PhD viva questions

Questions you should be ready for

1. 01

   In one sentence, what is the original contribution of your thesis?

2. 02

   Why did you choose this methodology over the obvious alternatives?

3. 03

   What are the main limitations of your work, and how would you address them?

4. 04

   How would your conclusions change if your key assumption were wrong?

5. 05

   Where does your work sit relative to the two or three closest papers?

6. 06

   Which chapter is weakest, and why?

7. 07

   If you started again, what would you do differently?

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