Timeline for Dress code for examiner in UK PhD viva
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| Sep 2 at 5:24 | vote | accept | stochastic | ||
| Aug 28 at 18:54 | comment | added | Archisman Panigrahi | I did not know this meaning of the word "smart". Thank you for teaching me. | |
| Aug 28 at 18:53 | comment | added | avid | @ArchismanPanigrahi More specifically (oed.com/dictionary/smart_adj?tab=meaning_and_use#246505510) "II.13.b. Of a building, vehicle, etc.: neat and pleasing in appearance; clean, bright, well presented or maintained." This is a use that is (I think!) reasonably common in British English but maybe not everywhere. | |
| Aug 28 at 15:45 | comment | added | MD-Tech | @ArchismanPanigrahi en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smart see etymology 2 bullet 4 | |
| Aug 28 at 15:42 | comment | added | MD-Tech | @ArchismanPanigrahi why can't smart be an adjective relating to a restaurant. The definition includes décor and decorum as would be seen in a restaurant as well as clothing. | |
| Aug 28 at 15:25 | comment | added | Archisman Panigrahi | @avid How can smart be an adjective of a restaurant :) | |
| Aug 28 at 12:01 | comment | added | Ian Sudbery | Yep, my go to for a viva is dark coloured jeans, a smartish button down shirt and either a fine knit wool sweater or a blazer/sports/tweed jacket and nice trainers. | |
| Aug 28 at 8:53 | comment | added | Stuart F | Yeah in my experience examiners would wear whatever they normally wear when teaching, meeting students, etc. (It may depend where you are in the world, but most restaurants have no dress code beyond "no shirt, no shoes, no service".) | |
| Aug 27 at 21:52 | history | edited | Greg Martin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
changed to gender-inclusive language
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| Aug 27 at 16:24 | comment | added | avid | Depending on circumstances and travel plans, you may be taken out for dinner somewhere after the viva - so a good guideline is to dress as you would for a modestly smart restaurant! | |
| Aug 27 at 13:49 | history | answered | Louwe | CC BY-SA 4.0 |