Title of Distinction

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The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge introduced Titles of Distinction for senior academics in the 1990s. These are not Chairs which is the traditional title for academics with a distinguished career in British and European universities. However, since there was a limited number of established chairs in these universities and a surfeit of distinguished academics it was decided to introduce these Titles of Distinction. This enabled the holders of these titles to be termed Professor, a title largely reserved in Britain and Europe (although less so in North America) for those in academia with a distinguished record.

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