PhD

abbreviation

1. Also: DPhil. Doctor of Philosophy

Example Sentences

She undertook a PhD based on her findings, despite not having an undergraduate degree or any prior scientific training.

From BBC

Redding residents had higher incomes and better insurance than survivors from the unincorporated areas of Shasta County, said Rebecca Ewert, a Northwestern University sociologist who wrote her PhD thesis on Carr fire recovery.

From Los Angeles Times

The Office for Civil Rights is already investigating at least 45 universities across the nation for allegedly violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by working with the PhD Project.

From Los Angeles Times

C. Blaine Horton is a creativity researcher and PhD candidate at Columbia Business School, where his work explores how people generate, evaluate and present ideas.

From Salon

For Manar Al-Houbi, taking up her PhD place at Glasgow University would mean leaving her three young children and her husband behind in Gaza.

From BBC