PhD students: time to make them university employees?

Universities around the world looking closely at employment rights and research engagement of doctoral candidates

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May 18, 2017

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May 18, 2017

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Come in from the cold? PhD students may perform similar duties to staff but miss out on sick pay, parental leave and pensions

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