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Things might go a little wrong in your viva. You might forget a word. You might mis-pronounce something. You might go blank. You might mis-remember a reference. You might start a sentence and half-way through lose your thread. You might...
Daily viva help for PhDs
Things might go a little wrong in your viva. You might forget a word. You might mis-pronounce something. You might go blank. You might mis-remember a reference. You might start a sentence and half-way through lose your thread. You might...
“Pass or fail” is too simple a story for the viva. Two outcomes plants the idea that both have equal likelihood. Even when a candidate knows that’s not the case, having a binary outcome allows for one (the negative one,...
The probability of failure in the viva is not 0. We know this because despite the many thousands of candidates who pass their viva every year, a handful of people don’t. A couple of universities have told me the odds...
Why might I fail? What happens if I fail? What is the process for failing the viva like? I am asked questions like this all the time. Some people do fail the viva. The vast majority don’t. What makes you...