Congratulations to Rachel Bernasconi for passing her PhD viva! The viva took place on Friday 20 February. Rachel‘s thesis was on “A functional anatomy of sleep/wake modelling.” Her examiners were Prof Steve Coombes (Nottingham) and Prof Victoria Booth (University of Michigan), with Werner Bauer chairing the viva. Rachel’s principal supervisor was Anne Skeldon with second supervisor Polina Vytnova. The photo below shows Anne, Rachel, and Polina at the post-viva celebration. (Photo credit: Werner Bauer).