Times Change

Check the thesis examination regulations for your institution before you submit your thesis.

It’s not that long ago that video vivas would have been exceptionally rare. Who knows what else could have changed in the regulations for your institution?

Perhaps the process for submitting your thesis? It’s probably worth checking that. Also check the expected timescale for your submission period, the time and process for completing corrections and a dozen other things.

Don’t rely on the experience of your supervisor or your friend: regulations change or are updated every few years. Make sure that you’re doing what needs to be done in the way that’s expected.

PS: What do you do when you’ve got the regulations all checked and sorted in your mind? If you’re looking for more pre-viva support then take a look at The Submission Issue, the latest Viva Survivors Select collection – twenty posts from the archive and two original pages of help for £3.