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APPG for Students PGR Cost of Living Survey

Cost of Living for PGRs

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Students has recently launched an inquiry on how students are experiencing the Cost of Living Crisis.

While we are still classed as students, this needs to hear and take into account the experiences of postgraduate researchers. 

UCU will be submitting a response on behalf of PGRs, and we'd like your views and experiences to help us inform it. 

Tell us about your experiences below. The deadline for responses to this survey is 12 February 2023. 

You can also submit these directly to the inquiry, and find out more about it, here (NB link will navigate away from this page): APPG for Students Cost of Living Inquiry

 
1. To what extent are you feeling the pressures of rising costs? 
Not at allNot very muchNeutralTo some extentTo a great extent
2. What are your main cost pressures? (please tick all that apply)
3. Of those options above, which is the one most pressing cost? 
4. Does your University have a hardship fund, and is it available to PGRs? 
5. Have you tried to access your University's hardship fund? 
6. If you have tried to access your University's hardship fund, how was this experience? 
Very negativeNegativeNeutralPositiveVery positive
8. Do you work alongside your PhD? 
9. How has your pattern of non-PhD work changed as a result of the cost-of-living crisis? 
10. To what extent are you worried about being able to balance your PhD with other work responsibilities? 
11. If you are funded to do your PhD, have you experienced delays or problems in receiving your stipend? 
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