A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who work together as peers (including women) in the pursuit of knowledge or practice.
The title of research fellow is used to denote an academic research position at a uni...
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A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who work together as peers (including women) in the pursuit of knowledge or practice.
The title of research fellow is used to denote an academic research position at a university or similar institution.
The title of Teaching fellow is used to denote an academic teaching position at a university or similar institution.
The title fellow might be given to an academic member of staff upon retirement who continues to be affiliate to a university institution in the United Kingdom.
At Colleges of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin, full fellows form the governing body of the college, although they may elect a Council to handle day-to-day management. All fellows are entitled to certain...
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