But after five years, he returned to the UK without the degree.
“Some problems are so great it takes the best part of a lifetime to get your head around them. They need a long hard think,” Axten said in a statement.
“This one has taken me 50 years.”
He was officially conferred a doctorate of philosophy this week in front of his wife, Claire, and 11-year-old granddaughter Freya.
“It was still flower power and there was a revolutionary feel. It was the time of the Vietnam War, Paris, Prague and student sit-ins. Jack Straw was president of the students’ union in Leeds,” he said.
“Sociology and psychology were suddenly boom subjects. I went to study them because I wanted to understand people.”
His University of Bristol supervisor, Professor Samir Okasha, said in a statement: “Nick was an incredibly enthusiastic, energetic and committed student during his time here.”
He added: “It’s fantastic to see him graduate half a century after he started his original PhD.”
All of the other philosophy graduate students were around 23, but they accepted me as one of their own,” Axten recalled.
“They are clever people full of ideas, and I loved talking with them — especially at the pub in the afternoon.”
As per the information given in the study, Dr. Nick Axten was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 1970 to complete his doctoral studies in mathematical sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. But after five years, he returned to the UK without finishing his doctorate.
His supervisor at the University of Bristol, Professor Samir Okasha, said, "Nick was an incredibly enthusiastic, energetic, and committed student during his time here. It's incredible to see him graduate half a century after beginning his original Ph.D."
He and his family (wife, two kids, and four grandkids) are based out of Wells, Somerset.
Dr Axten told the BBC, “Some problems are so great it takes the best part of a lifetime to get your head around them. They need a long hard think. This one has taken me 50 years.” His research is a new theory for understanding human behaviour. It is based on the values that every individual holds. Dr Axten thinks the theory has the potential to change how we view behavioural psychology.
Dr Axten stated that he enjoyed his time as a mature student at the University of Bristol between 2016 and 2022. He added that all the other philosophy graduate students were about 23 years old, however, they accepted him as one of their own. He went on to say that the students were “clever and full of ideas”, and that he loved talking to them.
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