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Verify UCD PhD

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  • 14-07-2019 9:58pm
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    LuvinLunch
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭


    Hey,



    Does anyone know how I can verify the PhD credentials of someone who claims they obtained their PhD from UCD please?


    All suggestions much appreciated


    LuvinLunch
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    TimeToShine
    Registered Users Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭TimeToShine


    There is a verification link on the transcript.


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    LuvinLunch
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭LuvinLunch


    And where would I find the transcript please? I don't know this person and when I search online for his name and UCD, I find nothing.

    I'd appreciate any guidance.

    Martina


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    cunavalos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭cunavalos


    Alternatively if you are not looking for a formal acknowledgement you can search for their thesis on the UCD library website
    http://ucd.summon.serialssolutions.com/#!/advanced

    Select dissertation/theses from content type and search by author name / year or faculty. You may not have access to the document but you will get a fair idea if a thesis was submitted and may be enough to satisfy your curiosity


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    TimeToShine
    Registered Users Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭TimeToShine


    I was presuming he or she had applied for some form of job with a CV and transcript, in your case if their name isn't showing up on google scholar alongside publications I would be skeptical.


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    LuvinLunch
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭LuvinLunch


    cunavalos i used that link and got what I needed. It's a really important piece of information and I'm very grateful to you for posting that link.

    Thanks also TimeToShine. I was purposely being obtuse. Apologies for the lack of clarity. I'm grateful for your comments.


    LuvinLunch


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    bren2001
    Registered Users Posts: 6,002 ✭✭✭bren2001


    TimeToShine wrote: »
    I was presuming he or she had applied for some form of job with a CV and transcript, in your case if their name isn't showing up on google scholar alongside publications I would be skeptical.

    That's a pretty poor way of assessing if someone has a PhD or not. A lot of academics don't have Google Scholar profiles and popping in someones name doesn't necessarily bring up their papers.

    The easiest way of checking is through SciVal which is a helluva lot more comprehensive but it ain't free. The institutions library is usually a smart way of checking but not everywhere has this.


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