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46,057 | My paper has been accepted for a conference, I have chosen the ACM "License to Publish" and the publishers are happy with the camera-ready copy. According to the ACM license I may
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> "Post the Accepted Version of the Work on (1) the Author’s home page,
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46,061 | It is common practice in computer science to have papers peer-reviewed, however this is often not made public and after the paper has been published it is hard to find ANY reviews on the paper. There will always be mistakes in scientific papers and if someone points out the flaws in a simple manner in a review it could... | [
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46,062 | I am leaving my current department in the next few weeks. We are currently in the mist of our hiring season and have 12 job talks and campus visits schedule before I leave. None of the positions we are currently trying to fill are explicitly the replacement position to mine and the areas of expertise of the candidates ... | [
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"text": "Impossible to answer well without knowing more and I don't think it is appropirate to post more on a public forum! \n\... | 2015/05/26 | [
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46,065 | I am looking for software that will automatically assess the output of student assignments, or at least the numerical parts of them. This is for a large class of >100 students and multiple assignments. As part of a scheme to avoid plagiarism each student obtains different correct numerical answers to their problems. Th... | [
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46,069 | I work as an administrator at a university and will soon be resigning from my position (the job has already been posted). A student who I formerly supervised is applying for my position and has asked if I would serve as a reference. Is there a conflict of interest in doing so? I am not part of the hiring committee and,... | [
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"text": "There's no conflict in my mind, and given how hard hiring can be, I would value your input if I were on the hir... | 2015/05/26 | [
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46,081 | I work outside academia, but am working on a project with a master's student. During data collection, we had some skip-logic errors pop up while administering the survey online and it resulted in some superfluous data. She and her adviser decided to throw out all affected data and only analyze open-field text, and outl... | [
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46,097 | I've googled this question a few times and I've seen multiple different answers. I read that you can raise your undergrad gpa using a post bacc and I also read that post baccs provide a separate gpa. So, I'd really appreciate if I could get a definitive answer, preferably with a source. Thank you. | [
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"text": "Courses taken through different programs generate separate GPAs. When somebody (like a graduate admissions committee ... | 2015/05/26 | [
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46,107 | Okay, I'll try to explain what I mean quickly. My research on a topic kind of strayed from its original purpose, and for some reason (bad choice, lack of experience, lack of guidance, etc) I stayed with it way too long. That was my mistake. It's done now. The question is where to go from here.
I don't think what I pro... | [
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"text": "From my point of view, there is nothing wrong *per se* with submitting to a low-tier, non-spam journal. I have alw... | 2015/05/27 | [
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46,132 | This is for a master's level, if a department decides to publish students' dissertations, does that qualify to be named as a published paper? or does it have to be a journal with certain impact factor?
**Edit**: if online publications are considered ok, can they be added to a resume in 'publication' sections? | [
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46,138 | So I wanted to ask a question about the benefits of attending a conference and then found this: [Advantages of attending a conference](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/12680/advantages-of-attending-a-conference)
I realized from the answers that there are two advantages of attending a conference:
1. Making... | [
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"text": "First of all, in certain disciplines (CS) conferences are the main publishing venue. Publishing in conferences ... | 2015/05/27 | [
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46,141 | Checking the data from some public universities, I noticed that the variability in faculty salaries between STEM fields can be extremely large, even within the same university and for the same position.
For example, at the University of Michigan assistant professors in mechanical engineering generally make [around $9... | [
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46,144 | There have been a few circumstances where I've had to email an authority at my school and didn't know whether they had a PhD (e.g. An instructor of mine who I knew had been a PhD candidate a few years earlier, but perhaps graduated since then). In these cases, should I address the person as Dr.? | [
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"text": "I always use Dr. \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ whenever I am e-mailing someone at a university and do not know if they have ... | 2015/05/27 | [
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46,150 | I am reviewing a paper on a topic on which I have published some work previously as an author. While going through this current paper as a reviewer, I felt I could recommend my paper on the similar topic, which addresses a particular point better than in the paper I am reviewing. My question in this regard is whether i... | [
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46,156 | I want to learn more about a specific part of a narrow, fledgling field. I want to have a 30 minute conversation with a the burgeoning experts in this area of study -- they are all researchers at universities.
I have completed my undergrad in a related field, but at a different institution, and without formal trainin... | [
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46,166 | Is it possible for a young assistant professor to receive a higher salary than an associate professor in the same department with many more papers, citations, etc?
Why would this happen?
What determines the salary of a faculty member, if not papers and citations?
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UPDATE
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Although there is overlap, my que... | [
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46,193 | I've seen many academic CVs list the conferences the individual participated in, and I can't help but wonder how is this information useful? I can understand citing journal articles because this gives information as to the type of research the individual is doing, but I have no clue as to why listing conferences adds a... | [
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46,197 | I'm a graduate student in mathematics but I've done a lot of open source software projects, some of which have even won hackathons. My question is should I put them on my CV? I've seen academic CVs only contain publications, conferences etc. But, I feel that these projects are very valuable to mention. | [
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46,198 | A postdoc joins a group with a good idea to work on, while no specific project was given to him by the PI. After recognising the potential of the idea, the PI decides to take PhD students to work on it. When the postdoc asks, the PI says that the postdoc is going to be on this position only for a short time and the pro... | [
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"text": "The supervisor is unlikely to reassign project ideas carelessly that weren't their own. It is also worth attempt... | 2015/05/28 | [
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46,200 | Since public universities are nonprofit organizations, do their employees including faculty pay less taxes than those who work in industry? | [
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46,206 | I recently attended an editiorial panel at a conference where editors of several journals in my field advertised their journals and to this purpose listed, amongst others, the time difference between editorial acceptance and online publication.
While the averages they gave were about one month, I cannot recall any pa... | [
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46,220 | I an currently finishing my first year in a Masters program in Computer Science / Mathematics and thinking about getting a Ph.D. I'm not really sure, however, that I want to make my Ph.D. with the same thesis with which I'm getting my Masters degree.
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46,222 | Subsequent publications rely on the exact same set of funding agencies. In total, that is an alphabet soup containing no less than 35 acronyms.
I'm using the exact same paragraph in the acknowledgements.
Would that be (self-)plagiarism?
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46,228 | Currently, on all of my projects, I do my data analysis, create my figures, put them into a word document, and then I start writing. I say things like "We saw a 35% reduction in the effectiveness of..."
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46,234 | I've received several one-year extensions on my graduation deadline, granted by the PhD progress committee. I've used them all up and am running into the hard deadlines set by the university. I completed my courses and oral exam already, it's just the dissertation and user studies I have left.
Please don't write me of... | [
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46,239 | Russia and Israel have good histories of science and technology.
But, I never saw any Russian and Israeli university in the top 50 list.
Currently, the top Russian university, according to QS World Ranking is, Lomonosov Moscow State University. [Its position is 114](http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/... | [
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46,243 | I'm thinking about pursue my studies and doing a PhD in information technology.
My problem is that I would like to create something new (== write code), and focus my thesis on how this new technology works (each component and global interactions), what it can do, and how it can evolves / be improved.
I'm not agains... | [
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46,246 | The reviewers comments are so simple that I can correct them and send them immediately. But the editor says cannot accept the manuscript. Is there any chance that if we justify the comments, there can be acceptance? Can we write to the editor in return? | [
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46,250 | I supervise a student who is working on her bachelor's thesis. The problem is that she has not delivered anything, never asks for any help, and when I offer her some help she claims that she understands and she will work on it. But nothing really happens afterwards. We (me and my supervisor) talked to her multiple time... | [
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46,261 | I am a PhD student in my second year. I have not published anything yet and I feel my results I got so far are not publishable. I have two years left. I am stressed and I am afraid that I might not be smart enough to be a PhD student.
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"text": "**Don't panic.** What you're feeling is very common: so called [\"impostor syndrome\"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... | 2015/05/29 | [
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46,277 | I just passed my comprehensive oral exam. I took a week off and have spent the better part of another week trying to build motivation to get back to work.
Now I have about a dozen things I could do for my project: delve into the observational or modeling literature, hunt down a tricky bug in my prototype model (sever... | [
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46,297 | The British permanent faculty system seems to differ from the US tenured system mainly in that in the former the management can 'fire' one on the basis of redundancy ([What is the difference between permanent faculty positions in the UK and tenured faculty positions in the US/Canada?](https://academia.stackexchange.com... | [
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46,300 | I am writing my dissertation, and things came out somewhat different to what I had thought three years ago. Back then, I had three hypotheses. Two turned out to be true. The third, last and flimsiest, looks false. The question is: how should I describe the third hypothesis in the short list of hypotheses?
* I could ph... | [
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46,302 | Since it takes a lot of time to type presentations out using Beamer, PowerPoint, etc. (I need lots of equations) I have been thinking of shifting to handwritten slides ([example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U47kyV4TMnE)).
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46,317 | I'm a male 19 year old Phd student (in a field in the exact sciences), I dyed my hair bright blue. Personally, I think it transmits a great message and is generally cool. Although, I'm not sure how well received will it be in my university, in teaching, while visiting other universities, meeting new researchers I never... | [
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46,324 | I am wondering if it is a bad thing to cite a paper in a scientific publication for a trivial or irrelevant reason.
The specific instance I have in mind is the usage of certain terminology. I basically want to make a point along the lines:
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46,330 | I have a good idea of what things to say in my correspondence regarding this matter; here I'm mainly asking *how* to deliver the news: by phone or by letter/email.
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46,331 | A paper submitted to some peer-reviewed venue might cite some of the reviewer's papers.
Is there any research/study that looked whether citing reviewers' papers significantly increase the chance of a submitted paper to be accepted?
I am most interested in the field of computer science, and English-speaking venues. | [
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46,334 | I am an undergraduate student.
In about a month, there will be a conference a professor of mine suggested that I go to. The subject of the conference is part of his research field and I am interested in doing a MSc with him later on.
I was wondering whether there is a way of asking him to join me (or me to join him) wh... | [
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46,346 | So I was listening to this story on The Melh about a woman who earned a degree in Egypt and then an advanced degree in England and then went back to Zimbabwe to be a professor at local university: <http://themoth.org/posts/stories/grandma-mahembes-farm>
Would it be possible for a US citizen to do something similar and... | [
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46,350 | I am an 11th grader and studying undergraduate mathematics and living in India.
I want to become a mathematician, but there is one problem in this path. My parents want me to become a medical doctor, but I have no interest in biology. My parents say there is no career in mathematics and it is a total passion job, you c... | [
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46,354 | I'm not sure if this question is too broad or opinion-based, but I have been wondering about it for sometime.
In the old days when communication was not as abundant as is today, periodicals were a very effective means of communicating one's research and findings to interested people. Books and personal letters were al... | [
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46,358 | A few days ago I was browsing open-access social-science journals and I found one ‘author guideline’ explicitly saying that they are accepting student submissions if and only if the manuscript is co-authored with the academic advisor or a senior researcher.
I have acquaintances with several editors and editorial board... | [
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46,378 | I am curious to know whether there exists any data set that forces users to publicly release any source code written to analyse it. | [
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46,379 | I am in a reputed PhD Programme in Computer Science. In the prior part of my PhD I was focussed on applicative research but during the course of time I developed a keen interest in the theoretical reasoning behind algorithms and methods. I would have liked to prove the correctness of my work theoretically along with th... | [
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46,385 | It has been mentioned couple of times in this site that faculty could be able to distribute their salary over 9 or 12 months. What are advantages and disadvantages of each? And can faculty who distribute their salary over 12 months work during the summer? Do they get 1 month vacation and sick leave? Any effect on taxes... | [
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46,389 | It is often told that working under big shots (I mean, recognized professors) in a particular research field is always beneficial on the way towards getting a faculty job in top research universities (perhaps in the US). My concern is how a big professor can help his students (PhDs, postdocs, project scientists who are... | [
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46,392 | I am a very enthusiastic person academically and I love to gather new (sometimes irrelevant but useful) knowledge about my field in my free time. I am now at the point where I would like to start writing a paper on something in my field of interest and based on my own research.
