Best of Viva Survivors 2025: Short Posts

For day two of my best posts of 2025 I wanted to share a selection of the shorter posts I’ve published in the last year. These cover a lot of different topics as I like to explore many aspects of the viva. Sometimes it feels just right to write a little!

There are lots more short posts in the archive – and twenty-five more curated posts in The Sparks Issue of Viva Survivors Select too!

Beyond Belief

It’s OK to hope that your viva will go well…

…but remember that you can do more than hope.

  • You have years of work leading up to your thesis submission.
  • You can learn about the process and what to expect.
  • You can take steps to make sure you’re prepared.

You can do a lot more than hope that you will be ready for your viva.