Doctoral examination for new doctoral examiners

How do you examine a PhD for the first time?  What are your expectations, assumptions and perspectives?  Are you confusing your personal experiences of completing a doctorate with the requirements of doctoral examination? Steve and Tara ask why - so often - the most inexperienced examiners are the harshest.  This podcast offers both training and an intervention to ensure that excellence and the maintenance of international standards remain the priority for early, mid and senior researchers.