| Comment | That's not how it works
Almost all PhDs are funded by research councils, which cover all the fees and overheads, and then typically pay the student an annual stipend of around £15k-£20k, tax free (exact value depends on which council, higher values for STEM, lower for arts).
Only self-funded PhD students pay fees, and in my experience the very few people doing self-funded PhDs are folk with private wealth who don't have to worry about money. |
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