Flick and Find

Your thesis is a useful resource in the viva, and can be made even more useful by clever annotation.

• Add Post-it Notes or tabs to make the beginnings of chapters easy to find.
• Add bookmarks to help you reach important parts more easily.
• Use highlighters of different colours to make different sorts of valuable information easier to see as you flick through.
• Explore and decide on ways to make things stand out.

You may need to flick through your thesis to find something during your viva. Making that process easier in advance can reduce the possibility for stress on the day. It could also help you reflect on your thesis during your prep.

What else will you do to make your thesis an even more useful resource for the viva?