I don't have a list of corrections yet which is part of the problem as I still see no justification for the R&R.

As an examiner, I thought one as to turn up to the exam with no set result in mind? I thought that if you do turn up and do not give the candidate a chance to argue you turn, that in a sense is prejudicial? I didn't even get the opportunity to discuss time frame for the changes that are apparently needed. Frankly, I feel as though this examiner has no intention of ever passing me.

My supervisor and this examiner apparently have a fraught relationship.

Surrounding the administration of the examination, there were a couple of things that went amiss. My supervisor has been a terrible administrator and I have suffered at every turn because of it. This is perhaps why I am in the muddle I find myself now. I would like to be protected by someone going forward and it can't get worse than it already is.

As no timeframe is ticking away yet as such, I feel I do have time to change supervisors?

Hello again everyone,

I've spent the last week or two trying to get satisfactory answers out of my supervisor (whose middle name is "Big mouth"!) and have received none.

Is there anything to be gained switching supervisor for the remaining tenure of my R&R?

How does one call prejudice on examiners?

Are both of the above fatal mistakes?

Still in confusion...

Yeah I tried to but they are not replying to emails.

Ha, you have reminded me of another point. I was told that supervision was to be confirmed.

My first reaction following the experience was to email my supervisor, who was in the room when the decision for revise and resubmit was made. They wouldn't tell me anything and haven't replied to my last email.

I think there are grounds to appeal on the basis of prejudice. Why else would there have been no negotiation?

Hi everyone,

Your thoughts and experiences please.

I recently had my Viva and thought I performed well. I answered all the questions posed by the examiners and was not told that anything crucial was missing from my thesis. My methodology was not criticized nor was my literature review, my research questions or the originality of my work.

Yet I came out of the exam with a revise and resubmit, with a second viva and a change in supervision.

There was no negotiation about what needed to change and a time frame within which to complete was not proposed.

From the examiners' reports, I gathered they didn't like my writing style but did not question much in terms of content.

Can anyone help me to understand this result? Has anyone had a similar experience?

Yours in confusion,

Doodle Berry