A UK doctoral training centre has apologised for an email that advised PhD students to consider fruit-picking or selling cosmetics door to door if they are short of money.
In an apology published on 21 July, the Aries DTP (Advanced Research and Innovation in the Environmental Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership), led by the University of East Anglia, said it was “sorry for any offence caused” by an email sent to its students that offered “suggestions” on how they could earn extra cash if their PhD stipend was not sufficient.
