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57,466 | I am an American teaching in a US university, and I've noticed that many foreign students come with their own handwriting customs for writing English. In particular I've noticed that Indian students often write the letter 'x' so that it (to me, anyway, and probably to many Americans) resembles an 'n', and makes their w... | [
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57,470 | As a TA, I should review undergraduate students’ works, containing reports and computer codes in order to find out whether plagiarism or cheating occurred or not. I tried to use online and offline plagiarism tools without success. Finally, I decided to ask them a couple of questions about their works.
I was wondering ... | [
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57,473 | On my 'quest' to understand how universities have changed over the past decade(s), I'm curious as to how teaching in lectures was done before the days of PowerPoint (which as an undergraduate is seemingly the only thing I see all day, but I am sure it was not used anywhere near as extensively a decade or two ago).
Ne... | [
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57,474 | At ETH Zurich only undergraduate courses are held in German (graduate courses are in English). There both postdoctoral positions and assistant professorships require a certain teaching load. The job descriptions are fairly detailed, but the following point doesn't seem to be addressed:
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> Does the postdoctoral posit... | [
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57,481 | I'm writing an article for a conference that has very strict style guidelines and I'm therefore very careful not to mess with the style. However, when using the style for the placement of author names, the 4 names (arranged in a 2x2 matrix) end up unaligned. It is not completely clear to me why - all of the names are o... | [
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57,489 | I'm looking to do an extensive literature search.
I would like to start with about half a dozen or so survey papers in the field, and look at their bibliography. Then, I would like to go through each of *those* papers and look at *their* bibliography.
This can continue until I have, say, 500 - 1000 papers in a a rela... | [
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"text": "The name for the type of research related to your question is referred to as: Bibliometrics or Scientometrics. \n\nThat... | 2015/11/03 | [
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57,490 | I caught a student plagiarizing on a programming assignment by copying someone else's code and replacing some variable/function names. I gave the student a zero, and shortly afterward he emailed me maintaining that he's innocent and I'm falsely accusing him of cheating.
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"text": "Inform the student of the school's official procedure for appealing an accusation of plagiarism, and suggest he foll... | 2015/11/03 | [
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57,497 | The IMRaD format (Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion) seems to be the gold standard in publishable scholarly articles in certain fields. I am wondering if I could get my literature review published if I modified it to fit this format. It’s not a systematic review and uses a lot of grey literature (unpublished... | [
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57,499 | All MA students in my graduate program (social sciences) are required to take a course titled 'Thought and Theory'. Ostensibly, the course should serve as an in-depth introduction for students to the contemporary debates and prevailing theories and schools of thought in our discipline. (This is particularly important a... | [
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57,500 | I was browsing through Academia SE and found [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/53880/what-should-i-do-after-advisor-got-upset-when-i-expressed-belief-in-evolution).
To save you from reading the whole thing, here is what confused me: the person who asked a question is in Master program at un... | [
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"text": "In the US, in many fields, it's common to enter a PhD program with just a bachelor's (and typically, someone who does... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,512 | Does anyone know examples where online courses (or other similar eLearning methods) are currently used effectively in the curriculum of a university? | [
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"text": "Online master's programs are quite common in Library and Information {Science|Studies} schools/departments. Sometim... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,514 | I am a lab technician (microbiology & molecular biology) and biology student, and I am currently seeking for job in some institutes in the UK. After sending my CVs to the HR departments, I usually got some replies with acknowledgement, or pointing to the institute's vacancies webpage, etc.
Now I would like to be more ... | [
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"text": "Although many academics are not quite happy with the bureaucratic difficulties and delays caused by the... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,516 | One of the answers [here](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/35194/how-do-academics-find-time-to-write-books) says that some researchers in humanities publish their thesis as a book. Could the same be done for example in physics, chemistry or math degree? By book I mean the whole thesis, not just a handbook w... | [
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"text": "I know of several people who have done this in physics. In each case, the book was an exact copy of their thesis (ri... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,519 | When publishing in some popular scientific journals, it is easy to understand that it is worth referring to in your CV, job applications, or elsewhere when it is appropriate to talk about your publications.
