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Nathan

Uniform, Armour, Costume

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What are you wearing for your viva?

  • Is your clothing choice a uniform? Are you wearing something that you think will help you look like you belong in the viva or academia?
  • Do you hope your clothes will be armour? Are you choosing something to help you feel like you can defend yourself against your examiners’ questions?
  • Or are your clothes a costume? Are you wearing something to help you feel your best?

What resonates with you?

I think that a costume could be the most helpful choice for a candidate. Try to wear something that will help you feel good and at your best. You don’t need to be someone else and you don’t need to protect yourself from the viva process.

Choose something to wear that will help you feel like the best version of yourself.

 

PS: I’ll explore how candidates can feel viva ready in greater depth at my Viva Survivor webinar on Wednesday 3rd December 2025. I’ve shared this session more than 400 times and it is my comprehensive live session on getting ready for the viva. Check the link for full details!

Nathan

What To Wear

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Wear whatever helps you present the best “you” that you need in the viva.

If you feel you need to communicate you’re serious, or you know your stuff, or you recognise this is important then wear something that shows this. If you need something to act as armour to protect you, or even a superhero costume then pick something that helps in this way.

If you just want to be really cool then go for it!

In any situation, not just the viva, what you wear can send signals to others about who you are, who you want to be and what you think about the situation.

Of course, you pick up on those signals too. You can reinforce the truth you want for yourself.