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Musings on the viva experience

On 11th Aug 202018th Nov 2020 By alisonlawson68In PhD5 Comments

The word ‘viva’, short for ‘viva voce’ meaning oral examination (not the type you have at the dentist) can strike fear into research students. The viva at the end of PhD study is the final reckoning. The research and the thesis have got you to this point. It is here in this exam, in probably …

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