1894 27 July 3/2 He welcomes the research degrees now being founded by Oxford.
1960 W. C. Eells & H. A. Haswell ii. 27 Second in importance as a research degree and much more recent is the Doctor of Education.
1994 19 May 169/1 It was proposed that for most students wishing to embark on a research degree, there should be a special year of study intercalate between undergraduate and PhD studies.