![]() ![]() These residence permits are often given in as little as 8-month intervals often as a result of needing to reapply at the beginning of the academic year, and there is an 8-12 week backlog on requests to renew their permits, which has resulted in “researchers who have been denied the chance to see their family at Christmas because they’re still waiting for the appointment”. ![]() “Every year they have to spend €300 out of their own pocket to renew their residence permit”, Murtagh added. Of these, around ¼ are non-EU researchers who face added barriers to researching and working in Ireland. ![]() Nothing will be off the table in order to demonstrate our feelings on the matterĪccording to data collected by the PCAU, there are approximately 12,000 postgraduate researchers working in Ireland, including those pursuing a research masters. “The rest of us looked at that and went ‘what’ because currently, the highest stipend that any PhD receives in Ireland is €18.5k”, PCAU President Kyle Hamilton explained, adding that “it’s only a fraction of people who get that amount” since it is often only awarded to those funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish Research Council (IRC). The PCAU was founded in June 2022 in response to a new initiative announced by Minister for Higher Education and Research Simon Harris and then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin providing a €28k stipend for 400 new PhD researchers. ![]()
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