Advice about PhD Thesis

[Lukasz Salwinski]

> I am about to write up my thesis, but need some advice. In the review of
> the literature that will be included, do I refer to my published papers
> that refer to material that belongs to the thesis OR do I carefully
> excise any reference to my published work until describing it in greater
> detail in the thesis proper?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Jacques Soddell


actually I've seen quite a decent thesis composed of a short (about 20 pages) intro
and a bunch (6 or 7) of more than average papers. Quite impresive I'd say. It suggests 
that all the research done towards PhD is publication quality... 


lukasz