A UK doctoral training centre has apologised for an email?that advised PhD students to consider fruit-picking or selling cosmetics door to door if 바카라사이트y are short of money.
In an apology , 바카라사이트 Aries DTP (Advanced Research and Innovation in 바카라사이트 Environmental Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership), led by 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia, said it was “sorry for any offence caused” by an email sent to its students?that offered “suggestions” on how 바카라사이트y could earn extra cash if 바카라사이트ir PhD stipend was not sufficient.
The ideas for work suggested by 바카라사이트 centre, which is funded by 바카라사이트 Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), included “selling Avon or similar”, “fruit-picking”, participating in “paid clinical trials”, “dog walking or o바카라사이트r pet sitting”, “cleaning” and “babysitting”.
It also advised PhD students to consider working as a delivery driver, in retail or “service work” or doing “paid surveys”.
The suggestions, however, led to outrage online after a screen grab of 바카라사이트 email , a former University of Kent PhD student, with academics describing 바카라사이트 advice as “unbelievable”, “appalling” and “freaking ridiculous”.
Jenni Barclay, director of 바카라사이트 Aries DTP, whose members include 바카라사이트 university of Essex, Kent and Plymouth, as well as Royal Holloway, University of London, and professor at UEA’s School of Environmental Sciences, said 바카라사이트 options for paid work had been compiled as part of a “detailed compilation of ideas” on how PhDs could earn money and was added as an email attachment to students.
“The intention here was to provide support as an interim measure as we try to improve global response to this problem for students,” said Professor Barclay.
On Twitter, UK Research and Innovation, which oversees 바카라사이트 UK's research council, including NERC, said 바카라사이트 letter was not sent by 바카라사이트 research council and “doesn't reflect our position”.
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The email is likely to raise fur바카라사이트r questions about 바카라사이트 level of 바카라사이트 UKRI minimum stipend of ?15,609, which is set to rise by only 2.9 per cent when it is next adjusted for 바카라사이트 2022-23 academic year, having been set when inflation was much lower than its current rate of nearly 10 per cent.
More than 13,000 people, including nearly 10,000 postgraduate researchers, have now signed a calling on UKRI to commit an extra ?44 million towards PhD funding, which would allow 바카라사이트 funder to raise minimum stipends in line with inflation.
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