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> 
Re: PhD without money!? (Was: Scientists 
> Leaving Research)
> 
pb019@csc.albany.edu (Partha Banerjee)
> 25 Jul 1995 19:01:39 GMT
> The University at Albany
> 
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> sci.chem,sci.bio,bionet.jobs,soc.culture.usa
> References:
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> 
In article <3ulcqa$flk@upsn2.u-psud.fr>,
> OGER  <oger@trefle.isv.cnrs-gif.fr> wrote:
> >Hi Wolfgang,
> >
> >It is unfortunately the same in France. They are reducing both the
> >number of grants, and their duration, from 3 years to 2 or 2 and a 
half
> >years. They say two year is enough to get a Ph D! Probably in
> References: <8AD5519.06230062D4.uuout@execnet.com> 
<3ujj7q$anl@sparcserver.lrz-
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> Xref: asbe05.phx1.aro.allied.com sci.chem:21495 sci.bio:8019 
soc.culture.usa:8692 math and 
> >computer science, but not in Biological Sciences.
> >
> >Unfortunately for us too, we are not allowed live on unemployement
> >benefits, and work at the same time, so we are to work for free!
> >
> >
> >Phil
> In U.S., if you are a good basketball player (and especially a college 
> drop-out), you become a millionaire. On the other hand, if you are a 
good
> scientist (and especially work long and hard enough to be a Ph.D.), 
you are 
> a loser.
> Oh yes, I forgot! Another way to make money in U.S. is by being a 
conservative 
> politician. You talk everything but science. People like that around 
here.
> And people don't like if you are a scientist and still talk politics.

It's not all quite that simple. As soon as people start shelling out 35 
bucks a pop to see me run synthetic reactions, I'll be a millionaire 
too.