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…you’ll be done. It’ll all be over. Your PhD, your viva, the corrections, all done. Make the most of your opportunities now. Take the chance to reflect and see what it all means. And realise that you now have many...
Daily viva help for PhDs
…you’ll be done. It’ll all be over. Your PhD, your viva, the corrections, all done. Make the most of your opportunities now. Take the chance to reflect and see what it all means. And realise that you now have many...
I wasn’t prepared for how I would feel about my PhD being done. Reflecting now that’s pretty true for all of the different stages of “done” there are. I was almost overwhelmed by how many different states I felt. When...
There are lots of ways people try to classify vivas. In my own work I’ve asked lots of questions before, hoping to see patterns. “How long was it?” “Did you get minor corrections?” “Did your examiners go page-by-page?” “Did you...
Do we need to talk again about the negative things that people say, think and feel about the viva? Particularly on Friday 13th? Let’s just say this: if you ask around, if you listen to what people tell you –...
The day comes, you click print, and you’ve finished your PhD! Except for the viva. You have your viva, it goes well, and you’ve finished your PhD! Except for corrections. You take the time, do the work, finish your corrections...