But what if your publication is not in some scientific journal known worldwide with 50 years history, but on so... | [
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"text": "One problem with the blog and the website is the quality assurance. A peer-reviewed article guarantees that your res... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,532 | So I have been talking to a professor in quantum game theory from a unversity in my city whom I have never met. We have been going back and forth on mails discussing ideas. I did alot of research and presented my ideas to him through mails. He has asked me to come meet him to further share the ideas face to face and in... | [
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"text": "Since he wants to introduce you to others, I would say you already won. I would expect friendly conversation and discu... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,536 | In which fraction of the recent papers is significant incompetence of review(s) observed in natural sciences? In my searching, I've only come across [one example of such a review](http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2010/04/01/how-do-researchers-perceive-pe/)... is anyone familiar with any others? | [
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"text": "Let's break the possibilities in two, shall we?\n\n1. The reviewers are indeed incompetent. If it is a journal,... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,539 | I am one of the five authors in a paper about to be submitted.
Some of us stated in the affiliation their membership in a certain chemical society closely related to both the subject of the paper and the target journal itself (electrochemistry). I am member of a different chemical society not really germane to that fi... | [
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57,548 | I would like to relocate to Germany and obtain a PhD from a German University. I have a BSc(Hons) in Psychology, which is obtained from Edinburgh Napier University, and MSc in Information Technology from Aberdeen University. I really enjoy IT and I would like to stay in the field and combine it with academia and resear... | [
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"text": "1. To obtain a doctorate in Germany, you must have a qualifying degree from an accredited institution. Nowad... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,556 | I am writing my thesis. In second chapter, I would like to propose a model with a figure. In third chapter, I want to propose a framework which is based on that model. It would be easy for a user to understand the framework if I can have the same figure in chapter three. Is this OK to copy the same figure? Or should I ... | [
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57,557 | I am a grad student, graduating in the spring. In my application for postdocs, I include a cover letter that lists faculty members I want to work with. If there is one person that I am really interested in working with, should I just list that person? Or should I add another so that I sound open to working with other p... | [
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"text": "At least in mathematics, I would recommend something like:\n\n\"I am especially interested in working with X, as... | 2015/11/04 | [
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57,560 | I am currently a math PhD student, and will be graduating next spring.
If I'm applying for a position at small liberal arts college, what should my research statement look like? How detailed and how long should it be? I have heard/read that small liberal arts colleges are focused on undergraduate research. I am wonde... | [
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57,584 | Today, a very respected professor of ours, uttered a scattering reply that instilled within the hearts of my colleagues greasy distaste for him.
It all started when one colleague of mine, when the topic had dramatically went from discussing physics to discussing the potential of a 21st century physicist to imitate the... | [
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"text": "> \n> Is it acceptable for a professor to claim that his students will never\n> revolutionize the field?\n> \n>... | 2015/11/05 | [
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57,590 | Until now I've been completely focussed on research. I did serve as teaching assistant on some occasions, but I must honestly admit that I didn't give it much thought and my only concerns have been:
* being clear and detailed (and slightly slow) in explanations;
* being available for further clarifications;
* being fa... | [
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57,602 | So I am applying to a research group in Quantum Optics and Quantum
Information. The professor has asked for my research interests and why I would like to join his group. My research interests are in the same field that he is researching but is not exactly to the point. For example, someone might be researching on the ... | [
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57,603 | Let there be some professor who whole-heartedly supported your application to some position in academia; let the decision be a rejection. Then what is a wise way and the right timing to inform the professor of this matter?
I think: if I inform the professor right after I am aware of the decision, then I may hurt his/h... | [
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57,606 | My second supervisor suggested that I add a final paragraph in my Relevant Work chapter which essentially explains why the discussed work is related to my own. I wrote the paragraph which explains this but also how my work differed from the discussed literature.
What should I call it? I stand at "Relation to my work" ... | [
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57,618 | Where can I find information about the demographics about previous majors of Finance/Econ PhD applicants to US schools?
