It’s been two months since I successfully defended my thesis (with minor corrections), and I feel it’s the right time to share some reflections on this significant milestone. I hope these thoughts resonate with fellow PhD candidates and offer some reassurance or guidance to those preparing for their own vivas. I submitted my thesis just after the New Year—a decision […]
Read moreHaving recently gone through my PhD viva (outcome – Minor corrections), I want to share my preparation, practice, and the mindset that helped me approach this significant day with confidence and resilience. Practice played a vital role in my preparation. I began with three presentations over a week, sharing my thesis with the LANTERN community. These sessions helped me transition […]
Read more25th March 2021. All of my hard work from the last four years depended on this day. I couldn’t remember the last time something so significant happened in my career. I was anxious as in my head, the viva looked something like this: https://youtu.be/Lrlro3YJ15o I submitted my thesis exactly a month before the viva on 25th February 2021. […]
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I passed my viva voce (a PhD oral exam, aka thesis/dissertation defense) with minor corrections in July and celebrated my graduation three days afterward (by wearing a proper robe and funny hat and taking pictures with my colleagues and friends). Now that the result of my degree has been published, I think it’s time to share with you some aspects […]
Read moreToday I received a letter addressed to Dr Dawson confirming my degree award. The email also advised me that on the day of my graduation, I will lose all access to my university personal drive and email address. It is a reminder that I have now come to the end, and perhaps it is therefore a fitting time to reflect […]
Read moreCongratulations to our wider member Pérez-Gracia Elisa at the University of Córdoba (Spain), who has just passed her thesis defence cum laude!! Very best wishes from LANTERN for this significant milestone of her life and professional career!
Read more… are due to Sahar Abdulelah (who is supervised by Juup) who successfully negotiated the viva today 🙂
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Word Length – Latest Faculty Guidance Students must not make requests for extensions to the thesis word limit justified on the basis of the student doing interdisciplinary research (and thus having to address literature and debates across disciplines), and/or doing qualitative methods. The use of both is common in the Humanities, and themselves not justification for an increase in word […]
Read more…. to Min and Fida for successfully negotiating the “Progression to Main Study rite of passage … now the joy of ethics forms awaits 🙂 … and to Khwan for getting to the Finals of the 3-Minute Thesis and acquitting herself so well in them.
Read moreEljee has blogged about her viva experience on her personal blog, but is happy to share the link with us. It’s an interesting, honest and encouraging account, so I do recommend you click on the link and read it 🙂
Read morePaul Breen posted this in the old blog on November 16th 2014. I have now copied it over so that we can all benefit from his insight and wisdom. Thank you, Paul! Hello everyone, Having had my viva on Friday, and passing with minor corrections, I wanted to share some ideas that might benefit other people – following a fine […]
Read more… on a strong Viva performance and Aii result as the almost final moves of a doctoral career. Just a few pesky minor corrections left now ….
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