Áine Kenny: PhD students call for urgent reform of the system

PhD scholars are calling for a reform of the system, citing a lack of standardisation, meagre stipends, and their spouses not being allowed to work as serious issues.

Sidra Hareem Zulfiqar, a PhD scholar at UL's Kemmy Business School and originally from Pakistan. File picture: Brian Arthur

PhD scholars carrying out research in Ireland are calling for an urgent reform of the system.

Many PhDs detailed the lack of standardisation, unpaid teaching work and their spouses not being granted the right to work as serious issues.