The viva is a discussion. While your examiners lead with questions and comments to get you talking there is plenty of space within the conversation for you to ask questions too.
Before your viva think a little about what you might ask. You don’t have a specific limit but it could help to give this some thought beforehand. For example:
- “What did you think of Chapter X?”
- “Can you think of any interesting areas related to…?”
- “Is it a good idea for me to publish something on…?”
You might not get to ask every question you have considered, but thinking ahead of the viva will help you make the most of the opportunity.
You could ask what they liked about your thesis but that’s probably going to come up anyway!
