Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in 20 years - Nature

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Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in the country’s 2024 federal budget, with a big boost in postgraduate pay and more funding for research and scientific infrastructure.

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Nature 629, 19-20 (2024)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01124-2
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