Academic / B2

pr-uh-FES-uh/prəˈfesə/

A professor is a senior university academic (UK rank): a professor of law; Professor Khan. Teacher is school-level; lecturer is a common UK university post below professor. Cite the professor’s paper. Mix-up: professional is about doing a job for money (already elsewhere). Do not call a school head a professor.

Meaning

A senior university teacher (UK); the highest academic rank in a department.

Examples

• “Cite the professor’s paper, not a student’s blog, for the literature review.”
• “She was appointed professor of public health, which is the rank sense.”

Good to know

Professor + surname; a professor of + subject. School: teacher. UK university: lecturer then professor. Citations and news. Rank, not any university teacher.

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