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Hi all, I've not been through the viva process, but the suggestions posted on this web page may be useful, and reiterates some of the points already made: http://www.socanth.cam.ac.uk/pdf/viva_advice1.pdf But keep the comments coming; it's great to hear suggestions. Best wishes, Sarah On Sat Mar 8 17:47 , Abby Day <[log in to unmask]> sent: >Hi all > >Read your thesis over and over again so you know it >inside out. > >And, best advice I received was: know what you have to >defend and what you can let go. Your thesis won't be >perfect, so don't be so defensive that you can't >concede a few points. After all, it is one of the best >learning experiences you'll have. > >After the first half hour you'll begin to relax and >enjoy it. > >Best of luck > >Abby > > >--- Adrian Harris [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> mine is not far off either and I've found a useful >> book: >> 'How to Survive Your Viva', Rowena Murray, Open >> University Press 2003. >> >> I've also been lent a video by my Uni. called "The >> Good Viva Guide", >> Angel productions (www.angelproductions.co.uk). >> Haven't looked yet, but >> supervisor thougth it was useful. >> Good luck! >> Adrian >> >> Sharon Smith wrote: >> > Dear fellow list members, >> > >> > I am due to have my PhD viva in about eight weeks >> time and would be most >> > grateful for suggestions as to what I should look >> out for as I prepare for >> > it. >> > >> > With thanks in advance and best wishes, >> > >> > >> >> SOCREL-PG is the Postgraduate e-mail list of the BSA >> Sociology of Religion Study Group. >> To join SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line >> message: >> join socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME >> to: [log in to unmask]> >> Send contributions to the list by >> sending messages to: [log in to unmask] >> To leave SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line >> message: >> leave socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME >> to: [log in to unmask]> >> > > >Dr Abby Day >ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow: "Believing in Belonging: An Exploration of Religious Belief and Identity" >Department of Anthropology, >Arts D 422 >University of Sussex >Brighton, BN1 9RH, United Kingdom >http://www.sussex.ac.uk/anthropology/profile210508.html > >SOCREL-PG is the Postgraduate e-mail list of the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group. >To join SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: >join socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME >to: [log in to unmask]> >Send contributions to the list by >sending messages to: [log in to unmask] >To leave SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: >leave socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME >to: [log in to unmask]> SOCREL-PG is the Postgraduate e-mail list of the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group. To join SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: join socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to: <[log in to unmask]> Send contributions to the list by sending messages to: [log in to unmask] To leave SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: leave socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to: <[log in to unmask]>