I mainly want to know what are their undergraduate/graduate majors. I assume most of them would be Econ/Finance major, but how many actually comes from a different major? How many of them carries a ... | [
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57,619 | Having taught calculus for several semesters, I've noticed that the number of students attending lectures are gradually declining (especially for the 9am session). I would not be worried if they have learned the material by themselves so don't see the need of coming; However looking at their exam scores I concluded tha... | [
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57,622 | I wonder why most academic conferences don't make their budget publicly available.
Making budgets publicly available could help explain high conference fees (which attendees often complain about), help other conference organizers, receive feedback to be able to improve, improve transparency towards the taxpayers since... | [
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57,643 | Can you be a post-doc if you secured funding from a private organization to do research at a university in the social sciences/humanities, or do you have to have governmental funding to do a postdoc? | [
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57,653 | In a particular course, there will be one final exam and an online activity.
Say the final exam is worth 50 points and the online activity is worth 5 points.
Based on the following statement, how should the course be graded?
"Online activity points added to the course cumulative score."
For a sample case, we will... | [
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57,657 | I'm an international undergraduate junior at an university in the U.S. whose math PhD program is ranked about 20th in the nation. By the end of my next semester, I will have taken 16 math graduate courses, most of which are for second year graduate students (e.g. Shimura variety, advanced algebraic geometry, and some s... | [
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57,665 | I've done my masters in CS/Artificial Intelligence. My thesis work is related to Human-Robot interaction, that involves robotics and psychological theories.
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57,685 | I wrote a short note, showing that someone's recent conjecture is false. Is it a good idea to submit the manuscript to the same journal the conjecture originally appeared in? Will it expedite the reviewing process?
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57,695 | I am in my third year of a Mathematics degree (UK). Where a masters is concerned, It seems like I only have to declare unspent convictions. But it is not clear where research positions are concerned.
It is spent now, has been for 12 months. I had 50 hours community service for the crime (Not a custodial sentence).
Th... | [
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57,696 | I am in the process of applying to several computer science PhD programs in North America, and I was wondering if any of the courses that I have already finished in my Master's (in a US university) could be applicable for credit transfer?
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57,699 | I'm currently a (physics) postdoc at a university. I'm currently applying for academic jobs (tenure-track research professor and postdoc positions) as well as jobs in national labs.
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57,703 | I had a PhD interview last week, the professor send me an email:
**Thanks for taking the time to participate in the Skype interview.
We are a bit delayed in making decisions, but I to get back to you on Tuesday 3 November.
Have a nice weekend,**
However, I have not got his Email yet. What happened? I wrote a email t... | [
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57,705 | I received an email from a graduate student at a well-known university in the UK. The email is a marketing email for a campaign run by a company the writer of the email is affiliated with. The campaign is about something that may possibly be of interest to people in academia, so I bear no ill will to the writer for sen... | [
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57,708 | The only thing I can think of is scholarship application. But how much do scholarship committees look at extracurricular activities? Do they look for the positions that you held?
Frankly I'm very weak at extracurricular activities and don't know what to do. | [
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57,714 | For me as a graduate student, there are some papers out there that really stand out among the others. Some of them are really meaningful and inspiring.
**Is it polite or even acceptable emailing the authors of a paper you enjoyed reading?**
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57,722 | I am an undergraduate senior. I wonder why people keep doing page breaking in their thesis, like one diagram for one page. Is that for the page count? or just because they have to? Also, I wonder if it is a good thing to do in my thesis.
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57,726 | I'm a student that started doing CS research not too long ago, and I'd like some advice on making sure I'm in good terms with my peers. I've been helping another student's project (in my field, the first author is usually *the* author. I was to be the second author because it wasn't my project, but I'm also very intere... | [
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57,727 | Out of curiosity, I would like to get a feeling of what is the attitude in general for a present-day editor of a prestigious (not an objective modifier, of course) journal to deal with a new submission before sending it out for review.
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57,749 | Academics have called for [a boycott against Elsevier](http://thecostofknowledge.com), with some success for instance because it has led to resignations ([recently in the Lingua journal](http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/11/entire-editorial-staff-of-elsevier-journal-lingua-resigns-over-high-price-lack-of-open-acces... | [
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57,751 | I am a PhD student and often I will meet with my advisor and our collaborators. But they always do all the talking even though I am the only one writing code. And sometimes I will try to ask a question or make a suggestion and then half the time they will just talk over me.
