The “Support our Science” movement pushes to boost funding for young scientists

• 3 years ago
• Radio
• Duration 18:13

This summer, scientists from across Canada were circulating letters and petitions and rallying at Parliament to protest the fact that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars haven’t received a pay raise in almost 20 years. Because of this low funding, many young scientists are now making less than minimum wage, which means they either have to live in poverty, quit science, or leave Canada. We speak with several members of the Support our Science movement, including postdoctoral scholar Courtney Robichaud, about the effects of these low wages on Canadian science and the solutions proposed by the group.