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Month: January 2025

Nathan

What To Do

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A to do list could be a good way to tackle viva prep or start framing what you need to do. How about:

  1. Read the regulations for your institution.
  2. Ask for help from others.
  3. Sketch out a viva prep plan at submission.
  4. Do the work.
  5. Have your viva.

The third and fourth items are, of course, simplified – but that doesn’t mean that doing them has to be very complicated.

Nathan

A Resolution…

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…is just a choice.

It doesn’t have to be done at a special time on a special day in a special way.

The first day of a new year has a nice symbolism though.

If your viva is some time in the next twelve months, you don’t have to make a heroic stand today. You don’t have to declare that you’re going to do all the things, read all the papers and think all the thoughts to get ready. You can simply make a choice:

  • You can choose to prepare well when the time comes.
  • You can choose to work hard to get your thesis as good as it can be.
  • You can choose to reflect on your PhD journey so you build up your confidence.

These are just simple choices, not big deals. Little steps to help you get where you need to be.

Whether your viva is in the next twelve months or not, I hope your choices take you somewhere good in 2025!

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