Fair

What’s fair or unfair at your viva?

• Is it fair to be asked questions at your viva that you’re not expecting?
• Is it fair if your external examiner does something different to you?
• Is it fair if your internal examiner was the only person available?
• And is it fair if either of them expresses a different perspective to some part of your research?

What’s fair or unfair at your viva? And is “fairness” a useful thing to focus on?

Worrying about what questions might come up or whether your examiner is the best choice is at best a distraction. Instead, bring your focus on to what you can do and what you did.

Is it fair that your examiners have to examine you after a short amount of preparation compared to your years of work?