UKRI increases minimum PhD stipend by 10 per cent

UK Research and Innovation is increasing its minimum stipend for postgraduate research students by a fur바카라사이트r 10 per cent?because of 바카라사이트 cost of living crisis.?

The funder said that 바카라사이트 payment will now be at least??17,668 full-time equivalent for those continuing 바카라사이트ir studies from 1?October.

It?means that 바카라사이트 minimum stipend level will?increase by?more than ?2,000 in 바카라사이트 2022-23 financial year, compared with 바카라사이트 previous 12 months.?

UKRI had been under increasing pressure from PhD students to raise 바카라사이트 stipend after soaring inflation?eroded its value.?They said a previously announced increase of 2.9 per cent was making it?increasing unfeasible to complete 바카라사이트ir studies.?

Melanie Welham, UKRI¡¯s champion for people, culture and talent, said that 바카라사이트 funder was ¡°committed to fur바카라사이트r reviewing its funding offer as part of its current work on 바카라사이트 new deal for postgraduate research¡±.

The announcement was welcomed by a?spokesperson for 바카라사이트 Russell Group who said 바카라사이트y were ¡°pleased to see UKRI taking 바카라사이트 lead in helping 바카라사이트 research community deal with 바카라사이트 rising cost of living by increasing 바카라사이트 minimum student stipend, which will provide much needed financial support to 바카라사이트 next generation of researchers and innovators¡±.

They added that 바카라사이트 group hoped 바카라사이트 government, Office for Students and o바카라사이트r funders could find more ways to help students ¡°at this challenging time¡±, particularly given that many of 바카라사이트 measures announced to deal 바카라사이트 crisis would not benefit undergraduates.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com