Reasons to protest this Thursday Oct 5 PWO Ireland:

We need an organisation designed to support PhDs.
If we don't raise our voices, our government won't pay attention.

Looking forward to protesting with PWO_DCU friends & colleagues #ResearchIsWork #PGRsDeserveBetter

PhDs from across Ireland will be marching to the Dáil this Thursday to demand that Department of Further and Higher Education complete the review of PhDs on time and put an implementation and budget plan in place ASAP.

#PGRsDeserveBetter

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At 11am on Thursday March 23rd, we ask all postgraduate researchers (PGRs), students and other members of faculty to join us as we gather outside the dining hall in Front Square and march to the Dáil to demand better conditions for all PGRs in Ireland! (1/3)

Thank you nature for yet again including the #PhD researchers' protest in #Ireland .

The funds are there as Prof. Barry O'Sullivan, MRIA outlined in The Irish Times & the situation is dire, as Richard Boyd Barrett and @PhdsPcau/@pgwa_ie stressed.

When will we see a meaningful change, Simon Harris TD?

My letter in today's The Irish Times responds to Prof. Barry O'Sullivan, MRIA's constructive proposal on PhD funding - the model of PhD funding in Ireland is increasingly out of step with EU neighbours and in need of reform that goes deeper than a stipend increase tinyurl.com/4cw8bcnx #PhD

My letter in today’s The Irish Times on one solution to the problem of PhD and research masters student stipends. #phdvoice #PhD irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…

A fantastic thread and document detailing the necessary changes that are needed in Ireland to protect the future of Irish research. #WorkersRights #IrishResearch

Simon Harris TD @pgwa_ie

Proud to release the Fair Researcher Agreement✊tinyurl.com/mry3v246 Ahead of the National Review for PhD supports, the FRA demands a living wage and basic worker rights for PhD researchers. We are underpaid, overworked and in desperate need for change.Simon Harris TD @pgwa_ie

If you're a PhD student or academic working in #AI please joini us at the AIDA. We offer free courses, guest lectures, and more. We're open to new universities joining. 80 European universities, research institutes, companies already involved. i-aida.org

With all of the talk around #PhD pay, I noticed some common misconceptions that folks have about PhD researchers and the nature of research. To have a productive discussion, we need to address them, so I made these with @PhdsPcau to give people a better idea of what we do! (1/15)

The world recognizes our challenges. Simon Harris TD still hasn't responded to our request for a meeting. #PhD #equalpay Department of Further and Higher Education nature.com/articles/d4158…

'I wouldn’t advise anyone to do a PhD in Ireland — it’s just not worth it unless you have access to a deep pocket': PhD students on the reality of being a postgraduate researcher in Ireland

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Apply to be a PhD student in my NLP lab! jkk.name/students/recru… I have funding for your entire PhD, with teaching opportunities (but not obligations), and you will be living in a fantastic city

The PCAU demanding #EqualPayForEqualResearch at the #USIWalkout today!

Union of Students in Ireland @PhDRights

'Students are calling for an immediate ban on evictions and the introduction of housing as a constitutional right.'

Third level students Union of Students in Ireland are protesting #costoflivingcrisis and the #housingcrisis ✊

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Huge numbers of students have walked out at Trinity College this morning in protest over accommodation & cost of living crises.

Front Square at TCD this morning for #USIWalkout . PhDs average pay is 16,300 per annum - and no PhD student is paid above minimum wage. Third level education needs to be adequately funded and we cannot subsidise it any longer. Simon Harris TD @PhdsPcau @pgwa_ie Trinity College Dublin

The PCAU is currently beginning data collection to help understand the positions various PGs are in. If there's anyone here from these departments (see thread) in TCD (or know a PhD researcher from that department) and would be willing to answer a few questions, DM us please