Failure Is An Option
But not a very likely one for the viva. Unless you have something deeply troubling in your research or thesis that you think is a serious problem – in which case, talk to you supervisors! – then focus on what...
Daily viva help for PhDs
But not a very likely one for the viva. Unless you have something deeply troubling in your research or thesis that you think is a serious problem – in which case, talk to you supervisors! – then focus on what...
Edison failed in his pursuit of a lightbulb 500 times, 1000 times or even 10,000 times depending on which (probably exaggerated!) account you read. What is certain is that he made mistakes, but he didn’t really fail because he kept pursuing....
If every outcome was a pass with various conditions then the viva wouldn’t be an exam. Failing is possible but not likely. A rare outcome, not one you should expect. Failure is an option for the PhD viva, but one...
Failure at the viva is rare. There are many, many reasons why this is the case. The three that come first to my mind are: you did the research, wrote the thesis and you know how to answer questions about...