I am wondering if this is because I am a wom... | [
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57,755 | I was thinking the following: suppose that one writes an article or lecture notes where he or she uses some lemma. I have understood that every lemma should be used somewhere in the document. But is it enough if I use some lemma in an example, or should there be a theorem or proposition that uses that particular lemma? | [
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57,762 | If a PhD student who behaves badly, e.g being rude to other PhD students/staffs, distracting people in the same office by talking loudly or making noise..., should his/her supervisor do anything to deal with that student? If the answer is yes, what should a supervisor do? | [
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57,777 | I currently have a masters degree in an engineering field and I don't currently have any PhD degrees (I may study for a doctorate degree in future). It happens that when I go to conferences or scientific occasions, even in the emails I receive from people; they use a doctor prefix for my name; but I do not have a PhD d... | [
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57,778 | One suggestion I received for my thesis is to include a summary of related studies and compare the results with my results.
Should I include the summary in Review of Related Literature? Is it a good idea? | [
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57,784 | I'm an educational/instructional technology major in China. My supervisor asked me to analyse my thesis' possibility, necessity and feasibility which seldom have I seen in papers written by Western researchers. What's more, I have articulated the literature review ahead. I'm just wondering if masters in your university... | [
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57,788 | I submitted a paper to a journal several months ago (less than six months). That journal does not have an electronic submission systeem. I sent an email to one of the editors of that journal and I wrote politely (I believe) that I am submitting a paper to the journal. It’s my bad that I forgot to CC the email to the ma... | [
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57,789 | I submitted a paper to a prominent journal in my field. The reviewers all indicated that the paper would make a positive contrition to the field in the first round of review and asked me to make a major revision. I revised the manuscript according to their review and all reviewers indicated that they like my revision. ... | [
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57,798 | If I am a biology major from a lower tier liberal arts school, and I wanted to make myself more attractive for future applications( ie: grad school, job listings), **should I bother obtaining a minor in a related field**?
In this case the minor I was attempting was chemistry, but my last semester of undergraduate sch... | [
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57,803 | If you have good GRE scores, is it a good idea to put them on the resume that you submit with your grad school application? | [
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57,806 | I am currently writing my Statement of Purpose for graduate admission in mathematics. I am wondering how specific I should be when describing my own research.
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57,811 | I'm currently 2/3 of the way through my first postdoc, and starting to look around at, and apply for, my next job. I've noticed that some places require three letters of recommendation, whereas other places simply require two or three references -- i.e. they will call or email the referee if they view that as appropria... | [
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57,821 | I have collaborated and written several research papers where my co-authors withheld the final draft and submitted the paper without my name as co-author. Two papers have single authors (not me) and a third paper has three authors (one of whom was not even on the research team when I conceptualised the research and ana... | [
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57,824 | So I am an undergraduate in university right now studying applied physics with applications in aeronautical/aerospace engineering. I have a 5th year M.S option to get my masters in physics with applications in a certain field. After that 5th year M.S I want to go and get my masters in aeronautical/aerospace engineering... | [
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57,834 | Princeton has two nice options called "visiting student" and "qualifying student". UCB and MIT also have the same options, but their policies and names are slightly different. The former is for undergrads from other college who want to take courses in Princeton, and the latter is for those who graduated from their coll... | [
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57,836 | Should figure captions only describe all of the necessary components (e.g. the meaning of axes, etc.) or can the figure caption also include a brief sentence about the main conclusion drawn from the figure. For example, say the axes are labelled "speed" and "time". One caption might be "Speed of a giraffe in meters per... | [
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57,839 | Many researchers list out their submitted manuscripts on their website. Some specify the journal name, like
>
> Smich V, Uwivay J (under review) My awesome paper. Nature.
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>
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while others don't, like
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> Smich V, Uwivay J (under review) My awesome paper.
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57,856 | When using the same variables in many equations, should I redefine each time the variables and their meanings or is there other ways to avoid redundancy?
E.g.
c = a + b
where a is...
z = a / b
where a is...
