• Question: Where do you get your P.H.D

    Asked by robert1 to Cathal on 18 Nov 2013.
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      Cathal Cummins answered on 18 Nov 2013:

      You get awarded a Ph.D. by a university (in my case University of Limerick) for doing original research in some relevant field of knowledge (in my case it was mathematics).

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    Emma commented on :

    Hi Robert, if some cases (if you are very famous and good enough) you can be awarded a honory PhD! That is you just get it without any exams. Bob Dylan was awarded one from Princeton University (USA) and (St Andrews in Scotland) for his contribution to music

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    Michael commented on :

    Although honourary PhDs are now given to anybody – e.g. UCC in its wisdom gave one to Graham Norton (for what????) and Roy Keane (for publicity methinks).
    A PhD should only be given on completion of satisfactory research work.