Review finds PhD stipends should rise 'significantly', ideally to €25,000 a year

Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said the independent report "marks an inflection point in our thinking on many critical issues for PhD researchers". Picture: Norma Burke/RollingNews.ie

PhD stipends should be “increased significantly”, ideally to €25,000 a year, an independent review of how Ireland supports its researchers has recommended.

The first report of the independent national review of State supports for PhD researchers has recommended the increase to take effect from this September and no later than January 1, 2024.