In 1946 Rod Davies was awarded a scholarship to study Physics at the University of Adelaide, then he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1956 on his work measuring the distance of galaxies using the 21cm line.
In 1946 he was awarded a scholarship to study Physics at the University of Adelaide, receiving an Honours degree in 1951. He was awarded a PhD in 1956 on his work measuring the distance of galaxies using the 21cm line, examined by Jan Oort. 
