Episode 174: Snow and stingy stipends

PhD candidates produce research outputs for universities, and are a valuable part of the academic workforce. Yet, they remain to be seen only as ‘students’ and therefore do not qualify for an income, only a stipend.Did you know that the Australian federal government has the baseline for PhD stipends at 6% below the poverty line? Sadly, many universities don’t see reason to pay above this legal minimum.Danielle Udy, having recently completed her PhD at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic St...