High living costs paired with stagnant stipends are being blamed for a drop in PhD enrolments in several countries.
  • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I love how an article discussing lower amounts of people pursuing higher education has spelling mistakes on its subtitle…

    As someone getting a PhD I 100% think the stipend if you have one and life stagnation are 100% reasons not to get one. I often tell students who ask me if they should explore religious studies grad school that they should pursue a job in their stem field and study religion on their own time, so they get paid.

    • jacksilver@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I’ve worked in academics and it just all seems miserable and only about the money and beuracracy.

      I was putting together a research paper and a friend of mine whose a professor was telling me to try to monetize it rather than publish. Meanwhile I just wanted to see how things work and share it out.

      • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        2 days ago

        So… “whose” is possessive and “who’s” is the contraction you’re looking for. 🤣 “Spelling error” much, doc? Better watch out. 😂🖖🏼

        Edit: ohgod. The “bureaucracy” carnage was too much for my brain to parse in a glance — I must’ve repressed it until this second look. 🥲

      • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
        31·
        2 days ago

        I’ve worked in academics

        In what way?

        it just all seems miserable and only about the money and beuracracy.

        Was it stem?

        I was putting together a research paper and a friend of mine whose a professor was telling me to try to monetize it rather than publish.

        Never heard of that! I agree the bureaucracy can be horrible but there isn’t much money to be had lol.