Global reach of UK doctorate

This report and discussion paper is about the Professional Doctorate Award in the UK – focussing upon the range of awards available and the nomenclatures used.

This 2004 study presents the position of graduate schools in at UK universities at that time, and repeats a survey originally undertaken by the UK Council for Graduate Education in December 1994.

This report reflects—and reflects on—the rapid growth during the past decade of a qualification commonly referred to as the Professional Doctorate

This report is intended as a strategy document, highlighting key trends and challenges in the recruitment and training of international postgraduates, and underlining the need to treat international postgraduates as a separate constituency from international undergraduates.

This paper explores the reasons for the establishment of graduate schools, the different models that have been adopted and their operation.