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Swiss funding agency to increase doctoral salaries

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Minimum salaries will increase by 6 per cent in 2026 to ‘maintain attractiveness’ of PhDs

Switzerland’s main research funder has decided to raise minimum PhD salaries by 6 per cent from 2026 onwards.

The Swiss National Science Foundation announced on 24 July that its board and representatives from the higher education sector have agreed to the first salary adjustment for doctoral students since 2014.

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