Tag Archives: Viva

Writing a Thesis Plan

Contributer: Heather Doran    Posted: March 12, 2012
Categories: Academics, Communication, Organisation, PhD, Presentation, Research, Science

I am now starting to put together my thesis. First step was to write a plan. There are a couple of resources on the Internet that might help you create the thesis plan: This website is very thorough and has … Read More »

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The Value of PhD Assessments #2

Contributer: Nicola Abram    Posted: December 2, 2011
Categories: PhD

Sorry I’ve been away for so long! Moving house has been keeping me busy (perhaps a blog post on juggling the PhD and the rest of your life to follow!). It seems ’tis the season…not just for mince pies and … Read More »

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End of the road

Contributer: haris aziz    Posted: November 21, 2009
Categories: Academics, PhD

Although I had submitted my thesis in mid-summers, I finally had my viva. My life is as a PhD student is now official over …thankfully on a successful note! Although I could dwell on a number of issues as I … Read More »

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It ain’t over till it’s over

Contributer: haris aziz    Posted: December 4, 2008
Categories: Academics, PhD, Research, Writing

Yogi Berra was baseball coach who is well known for his interesting quotations. One of the most well known sayings attributed to him is ‘It ain’t over till it’s over’. Similar kinds of phrases have been used by countless other … Read More »

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Viva

Contributer: haris aziz    Posted: October 2, 2008
Categories: Academics, PhD, Research

As a part of our graduate skills program, we have the opportunity to go to drop-in sessions. I ended up going to one on vivas. I was able to get a few helpful tips from the session. I’ve listed the … Read More »

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