CANCELLED: Preparing for the DPhil Viva

preparing for the dphil viva

This workshop has been CANCELLED due to the UCU strike action.

The DPhil viva workshop is for those who are expecting to sit their viva in the next six months. The workshop focuses on the practical issues surrounding the viva and tries to demystify as much of the process as possible. The workshop provides participants with some resources that aim to help manage expectations, develop confidence, and clarify the institutional systems within which the viva operates.

The workshop covers:

  • What the examiners will be assessing at the viva
  • What to expect at your viva
  • Things to think about in advance
  • Ways of preparing
  • What happens afterwards 

For further information please contact training@humanities.ox.ac.uk