Australian HDR Students
@raisehdrstipend.bsky.social
We are a coalition of Australian HDR students working to improve conditions for all HDR students.
The proposed $10,000 cash splash for apprentice tradies proves that the Albanese Labor Government is willing to improve conditions for people earning a qualification, so why not HDRs? #RaiseTheStipend
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www.abc.net.au
January 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The proposed $10,000 cash splash for apprentice tradies proves that the Albanese Labor Government is willing to improve conditions for people earning a qualification, so why not HDRs? #RaiseTheStipend
Reposted by Australian HDR Students
On Friday I appeared in an ABC News segment about the HDR stipend. The HDR stipend is too low to properly support Australian HDR students. HDR students should not be in the "too hard" basket, we deserve proper support now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
PhD enrolments decline in Australia as cost-of-living bites
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
January 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
On Friday I appeared in an ABC News segment about the HDR stipend. The HDR stipend is too low to properly support Australian HDR students. HDR students should not be in the "too hard" basket, we deserve proper support now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Reposted by Australian HDR Students
🇦🇺 should be doing everything we can to attract & retain the next generation of ppl with big ideas.
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Alex loves doing her PhD, but says she's earning under the minimum wage
Alexandra Paton, who researches how to manage feral cat populations, says her PhD is important for Australia's wildlife but her income is lower than what she earned as a teenager at Macca's.
www.abc.net.au
January 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🇦🇺 should be doing everything we can to attract & retain the next generation of ppl with big ideas.
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Reposted by Australian HDR Students
“I'm earning less that I did when I was 14 at McDonalds”, says PhD candidate Alexandra Paton.
#RaiseTheStipend
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
#RaiseTheStipend
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Alex loves doing her PhD, but says she's earning under the minimum wage
Alexandra Paton, who researches how to manage feral cat populations, says her PhD is important for Australia's wildlife but her income is lower than what she earned as a teenager at Macca's.
www.abc.net.au
January 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“I'm earning less that I did when I was 14 at McDonalds”, says PhD candidate Alexandra Paton.
#RaiseTheStipend
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
#RaiseTheStipend
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Reposted by Australian HDR Students
“The PhD stipend is $33,511 … well below minimum wage of $47,627”
“Universities can raise the stipend to a maximum of $52,352, but a ACGR survey found none have done so. The highest stipend is just over $40,000 … with the average at $34,244.”
#RaiseTheStipend
“Universities can raise the stipend to a maximum of $52,352, but a ACGR survey found none have done so. The highest stipend is just over $40,000 … with the average at $34,244.”
#RaiseTheStipend
PhD student Jesse Gardner-Russell earns $20 an hour. Experts say low pay is turning Australia’s best and brightest away
The University of Melbourne student whose work could contribute to curing blindness says ‘people are shocked to find out how unlivable it is’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“The PhD stipend is $33,511 … well below minimum wage of $47,627”
“Universities can raise the stipend to a maximum of $52,352, but a ACGR survey found none have done so. The highest stipend is just over $40,000 … with the average at $34,244.”
#RaiseTheStipend
“Universities can raise the stipend to a maximum of $52,352, but a ACGR survey found none have done so. The highest stipend is just over $40,000 … with the average at $34,244.”
#RaiseTheStipend