Higher doctorates are the highest degrees awarded by the NUI to academics who have published a “substantial body of ground-breaking” work in a field.
The NUI process includes an examination of an applicant’s published work, and reviews by two external assessors. The NUI “could not have been aware of the background to the case and the ethical considerations” which it posed, Dr Manning told the meeting. The matter was then left without a decision being made until this January, when the senate awarded Dr Ennis the higher doctorate of science .
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