to write anything anywhere near that long!
      Jenny

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      Hannah Bolt answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      Hi Chico,

      I’ve just finished writing my PhD thesis (for my final exam before I become a Dr). It is about 300 pages long, so took quite a while to write. It does have lots of pictures in it though, so isn’t as full of text as you might think. Before my PhD I never really had to write anything that was too long.

      Hannah

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      Steven Street answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      Hi Chico,

      I’m just starting writing my PhD thesis… My lab mate’s was 100,00 words…. so as everyone else has said they are quite long!

      I’ve also just finished writing a paper which including the supplementary information is roughly 20,000 words!

      Steve

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