ADJ

full-time, part-time
graduate, postgraduate
independent, private
This grammar book is suitable both for classroom use and for independent study
academic
The course integrates academic study and practical training
language
further
Many undertake further studies after passing their A levels
business, management, religious, women's, etc.
She's doing women's studies at Liverpool University

QUANT

course, programme

VERB + STUDY

take up
Now that her children are all at school, she's going to take up full-time study again
undertake
continue, pursue
complete, finish
When he has completed his studies, he'll travel round the world
resume, return to
She returned to her studies when her children reached school age. 3 studies subjects
do
lecture in, teach
He lectures in management studies

STUDY + NOUN

group
A bible study group meets every Sunday at the church
leave
The company allows its staff to take paid study leave
skills
The first part of the course is designed to develop students' study skills

PREP

~ for
full-time study for an MA

PHRASES

an area/a field of study
Students do a foundation year before specializing in their chosen field of study. 2 studies sb's learning activities

ADJ

new, present, recent
The present study reveals an unacceptable level of air pollution in the city centre
earlier, previous
careful, close, comprehensive, detailed, intensive, serious
a close study of share prices She devoted herself to a serious study of the Koran
major
definitive
initial, pilot, preliminary
A preliminary study suggested that the product would be popular
research
Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory
empirical, experimental, systematic, theoretical
anthropological, historical, scientific, sociological
field
This phenomenon has been observed in both laboratory and field studies
feasibility
The company undertook an extensive feasibility study before adopting the new system
literary
case
a detailed case study of nine companies
comparative
a comparative study of the environmental costs of different energy sources

VERB + STUDY

commission, fund, support
the recommendations of a study commissioned by the World Bank
carry out, conduct, do, make, undertake, work on
He has made a special study of the way that birds communicate with one another
publish

STUDY + VERB

take place
aim at/to, be aimed at sth, attempt to, be designed to, set out to
The study set out to examine bias in television news coverage
be based on sth
a study based on a sample of male white-collar workers
cover sth
The ten-year study covered 13,000 people aged 15-25
concern sth, deal with sth, examine sth, focus on sth, investigate sth, look at sth
compare sth
The study compares the incidence of bone cancer in men and women
conclude sth, demonstrate sth, find sth, indicate sth, report sth, reveal sth, say sth, show sth, suggest sth, warn sth
provide sth
The study provided valuable insight into the development of the disease
highlight sth, identify sth
The study highlighted three problem areas

STUDY + NOUN

group
The study group was selected from a broad cross section of the population

PREP

in a/the ~
In a recent study, 40% of schools were found to be understaffed
under ~
the biochemical process under study
~ into
a study into the viability of the mine
~ on
a definitive study on medieval weapons

PHRASES

an area/a field of study, the results/findings of a study, the subject of a study
Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Anthony Bryan

ADV

hard

PREP

for
She is studying hard for her A levels
under/with
He studied under Professor Sager

ADV

carefully, closely, in depth, in detail, intently, intensively
She picked up the letter and studied it carefully. In the third year a number of areas are studied in detail
extensively, widely
fully, thoroughly
systematically
thoughtfully
He studied her thoughtfully, then smiled

PHRASES

be easily/well studied
The influence of heredity is best studied in genetically identical twins