This book is a toolbox for PhD students to plan and prepare for the PhD defence regardless of their scientific discipline or location.

Olga Degtyareva is an award-winning scientist turned productivity coach, who runs her own company, Productivity for Scientists, helping researchers around the world to be more productive and in charge of their day.

Eva O.L. Lantsoght is the Professor of Structural Engineering at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, a tenured assistant professor at Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands, and author and co-host of the PhD Talk blog and podcast.

1. Introduction 2. Overview of defence formats 3. Planning for a successful defence 4. Preparing for your defence 5. Defences around the world 6. Your PhD Defence 7. After the PhD Defence