All Pay and benefits articles
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US government scientist union scores latest contract win
Californian scientists have followed academics in unionising and have negotiated better pay and conditions
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Universities in the UK beat national average on gender pay gap but large discrepancies remain
Report estimates that in 14 years’ time women in higher education will be paid the same as men
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Results of the RSC’s 2023 Pay and Reward survey
Financial and mental wellbeing are linked as many chemists feel the effects of the cost-of-living crisis
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Irish PhD researchers left disappointed as stipend raise is just half of what was hoped for
Independent review recommended increasing stipends to €25,000 but they rose to just €22,000
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Pension deal agreed for UK academics but divisions over pay remain unsolved
Joint statement by employers and union hails reversal to pension scheme cuts
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University of California accused of not honouring contracts negotiated following massive strike
Months after postdocs and researchers won better pay and conditions, many of the promised benefits haven’t materialised
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UK public sector scientists end strike action
Prospect union calls off strikes after deal reached with UK government
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Pay rise for PhDs in Ireland, but failure to tackle other issues sees strike action threatened
Independent review recommends €25,000 salaries – however, questions over employment status and visas remain unanswered
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When will funders take action on PhD and postdoc conditions?
Campaigns in the UK, Ireland and Canada await announcements
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Academics around the world protest fee hikes and budget cuts
Financial difficulties affect researchers at all career stages
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Financial challenges faced by PhD researchers around the world
Many are protesting stipends that see them work for below minimum wage
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Tensions between University of California and unions flare up again over possible cuts to PhDs
Academic unions are concerned by potential enrolment cuts to graduate programmes to offset the cost of pay rises
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University of California strike ends as employees secure significant pay rises and new contracts
Victory for striking student employees after 40-day walkout that disrupted teaching and research could have repercussions across academia
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Massive strike at University of California over low pay and poor benefits
Research at 10 campuses comes to a standstill as 48,000 academic workers walk off the job over what they deem unfair labour practices
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Strikes to take place at 150 UK universities over pay and benefits
70,000 staff members will walk out on three days in November in escalation of ongoing row
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PhD students should be classed as employees
With planned stipend increases barely covering increased costs, postgraduates need better employment protections
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PhD students don’t need second jobs – they need paying above minimum wage
Recommended minimum stipends for UK-based PhDs failed to match inflation since 2005, exacerbating the current cost-of-living crisis