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Expectations for a viva fall within ranges. There are common lengths, probable questions and likely areas of interest. It’s not as simple as rattling off a bullet point list of what will happen. There are ranges of aspects to consider...
Daily viva help for PhDs
Expectations for a viva fall within ranges. There are common lengths, probable questions and likely areas of interest. It’s not as simple as rattling off a bullet point list of what will happen. There are ranges of aspects to consider...
Writing a summary of some aspect of your thesis or research before the viva can do a lot of things to help you. It forces you to focus on something, to highlight the best parts or the most difficult sections...
What part of viva prep are you not looking forward to? What task do you wish you didn’t have to do? An old piece of productivity advice centres on a sort-of analogy: “If your to-do list for a day included...
Think back, if you need to: how far had you come when you were halfway through your PhD? How much work had you done when you were halfway through the journey? What did you still have to do? And what...
What will you look for when it’s the last time to look over your thesis before your viva? The sections and sentences you’ve highlighted? The red pen that shows the typos and changes you want to make? The paragraphs that...
Simply hoping you will succeed at the viva is leaving what happens up to luck. It’s not wrong to want to succeed, but you mustn’t believe that passing is only due to whether or not things just happen to work...
Do everything you can to improve your feeling of confidence for your viva. Look back at the story of your PhD and take apart all the key moments and stages to show how you have become a capable, talented researcher....
Cheer up your viva prep with a selection of sticky notes for your thesis. Mark out the beginning of chapters and important sections. Add sentences of clarification to pages. Stick in summaries and helpful bullet point lists. Find the best...
It was a gift from my daughter on Father’s Day a year or two ago. I love my paperweight. It feels like I’ve always had it. Whenever I feel nervous before a webinar – which is every time I deliver...
Don’t sweat the small stuff. Do every little thing to help yourself. These are not contradictions when applied to the viva and viva prep. When you find a typo after submission, you could underline it or add it to...