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57,864 | My original paper has already been published in the conference proceedings. Now, the body organizing the conference has invited me to submit an extended and revised version of my paper to be included in a new book. | [
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57,866 | I have been following certain mailing lists for PhD opportunities. About a week ago, I found a really interesting position. Unfortunately (?), it is in a top school, so I don't know if my qualifications are enough.
I will finish my master's early next year with decent grades (average is near 4.5 of 5.0). However, my ... | [
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57,883 | Is a Polish PhD degree in engineering equally revered as a North American degree (i.e., from Canada or USA) in the area of academia and job-market? | [
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57,891 | My friend has told me his own story. He's a researcher and he's trying to publish his paper. His supervisor is a Chinese researcher, but they're working in the states. My friend has written all the code and contributed to everything for the project (including writing the paper). However, his supervisor is insisting to ... | [
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57,894 | I am writing a paper for a class that requires me to write from a perspective I disagree with. To an external observer it may not be clear that I am not allowed to disagree with the premise of the prompt.
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57,902 | I am in a difficult situation in regards to letters of recommendation and I would like to ask for a bit of advice from all of you.
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57,903 | I have an interview scheduled at the same time as a class, and I'm wondering if I should tell the professor in advance that I won't be attending class that day. The class is important to me, but the interview is more important.
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57,912 | I've a Skype interview for PhD application (it will make me miss [one of my classes](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/57903/should-i-tell-the-instructor-that-i-will-miss-the-next-class) today.) I've been asked, in advance, to prepare a short presentation and then there would be some discussion with the pane... | [
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57,919 | I am planning to do a Ph.D. in theoretical physics in the US, more specifically California, and recently started looking into potential Universities that offer a good physics programme. A number of questions came up.
1. I understand that an American Ph.D. program is very different from a European one in that it usuall... | [
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57,920 | There are some students on my masters program in mathematics who don't even know the basics of mathematics like an example of a continuous function or similar. They pay someone else to solve the problem sheets and projects for them and somehow managed to pass exams by learning by heart only past exams. Of course I don'... | [
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57,921 | I'm interested in finding all undergraduate/graduate study programmes on the topic of "Sustainable Consumption".
Is there a global database across all universities and teaching institutions that allows the user to search for study programmes filtered by a certain topic? | [
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57,925 | I am a graduate student in a physics department in US. My department's ranking is really low. In fact, you cannot even find the ranking in, say, usnews. This year is my 6th year and I am seeking a postdoc position in high energy phenomenology, and gravity related postdoc positions.
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57,930 | I am in second year of my PhD. I have a plan for my second paper, I did a full scale literature review etc. But then I put it on hold to finish my first paper.
A new student started this term and is coincidentally pursuing the idea for my second paper!
I highly doubt we can both have the same paper.
I know that co-... | [
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57,937 | Is it possible to get a refund from a publisher if I bought an article that contains a major flaw (i.e.,one that invalidates the main results or the main conclusions)? Assume the article was bought through one of the main academic publication's paywall. | [
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57,945 | I was wondering if it's possible to use the same research question, just using different methodology and a more expanded research area.I don't mean if you can just extend the topic of your Master's thesis into something that you're going to research on, in your PhD (as in your MA thesis becoming one or two chapters of ... | [
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57,958 | I returned to school a few years ago to earn the grades I needed to get into medical school; consequently, I'm the same age as some new professors. One of my acquaintances from a sports club I belong to is approximately my age and is a professor who researches something of interest to both of us. A conversation about h... | [
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57,961 | I am a PhD graduate applying for teaching (assistant professor) positions at smaller liberal arts colleges. I understand that generally cover letters should not exceed 1 page, especially when applying to large research universities. However, are longer letters acceptable when applying to smaller schools? Again, the job... | [
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57,971 | In my statement of purpose, I want to include a web link to give details on research projects that I've worked on. I was wondering if it's a good idea.
JeffE [recommended](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/1555/14716) the practice, although I'm not sure if his recommendation is limited to the CS area. I also worry ... | [
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57,999 | How different are papers that are "in draft", "in review", and "pending publication" for graduate school application?
