101 Steps To A Great Viva
I am very happy to share that, after my recent Kickstarter project, 101 Steps To A Great Viva is now available to buy! 😀 Thanks to the generous support of backers I was able to finish this project and create a...
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Last Call For Summer Sessions!
I have three viva help sessions running this week and there’s still time for you to join me! 7 Reasons You’ll Pass Your Viva is a tried and tested 1-hour live session of viva help. I’ve delivered it almost seventy...
Looking For Viva Help?
This is an extra blog post today to say thank you for subscribing. This post is public on Viva Survivors but I won’t be publicising it on Twitter etc. It’s really just for you. I’ve been writing this blog for...
The Big Announcement
I’ve written a helpful little guide to the PhD viva and I need your help to make it a reality. From today until May 31st I’m running a Kickstarter campaign to fund a print run of 101 Steps To A Great...
Another Little Announcement
(The Big Announcement is coming on Tuesday 16th May!) I’ve written a short and helpful guide to getting ready for the viva and you can help me publish it – in fact, I would be very grateful if you did!...
Oxygen Mask
Make sure your oxygen mask is fitted before helping others… It’s the instruction given in aeroplanes in case of emergency, and used as a metaphor to encourage people to make sure they have what they need before assisting others. The metaphor...
A Little Announcement
(because The Big Announcement will be in a few weeks!) The Headline: I’ve written a new publication and I’ll soon be running a Kickstarter campaign to fund producing a print run! 101 Steps To A Great Viva is a short...
The Value of Advice
Viva advice is available in many forms. There are books, podcasts, blog posts, seminars and people you can ask for help. You could talk to people on the internet, in your department or from your own network. You could speak...
Out Of Ideas!
I’m so sorry, but I sat down to write and I have nothing left to say. Almost six years. That’s how long it took me to write everything that I could say about the viva. It was a good run,...
It Depends
There are many questions asked about the viva to which a response has to begin with, “It depends…” Is it best to have an expert in my research area for an examiner? – It depends on what you think about the...