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She nailed it!

Congratulations to Dr Clara Bodner!

Clara with the biophysics team. She is wearing the self-made doctor's hat that her colleagues made for her.

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Biophysics group photo with newly appointed Dr Clara Bodner

Clara successfully defended her doctoral thesis on Monday, 8 April 2024. 

In typical biophysics tradition, this also included the doctoral hat awarded by the team and the ceremonial hammering of a nail into the wooden "Doctors" board. 

Congratulations dear Clara!

Clara with the biophysics team. She is wearing the self-made doctor's hat that her colleagues made for her.

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Biophysics group photo with newly appointed Dr Clara Bodner

Clara in the centre of the biophysics team, wearing the self-made doctor's hat presented by her colleagues

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Someone was actually missing in the photo

Clara hammers a "doctor's" nail into the nail board, as is the tradition in biophysics

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The infamous Doctors Nail Board

Clara hammers a nail under her name into the wooden doctor's board, as the biophysics tradition would have it

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She nailed it!

Clara sits at her desk in her boss pose, including her new doctor's hat

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Boss pose

 Clara memorialises herself with her signature on the nail board

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Signature on the Doctors Board