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DPhil

DPhil

7.3
An advanced university degree equal to a PhD often awarded by some British universities such as Oxford
  • noun
  • /ˈdiːfɪl/
  • UK
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  • He proudly displayed his DPhil certificate on the wall of his office.

Examples

  • I did not have the chance to look at Jeremy Johns, "The Muslims of Norman Sicily, c. 1060 - c. 1194," unpublished DPhil thesis, 2 vols, Oxford, 1983.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Friends of mine in senior jobs at Oxford are constantly involved in litigation involving foreign students whose grasp of English means they are not actually capable of writing a DPhil.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Yvonne Birks, RGN, RSCN, BSc, DPhil, research fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York

    Academic text (2011)

  • I have been unable to consult S.M. Foster, Some Aspects of Maritime Activity and the Use of Sea Power in Relation to the Crusading States, DPhil thesis, Oxford, 1978.

    Academic text (2010)

  • After years of research, she finally completed her DPhil at Oxford University.

  • Many students aspire to earn a DPhil in various fields of study.

Synonyms

doctorate
vsDPhil
  • Specialized
58 7.0

A university degree you get after long study and your own research

is a specific national title within that general category
Doctor of Philosophy
vsDPhil
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A university degree that shows you did new research after several years of study

is the British institutional title equivalent to this degree
doctor's degree
vsDPhil
1 4.4

The highest university award for advanced study and research, often called a PhD

is a named research doctorate rather than any top level degree
Ph.D.
vsDPhil
  • Formal
5.5

A university degree for advanced research in one subject usually earned after several years and a long research paper

is the British alternative name for the same degree

Surface Forms

DPhil singular
DPhils plural
D.Phil.s plural
D.Phil. singular

Etymology

The word DPhil is short for Doctor of Philosophy. A helpful way to remember it is to think D for Doctor and Phil for Philosophy. That is why a DPhil is the same kind of doctorate as a PhD and is the form used by some British universities, especially Oxford.