The official resource about oral PhD examinations at UQ is:

3. Thesis examination

It is wise to review that resource first.

Examination process

The chair of examiners will be using this official guide to conduct the meeting

The process generally contains 3 steps

• Respond to the poll that arrives via email to find a time for the examination, providing as much flexibility as possible to accomodate your examiners
• The agenda, as per the UQ HDR website, is below. The Chair of Examiners will usually paste this into the calendar invitation.
• After the examination, respond to the feedback provided by the panel

Where can I get help?

1. Your supervisor will likely have excellent advice and can help you prepare for the examination, but cannot be in the examination with you. Consider asking them to do a practice with you.
2. You can also see the HLO section of the HDR handbook (that document cannot be copy-pasted, so I cannot paste here; also, to ensure you have the correct times for the appointments it may be better to review the document on blackboard to ensure view the single source of truth)

I have questions

• How do I add questions or comments to this page?
• Should I be nervous?
• How can I practice?
• What kinds of questions will examiners ask?