What Do You Need?

Not want, need.

What do you need for your viva?

  • Do you need certain people or kinds of people to be your examiners?
  • Do you need particular support from your supervisors or others?
  • Do you need confidence or a better memory?
  • Do you need to feel a certain way for your viva?

What do you need?

When you figure out a list of your needs you can start to figure out how you can meet those needs – or meet them as much as possible.

What do you need? Then what can you do?

What Do You Need?

Before submission you need your research to be finished and your thesis to be done.

Before the viva you need to prepare your thesis and yourself. You need to read, to think, to speak and get ready.

In the viva you need your thesis, something to write on, something to drink and anything that will help you feel good in those few hours.

After the viva you need a way to celebrate – and you will need to celebrate!

And you might need other things, far more personal than I could know or guess. What do you need? How can you make sure you have them?