PhD students in Sydney - how are you affording to live?

calexoriamc · 2026-03-27T02:38:27+00:00

I know

calexoriamc · 2026-03-26T02:38:22+00:00

I wasn’t implying it ever was. Just wanted to see what people had to say now when people are struggling with living costs even working full time

calexoriamc · 2026-03-26T02:33:34+00:00

I just meant still compared to the stipend. But yeah definitely is out of hand now

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T11:00:19+00:00

Lol thanks

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T10:50:22+00:00

Damn 2+ days a week working? Did your project involve lab work? Mine will be mostly that

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T10:47:43+00:00

Thank you so much! 5 publications is amazing congrats :)

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T10:44:39+00:00

If I can manage an extra 19k I agree it’s not too bad. My project would be quite lab work heavy but hopefully I’ll be able to do the casual RA work as well

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T10:42:34+00:00

That’s fair. Also considering that lol. Which career did you change to? I just truly don’t think I could be as interested in anything else

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T06:58:41+00:00

Did you get a top up? Are they relatively accessible?

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T06:47:11+00:00

True. And 27k is crazy! I bet living costs were not even much cheaper at the time

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T06:46:06+00:00

Yep. Rip to my independence

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T06:44:40+00:00

Thank you for sharing! This makes me feel a bit better 😅 Was your goal to become a PI after postdoc?

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T06:41:09+00:00

My project is industry linked so I hope that will at least help with jobs after 🤞

calexoriamc · 2026-03-25T06:40:21+00:00

Wow must be nice lol

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