Scope
In the viva your examiners have freedom to ask about everything in your thesis. They can also ask about anything that isn’t in there. You have to have boundaries for your research. You can’t do everything, but you’ll probably think...
unexpected questions
The Challenging Questions
Two types of questions can seem challenging: unexpected questions and tricky, topic-related questions. You can’t prepare an answer for an unexpected question, but you can be prepared to answer. You can build confidence through a mock viva or by just...
New Resource: 7776 Mini-Vivas
I’ve wanted to make a viva-related game for a long time, but whenever I get close to an idea it always slides away while I’m thinking about it. This is the closest I’ve got: a game-like resource for one or...