# Chinese PhD students in clinical medicine can graduate without a thesis — more degrees to follow

- Source: Nature
- Published: 2026-11-03T00:00:00+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03480-7
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/chinese-phd-students-in-clinical-medicine-can-graduate-without-a-thesi-6a0a5b/

Nature, Published online: 03 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03480-7 This expands the country's ‘practical PhD’ programme beyond engineering students.

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