Change in PhD student status would draw more researchers to Europe, says Eurodoc.
More European nations should recognize doctoral students as employees, said Eurodoc, a Brussels group representing PhD candidates in the European Union, in a statement on 1 November. Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark already classify PhD students as professionals, and give them salaries and benefits. Adding stability and security could draw more people to research, says Sverre Lundemo, Eurodoc's mobility coordinator. Eurodoc is discussing the matter with the European Commission, he says.
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Better student stability. Nature 479, 435 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7373-435c
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