Pull The Lever, Take A Chance
A clatter of coins spills! I pulled the lever and now I’m rich, rich, rich! Except I wasn’t. I was maybe ten and they weren’t coins, they were tokens. I grew up in a seaside town and there was a...
Daily viva help for PhDs
A clatter of coins spills! I pulled the lever and now I’m rich, rich, rich! Except I wasn’t. I was maybe ten and they weren’t coins, they were tokens. I grew up in a seaside town and there was a...
If the viva came down to luck, I’d be worried if mine was on Friday 13th! But it’s not about luck. You’re not lucky if your thesis passes with minor corrections. You’re not lucky if your examiners say nice things....
How long will your viva be? What will your examiners think about your thesis? What questions will they ask? What award will you get? How will you feel afterwards? How long will it take to complete corrections? You might have...
I love the questions I get in workshops. It’s nice to help people with answers. Sometimes questions surprise me with how they’re phrased or the details involved. Last week I had to pause to think about how to answer a...
At a recent workshop I was asked, what is the most important thing I should know before my viva? Know that you are where you are supposed to be. Know this. You can be nervous about the viva, but you...