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graduate student:

Definitions:

  1. a student who continues studies after graduation

Examples:

  1. As a Dunn student , you also become a member of a wider community of graduate students on the hospital site . We 've recently begun to have closer contact with students
  2. has concentrated on fish , conducted mainly by overseas scientists and latterly , by Malawian graduate students ( DNPW , pers . comm .1995 ) . CONSERVATION VALUE Lake Malawi National Park
  3. graduate students ; draw to the attention of the MCR Committee the welfare interests of graduate students , and the implications of its policies for welfare issues ; organise such events concerning
  4. in business and management . Top Postgraduate resources The School has excellent resources for its graduate students , including two fully-equipped computer labs , its own computing support officer , and further
  5. to submit paper proposals . Efforts will be made to fund younger scholars such as graduate students so that they can attend the meeting and participate . Abstracts must be forwarded to

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