Proofreading Report
Content-based suggestions:
You have done a great job in general. You sound knowledgeable and clear. I think this thesis
has been made to a great standard and you should be proud of that.
● pH is the potential of hydrogen, not the percentage - make sure to revise the equation
prior to your viva.
● Equations, in general, need revising: you wil lbe asked to insert an equation, as opposed
to write it using words.
Formatting suggestions:
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I have removed the commas between author and year in your in-line references;
example “Jin, (2015)” —---> “Jin (2015)”
‘Silicon-treated’ and ‘strawberry-producing’ should be hyphenised
Fonts:
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Change font to Arial or Helvetica size 12, as it is usually preferred in digital submissions.
If you have some extra time…
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If any of the insect species you mention has a common name, it would be nice to see it
as well. Example “The species Drosophila melanogaster is quite fascinating” →“The
species Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) is quite fascinating”
Possible Questions by your examiners
(Just by my opinion)
● Give the chemical formulae and draw the 3-dimensional structures of: urea, anhydrous
ammonia, ammonium nitrate, monoammonium phosphate, diammonium phosphate
What’s Next?
Submitting your Thesis
Submitting in your student portal is the standard. However, you can give a great impression by
going the extra mile:
● Obvious one but… double-check you are submitting the correct document! Often, there
are different versions that have been generated at different stages of the writing and
editing process. Keep your final version in a folder with a distinctive name by itself and
open it to double-check before you submit.
● Keep a screenshot of the confirmation webpage after you submit and send it to your
school admin together with an attached PDF of your thesis immediately after. Say
something like “Just confirming I have submitted my PhD thesis (also attached to this
e-mail) five minutes ago. Let me know if it has gone through OK.” This will help keep a
record in case anything with the portal goes wrong (happens more often than not).
● Straight after this, send an email with a PDF version the Registrar and the Secretary of
Herts. CC yourself in.