Further and Higher Education
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-20
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Rose Conway-Walsh (SF), Mayo

What are the Minister's plans to improve the working conditions for PhD students? PhD researchers need to have their work recognised. They deserve rights and conditions that reflect the contribution they make to education and research. The recently published general scheme of the higher education authority Bill contains no mention of a role for the reformed HEA to promote better conditions for early career researchers.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-20