Not really. Grad students are already essentially working for free.
How many lavishly-paid deans and bureaucrats and administrators are employed for each grad student?
Generally universities take half the grant from the start and that's before taking fringe on top of salaries.
It's not easy to disentangle and it varies by country and institution, but those positions are not normally directly funded by public research grants.
How many lavishly-paid deans and bureaucrats and administrators are employed for each grad student?
Generally universities take half the grant from the start and that's before taking fringe on top of salaries.
It's not easy to disentangle and it varies by country and institution, but those positions are not normally directly funded by public research grants.