postgraduate
Americanadjective
noun
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postgraduates
plural
noun
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a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
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(modifier) of or relating to such a student or to his studies
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The investigation began during a postgraduate course, when researchers noticed an unusual growth mark in the microscopic structure of a fully grown C. theotonicus fossil discovered in northwestern Argentina.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The country's annual entrance exam season for engineering, medicine, universities and postgraduate admissions begins in December and runs through May or June.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In some universities, students are promised additional benefits, including lump-sum payments, budget-funded places, easier admission to postgraduate courses, or better accommodation.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
After receiving a postgraduate diploma in marketing at the Australian Graduate School of Management, she held senior positions at Australian telecom companies including Telstra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Please forward us your resume, including previous research experience, graduate and postgraduate transcripts, and two letters of recommendation.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
While there had been a "significant drop in international students" - who are largely postgraduates, and who pay higher fees - Hillman said universities were utilising their resources for UK undergraduates instead.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Madhav and others said they’re more concerned with the loss of student advisers, who typically meet one-on-one with undergraduates and postgraduates to help them chart their academic paths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
CAS reduced the unidentified team leader’s funding and suspended him from supervising postgraduates for a year, according to the news report.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023
He told me that many of his clients are postgraduates worried about their money situation, and a large debt balance is “a dark cloud that always follows you.”
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2023
From the ranks of this wayward class came the old editors and reporters; they were postgraduates from the back room of newspaper offices and they brought to the front room their easy view of life.
From In Our Town by Frederic Rodrigo Gruger
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