How To Finish Well
Look back over the progress of your PhD journey. Your progress. Realise that there is something new that now exists – and the only reason it does is because you made it happen. Prepare for your viva carefully, invest time...
Daily viva help for PhDs
Look back over the progress of your PhD journey. Your progress. Realise that there is something new that now exists – and the only reason it does is because you made it happen. Prepare for your viva carefully, invest time...
At submission, if not before, take a little time to sketch a simple plan for getting ready for the viva. When will you start? What do you need to do? Who do you need to ask for support? As you...
I love a good open world video game. They often feature a big map to explore, an interesting story and characters to follow, missions to complete, a character to develop and more. What I like most of all is a...
From time to time I’ve been told that the viva is unfair because candidates are at a great disadvantage due to the position they’re in. Examiners can ask what they want, they have more experience, they get to decide the outcome,...
You need to feel prepared and confident for your viva. What does that mean for you? I don’t know. I can make some guesses: You might feel you need to read your thesis a lot, so it sticks in your...
We’re in our third year of the pandemic changing our lives. After all this time it’s reasonable to assume, at least for the next few years, that it’s a topic that might come up in the viva. Your examiners will...
Things happen during a PhD. Deadlines slip, feedback is delayed or a promising idea reveals a sticky situation that has to be avoided. Plans change and alternatives must be found. One way or another you get the research done. You...
At the start of a new academic year I’m reminded of how much my life has changed over the last few years; while for the most part I am very happy with where I am now, I still remember vividly...
It’s understandable that the nature of the viva could make a person worry. It’s understandable, given what any PhD candidate has to do to get to the viva, that the person being examined might be concerned or worry about how...
If they’ve read my thesis, why would my examiners need a presentation from me to start my viva? This was one of the last questions I was asked at a webinar before I started my summer break. There are many...