The aims of the seminar series are to:
- develop your professional competencies
- support you in achieving your goals with your master studies
- meet your peers
- keep you on track to deliver a great thesis!
Along your master's journey, we will cover topics such as study plan, literature search, scientific writing, research data management, presentation strategies, project planning, AI use, and more. The seminars will consist of a combination of lectures, activities, discussions, invited speakers/panels, and socializing.
In this fourth workshop, you will get practical information about submitting your thesis, hear from professors about how they determine your grade, learn techniques to make a good presentation for your oral exam, and get last-minute advice for finishing up. You will also have the opportunity to vent about your stress and cheer each other on towards the finish line. And you will get lunch (but only if you register)!
Time and place:
Tuesday 17 March 2026, 12:00 – 15:00 Mellomrommet 102, Geobygningen
This workshop will be held in English.
Tentative Program (with breaks):
1st hour: What happens on 15 May? and how are you doing?
- Welcome and introduction to the seminar & Lunch from 12:00 provided by the Department of Geosciences
- Practical information on thesis submission and the oral exam, with Karl Johan Strand Ullavik
- Check-in: where is everyone at in their process?
- Mini gripe session: what are your biggest struggles/concerns? how can you overcome them?
2nd hour: How is your grade decided?
- A candid discussion with Prof. Ingrid Anell and Prof. Terje Koren Berntsen on every grading criteria sensors consider, plus some gut feelings and how you can influence them.
- Q&A with the sensors.
3rd hour: Oral exam + the ultimate checklist for finishing up
- Learn your AB123C: simple and effective plan for master's thesis presentations
- Ultimate checklist: a comprehensive list of tasks to prepare for your thesis submission and defense, from proofreading and formatting to reference lists and figures (and much more!)
We hope you will join for parts of or the entire seminar. Bring your questions and problems, and let's find solutions together!
Please register here if you plan to attend the seminar: