How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?

  • Written by: Nathan Garland, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Griffith University
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Over the decades, supportive parents of Australian students on the cusp of graduating from their undergraduate studies have occasionally been struck by a bewildering decision by their pride and joy. Instead of pursuing an appetising salary in a prestigious company, their student has instead decided to do the unthinkable: they’re...

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