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Kyral210 t1_japxr6y wrote

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What is a DPhil and how is it different to a PhD?

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flowering_sun_star t1_jaqdrb0 wrote

There's a few UK institutions that call it a DPhil instead of PhD (including where I went), and I don't know why. Knowing Oxford, I wouldn't discount the possibility that someone was making a point about latin word order or being different for the sake of being different.

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Kyral210 t1_jaqg04d wrote

Interesting. My PhD certificate (UK) says Doctor of Philosophy yet my title is PhD

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can-nine t1_jaqjv6g wrote

PhD means philosophy doctor.

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Kyral210 t1_jaqsibe wrote

And my certificate still says Doctor of Philosophy 🧐

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