Questions About Examiners

If you have questions about your viva examiners there are lots of places to find answers.

• Consult regulations to get a real sense of what they do and how they do it.
• Explore viva stories to get a feel for how examiners examine.
• Ask your supervisors about your potential examiners…
• …and ask them again when your examiners are confirmed.
• Check your examiners’ recent publications to find out more about what they do.
• Find their staff pages to explore their interests.
• Talk with friends and colleagues who might know about them.

Whatever your questions about your examiners there will be a way to find out more. If you’re worried for some reason there is always a way to do something to help move past your concern.