I have a research paper that's already drafted, but my PI is aiming for a high-profile journal, so he wants me to address all foreseeable questions about the method I'm about to propose, which means I ... | [
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58,002 | I am 32 years old now and I want to apply for a degree in computer sciences at a European university. I am afraid they could consider me to be too old. That's why I want to show them somehow part of my code and improve that way my chances to be admitted at my age.
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58,006 | When I create a bibliography, do infixes of names always go with the surname as follows?
>
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The examples come from bibliographies I have within my collection where this style is used. My question is more about whether this claim is generalizable. More precis... | [
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58,013 | Ok... so I have hated graduate school since day one but have slogged through because I couldn't find anything else to do (I have applied for hundreds of jobs as an escape route with no success). It has been an enormous amount of ungratifying work, especially because I am not interested in the subject I am studying and ... | [
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58,020 | I'm a professional programmer with 15 years of experience, working in game development as a game and engine programmer, currently working at a prestigious game company on two well known games.
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58,022 | In particular, what differences are there in how these three things are taught? Is the terminology regional? | [
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58,025 | I have often read articles describing graduate education talk of "unstructured research problems". What *exactly* does an "unstructured research problem" mean?
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58,029 | I am a high school student who published some academic. Today, I saw a paper which looked quite similar to a paper that I published back in May. I was shocked to notice that the author of that paper had plagiarised my entire paper verbatim. He went as far as saying that his results were novel and found out all by him a... | [
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58,039 | Three months ago, I had a one hour interview with a professor in a scholarship. After the interview, she advised me to go to these places: the biology department of Harvard, MIT Media Lab, and Sante Fe. Since then, I have researched about my interest more carefully, and decided that my interest is slightly different. A... | [
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58,045 | The answers to [this](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/2945/20862) question promote a view that the personal pronoun *we* is acceptable in an academic paper. But I did not see an answer there, or more generally on this site, that discourages the use of *we.* This question is different to the one mentioned above bec... | [
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58,053 | There are many different kinds of bachelor degrees. In my country, there seems to be no difference between bachelor of science in engineering and bachelor of engineering. There is only one kind of degree for undergraduate majoring in engineering. I am now applying to graduate program in the US, and I want to know which... | [
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58,054 | I'm a post-doctoral research fellow and I've just been offered another post-doc position at another university. I still have a year and a half left on my original contract, but it's not going as well as I'd hoped and ultimately is not going to lead me to a place I want to be in my career. The new position is at a bette... | [
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58,057 | If I should mention it then what should I write about it or how should I link it with the rest of my statement of purpose?
(I just suck at courses like history and other core humanities and courses which require you to rote learn a lot of stuff) | [
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58,061 | When teaching an undergraduate or graduate course and knowing about some good students, what would be the best approach in inviting them to join a research project? Contacting them directly, or send an email to all students and then select the "good students" that are also interested? | [
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58,071 | I just started being a TA in mathematics at a university in continental Europe. My big problem is my time management: I feel like I don't have time for my own research. During a working time of 40h per week, I usually have the following duties (other than my research):
* Teaching duties 3h
* Attending two lectures (to... | [
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58,072 | During my research I often have side results. By a "side result" I mean e.g. a mathematical lemma, that I use to prove something in my game-theory paper, but that may be useful in other contexts.
Since mathematics is not my main area of research, nor the area of my advisors, I find it hard to tell whether these side-... | [
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58,074 | As a new junior faculty member in life sciences, I would like to recruit a PhD lab manager/technician. The duties would include some basic administration (such as ordering reagents) but mostly carrying performing experiments and training students. I am open to the possibility of this person having their own research pr... | [
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58,077 | This situation has arisen a couple of times for me and I don't know how to deal with it:
I'm writing a paper that contains formal mathematical statements and proofs. I am very careful about ensuring that my statements are precise and that the proofs are correct. Usually my coauthors are equally careful, but sometimes... | [
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58,078 | I am a PhD student and got a workshop poster (only poster based on abstract, no paper, at one of the workshops co-located with the major CS conference) accepted at the top-most conference in my field ([NIPS](https://nips.cc/), Computer Science).
Since I am not a full-time student, I am supposed to fund my own travel, ... | [
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"text": "Firstly, congratulations on getting your poster accepted. If you don't go, I hope you are able to find someone to pr... | 2015/11/12 | [
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