Helen was an outstanding External Examiner in a PhD viva voice I Chaired recently. Her questions were astute and rigorous, whilst always ensuring the PhD Candidate felt supported. She led the other Examiners (3 in total) in agreeing an approach to the viva before the PhD Candidate joined us, which lead to a coordinated and seamless examining approach in the viva, which is not always the case in viva's I have Chaired. I was particularly impressed by Helen's ability to balance academic and practice-based research approaches so well, which enabled her to draw out the best from the Candidate and explore how the thesis contributed to the field.
All best wishes
Dr Melanie Stockton-Brown LLB, LLM, PhD, SFHEA Principal Academic in Law Programme Leader for LLB Law Unit Leader for L6 Media and Entertainment Law Department of Humanities and Law, Bournemouth University