Formal Interview：由導(dǎo)師與項(xiàng)目負(fù)責(zé)人組成面試panel，流程結(jié)構(gòu)清晰、問題較系統(tǒng)，常見于帶獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)目(如 DTP、CDT、DPhil)。

　　Informal Meeting：通常是潛在導(dǎo)師發(fā)起的一對一 meeting，雖然不叫正式面試，但依然是決定你是否被錄取的核心環(huán)節(jié)。

　　無論是哪種形式，導(dǎo)師重點(diǎn)考察是research experience、proposal質(zhì)量、academic fit 以及未來發(fā)展?jié)摿@幾方面。

　　以下是總結(jié)面試常被問的3類問題：

　　1.Past Research Experience(過去的研究經(jīng)歷)

　　這部分是導(dǎo)師評估你是否具備基礎(chǔ)科研能力的關(guān)鍵。常見問題有：

　　?Can you introduce your previous research project(s)?

　　? What methods did you use? What were the results?

　　? Which part did you find most challenging or interesting?

　　?If you could redo the project, what would you improve?

　　?What was your exact contribution in your published work?

　　建議：清晰地講述研究經(jīng)歷，強(qiáng)調(diào)你的research thinking 和主動(dòng)性。

　　2.Research Proposal & Future Plans(未來研究計(jì)劃)

　　如果申請?zhí)峤涣?Research Proposal，導(dǎo)師一般會圍繞你的RP細(xì)節(jié)展開提問：

　　?What’s the research question and why is it important?

　　?What methodologies are you planning to use and why?

　　?Are there any recent papers on similar topics?

　　?Which of my papers did you read? What did you think?

　　建議：自己的RP內(nèi)容一定要爛熟于心，尤其是方法、框架和可行性。

　　3.Motivation & Academic Fit(動(dòng)機(jī)與匹配度)

　　這部分是展現(xiàn)個(gè)人定位、研究動(dòng)機(jī)與未來規(guī)劃的好機(jī)會(有些帶獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金PhD導(dǎo)師很看重這個(gè))：

　　?Why do you want to pursue a PhD?

　　? Why this project / group / university?

　　?What are your long-term career plans?

　　?How do you see collaboration in research?

　　?Are you applying to other programmes?

　　建議：展現(xiàn)真實(shí)動(dòng)機(jī)的同時(shí)，突出你對導(dǎo)師方向的了解和long-term alignment。

　　Tips總結(jié)

　　?面試通常持續(xù) 30–45 min，時(shí)間不長但信息量大

　　?即使是informal chat，也要當(dāng)正式面試準(zhǔn)備

　　?熟悉RP + 項(xiàng)目內(nèi)容 + 自己的簡歷和經(jīng)歷

　　?英國導(dǎo)師很重視 clarity & honesty，不要裝懂，講清楚真正理解的東西