Making It Look Easy
Have you ever watched someone do something amazing AND make it look easy at the same time? How do they do it? A comedian doesn’t make a whole theatre laugh at the same time because they have a magical ability...
Daily viva help for PhDs
Have you ever watched someone do something amazing AND make it look easy at the same time? How do they do it? A comedian doesn’t make a whole theatre laugh at the same time because they have a magical ability...
While your examiners will want to explore your research with you, they also want to explore your capabilities as a researcher. To prepare for your viva you need to explore your research, but also invest time in reflecting on your...
Compare your experience and knowledge to your examiners and you might feel pretty small. They’ve had longer to see more, learn more, do more and know more. A candidate could easily worry as a result. But more is not the...
There’s lots of hours spent on a PhD, but different ranges depending on the stage you’re at: Five to six thousand to do a PhD. Twenty to thirty in prep for the viva. Two to three for a viva is...
Well, there might be a clue in the name of this site… But more seriously, here’s why I’m doing what I’m doing. Why? A few days ago I set a survey in motion asking seven quick questions of PhD graduates...
In this first podcast after my house-moving hiatus I talk to Dr Stacey Habergham, who completed her PhD in Astrophysics earlier this year. Stacey did her research at Liverpool John Moores University, and is now a post-doc and outreach officer...
In this episode I talk to Dr David McGrogan, who recently had the viva for his PhD in international law. Dave is my best friend, and I’ve been asking him since I started the podcast whether or not he would...
In this episode I’m talking with Dr Ben Libberton, who runs the website Literature Review HQ. Ben completed his PhD in Microbial Ecology last year, and recently graduated from the University of Liverpool. As well as running his site, he...
I am not entirely sure why the comments didn’t work for the first two podcast posts, but they seem to be working well enough for future posts. So if you have any comments or questions for Episode 1, featuring Dr...
In Episode 2 of Viva Survivors I talk with Dr Anna Tarrant, who had her viva last year for her PhD in social geography at Lancaster University. Anna is a Research Associate at the Open University, and is also the...