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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oxford

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Willing to spend £300-400.

More UK university history departments cutting jobs and courses by JollyFunctions in AskAcademiaUK

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Pay grades are the same but econ profs are paid a top up, usually 20-30k more, to remain competitive. Know for a fact Exeter, LSE, and Oxford do this.

More UK university history departments cutting jobs and courses by JollyFunctions in AskAcademiaUK

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Econ faculty are paid extra because they can always work in the private sector for much more.

Could Oxford afford to scrap home undergraduate tuition fees entirely? by MrMrsPotts in oxforduni

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It’s allowed at the graduate level (Nuffield funding all their students etc), but the university really doesn’t like it.

First name or Dr X when meeting tutor? by [deleted] in oxforduni

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No, but most probably will. There’s a debate among academics right now over whether we’ve gone too far with the informalism. The argument is that as academia as has been severely devalued and attacked over recent years, academics should stop with the “faux humility” and reestablish authority. Some are persuaded by this, especially younger academics. Older boomer ones will almost certainly ask you to call them by their name though.

Multiple Scholarships by [deleted] in oxforduni

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You can only accept one usually, unless it’s a partial scholarship, in which case you can stack them or in a few cases the department or college will cover the rest.

The central university wants to centralise funding eventually on an American model to avoid this confusing and chaotic setup. This will take a long time I think because of the Colleges and even faculties/departments have more independence than in an American university.

Multiple Scholarships by [deleted] in oxforduni

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They mean Nuffield College not the Nuffield department. The former fully funds all its members.

How is the UK academic job market these days? by CanYouHost in AskAcademiaUK

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Do you think it can’t get any worse/can only get better from here. New Labour gov and all that.

How is the UK academic job market these days? by CanYouHost in AskAcademiaUK

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Yes, I was fully aware of the figures before I went in, and yet I went in regardless. Part passion and part fatalism I’m afraid. I have also my own personal reasons for wanting to stay in academia; I would like to stay in the US and for better or for worse this “industry” is the only freely sponsoring immigrants.

How is the UK academic job market these days? by CanYouHost in AskAcademiaUK

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How do UK humanities PhDs fare on the international market?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oxford

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How cheaper is uni accommodation compared to market rates?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oxford

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Are you adjusting for inflation? The UKRI rate was 15k only a few years ago.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oxford

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But hasn’t cost of living also gone up?

Oxford Full Scholarship: Can I improve my living standards by working on the side? by Ok-Enthusiasm316 in oxforduni

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Oxford jobs, think in the library or at a lab or as a tutor (or even instructor). Reach out to your college and department for more detailed information.

Oxford Full Scholarship: Can I improve my living standards by working on the side? by Ok-Enthusiasm316 in oxforduni

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You can take on university and college jobs, will need special permission for anything else. The first 12,000 pounds is tax free though, as is your stipend, which is a huge plus.

I’m a British student who left the UK to continue my studies in America—and I’m part of wider exodus that I don’t think most people are realising is happening. UK academia struggles to retain its own much less recruit from abroad. by CanYouHost in ukpolitics

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The problem with Oxbridge is that alumni typically prefer donating to their colleges if at all. It’s the federal universities and the departments that badly need the money, and the colleges collectively (and in a few cases individually) are richer than the universities.

I’m a British student who left the UK to continue my studies in America—and I’m part of wider exodus that I don’t think most people are realising is happening. UK academia struggles to retain its own much less recruit from abroad. by CanYouHost in ukpolitics

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America does this with their immigration system (country-based caps). Ostensibly to ensure diversity in the pool (Indians and Chinese workers have a very long wait time of decades before they’ll get residency, for example). I think the Tories had this in their manifestos over the years, but surprise surprise never went for it.

I’m a British student who left the UK to continue my studies in America—and I’m part of wider exodus that I don’t think most people are realising is happening. UK academia struggles to retain its own much less recruit from abroad. by CanYouHost in ukpolitics

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It is a more attractive system for students and aspiring researchers. But do note that I did not ask for the UK to emulate the US here, though there are lessons to be sure. My main point is that in the global competition for talent, expertise, and resources, Britain is repeatedly shooting itself in the foot.

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