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  1. Finland's PhD Sword and Hat Tradition

    In addition to Finland's PhD Sword and Hat customs, Finnish university PhD defences (i.e. the viva) are steeped in tradition when it comes to the academic dress code. Most commonly, male doctoral candidates wear a tailcoat and black waistcoat with black socks and shoes, or a dark suit or military uniform.

  2. How to pass your PhD viva

    In most of Europe, the PhD viva is a formality. In Finland, you get a ceremonial sword. In Australia, it doesn't exist at all. But in the UK, the oral viva (or, in the US, the thesis defence) ...

  3. Finland: PhD Doctoral Sword and Top Hat Graduation Outfit

    Graduation Gift. PhD graduates often receive a top hat and a sword. The sword symbolizes truth, righteousness, and goodness in research and academia. Doctoral Hat. The color of the hat differs based on the specific degree and faculty. For the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, the color is green for medical and dentistry graduates and ...

  4. How to Prepare for your PhD Viva

    In Finland, you receive a doctoral sword and a hat. The public, performative oral component of such systems endures, though defanged and more or less a part of the ceremony for those who have already proved themselves. ... (2001). 'Back to basics: a consideration of the purposes of the PhD viva', Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education ...

  5. How to survive a PhD viva: 17 top tips

    12) Don't talk like a politician. There's a danger of trying to over-prepare. Don't learn answers off by heart - it removes the spontaneity and is obvious to examiners. If a student has ...

  6. PhD Viva Voces

    A viva voce, more commonly referred to as 'viva', is an oral examination conducted at the end of your PhD and is essentially the final hurdle on the path to a doctorate. It is the period in which a student's knowledge and work are evaluated by independent examiners. In order to assess the student and their work around their research ...

  7. What is a viva? PhD viva, viva voce, viva process and more

    A PhD viva or viva voce is an oral examination where you defend your thesis in front of internal examiner (s) from your institution and/or external examiner (s) from another institution specializing in your subject area. There may be up to 5 people on your viva panel. They are testing your knowledge and thought processed to be admitted into the ...

  8. Mastering Your PhD Viva: Tips for a Successful Defense and Beyond

    The PhD viva, or defense, is a critical milestone in your doctoral journey. It is an opportunity to present and defend your research to a panel of experts in your field. While the viva can be a…

  9. How to Excel in Your Doctoral Viva

    How to excel in your doctoral viva offers an accessible guide to approaching and preparing for a PhD viva examination. The book explains what the viva is, how the process works, and what the purpose of the viva is. It guides the reader through the course of preparing for their viva examination, with chapters focusing on organisation to dealing with viva concerns.

  10. 5 Tips for Preparing for Your PhD Viva

    5. Focus on Your Strengths. Try to view the viva as an opportunity to showcase the new knowledge you have added to your field of research. Focus on the positives that have come out of your work; all projects will have some areas of weakness but there's no need to highlight these to your examiners unless directly asked about them.

  11. What to Expect from Your Viva

    The viva voce examination is the main assessment of your PhD. Typically, students don't ask about it until they are ready to submit, and it can seem for some to be an intimidating event, lurking on the horizon. It doesn't have to be a horrible, traumatic experience. In reality, it's one of the few opportunities you'll have to discuss so much of your work in detail with interested ...

  12. PhD Viva: What it is and How to Prepare

    The official name for a PhD Viva is Viva Voce, which is Latin for living voice. It is an oral examination, comprising 20% towards the evaluation of a doctoral degree. The other 80% of the doctoral degree is allocated to the research work. Both are compulsory components of any PhD programme.

  13. PDF A Guide for Viva Preparation

    The viva voce, shortened to viva, is an oral examination where you are expected to 'defend' your thesis, and the quality of your research will be assessed. The viva will take place usually within 3 months of submitting your thesis; it is a required examination in order to achieve a postgraduate research degree.

  14. What is a PhD Viva Like? Sharing Graduates' Experiences

    This delves into how a PhD viva is assessed, who is present, the potential outcomes and what follows after. As a quick recap, a PhD viva (also called a defense in some countries) is the final assessment a PhD student undertakes in order to pass their PhD. The format the viva can take varies from country to country and even institution to ...

  15. 5 tips for passing your PhD viva

    It's a focused discussion giving you the opportunity to present your PhD thesis and then defend it in front of a panel of academic experts. 1. Understand what's expected of you. Traditionally, your thesis would always be discussed in person, with the interview style viva exam overseen by at least two (internal and external) examiners.

  16. Five top tips to pass your PhD viva

    1). Make your own learning space. "It's important on the lead up to the viva voce to have a space that's designated for your preparations. This could be at your university, in a coffee shop or at home. "For instance, I took over my dining room table for a good two months. I had all of my resources there - my books, my thesis and lots of post-it ...

  17. What is the PhD Viva?

    The viva voce is the final assessment for a PhD. It is an oral examination where the student defends their research to two academic examiners. This involves answering questions about your work, typically related to the literature, methodology, your findings and the significance of your conclusions. In some countries (like the USA) the viva is ...

  18. How to Defend a Thesis: An Introduction to the PhD Viva

    The PhD viva involves you discussing and defending your work with experts in your field. The experts act as examiners to determine whether or not the university should award you a PhD based on your thesis and viva performance. The thesis is the written report submitted for a PhD, and the viva is a means of quality control to ensure that only ...

  19. PDF PhD Viva Guide

    Purpose of the Viva The PhD is not meant to be flawless and definitive. It is a research training. It is a 'master piece' in the old guild sense of the carefully-done job which shows that an apprentice is now qualified to practice this trade (Connell, 1985, p. 38 as cited in

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    The Faculty of Pharmacy also provides postgraduate training (1-year internship) in pharmacoeconomics and management, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacognosy. The Faculty of Pharmacy also offers PhD fellowships, with the PhD program lasting 3-4 years, other doctoral programs and continuing education courses.

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