*If my paper is credible, contributes to... | [
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46,402 | I finished my PhD a few months ago and am now settling into a postdoc position. The last 6-8 months of my PhD had been quite stressful (well, nothing unusual there, of course) and when it came to thinking about the next career step, all I knew was that I was a bit more inclined towards staying in academia than moving t... | [
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46,403 | The organisers of a conference have informed the session chairs what is expected from them. On the list of duties listed is for chairs to familiarise themselves in advance with the pronunciation of the speakers' names.
In practice, how do I do this? Speakers come from all the countries in the world. It's not practical... | [
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46,405 | I plan to do my PhD in Computational Linguistics in the near future. As one would imagine, it requires a bit of knowledge in Computer Science as well as Linguistics. Particularly, I enjoy French and Japanese.
The problem is that I want to *teach* too many topics at the university level. In my imaginary world, I would ... | [
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46,408 | I'm currently an undergraduate student at a university in Canada. Over the past couple of years, it has become very clear to me that I want to pursue teaching as a career. My issue is that the level I want to teach at is the university level, as I feel that I am more likely to encounter students who are interested in a... | [
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46,417 | I recently finished my PhD and moved on to a postdoc research position in a semi-related subject area at a different University. I have an idea for a narritive review in my old subject area and I have some time to make a start on it before the current project gets really busy.
My issue is that I would like to invite ... | [
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46,420 | I am an international student and was enrolled in a PhD program for the last 4 years. My GPA is above 3.8.
I was recently given a termination letter(without any warnings) from my department regarding my PhD program. Apparently my termination is because I missed a deadline for an article submission. I am surprised as I... | [
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46,433 | Arguably the most time-consuming component of teaching is preparation of study material (especially when in comes to a fresh lecturer of a new module).
1. First of all, every presentation should have slides. Who takes a lecturer without slides seriously? (with the only exception of, perhaps, really senior professors)... | [
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46,441 | I have a personal relationship with a psychology professor. We have 2 situations where I may have some claim on authorship but I'm not confident.
1. I was a participant in a research project in the spring semester. Due to my performance, I was asked to continue. The theory behind the research is that getting 2 types ... | [
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46,445 | I am considering dropping out of my mechanical engineering PhD program (only a year in) to return to a career in software engineering. During my job search I feel I have had a mediocre response from potential employers for jobs where I should have been a knock-out, home run candidate.
On my resume I have listed that I... | [
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46,452 | Please read the following background paragraph carefully to understand the meaning of "review" in this question - it may not be what you think. In particular, this is not a duplicate of [Is it acceptable as referee to contact an author on a paper you review?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9523/is-it-acce... | [
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46,459 | For a couple of days ago I had an in class online quiz consisting of multiple choices. I had read and prepared for the quiz and got a 80%, not too well but not bad either.
Several days after the exam I got a email from my professor saying that two different persons had come to him and told I was observed cheating by ... | [
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"text": "First, you should check and read the entire academic dishonesty statement at your university. This should give you an ... | 2015/06/02 | [
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46,461 | When teaching, at some points I sometimes have to go over "boring" technical stuff. By doing so, I see students attention decreasing: they look at their mobiles, at their laptops or, in lab environments, fool around in facebook, youtube etc. Their attention comes back when the lecture moves on to "lighter" subjects.
T... | [
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46,466 | When traveling, there are many things that can possibly happen or go wrong that would require extra money to fix. While these things may not be directly related to the research travel one is doing, these expenses would not pop up if you weren't traveling.
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46,470 | Scientists and other academics often embark on studies or make research findings of interest to a wider audience of laypeople. Sometimes this work gets covered in media devoted to pop science or pop culture ([*Popular Science*](http://www.popsci.com/), [*Quirks and Quarks*](http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks), etc.), and s... | [
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46,474 | Will it make any difference if you do a PHD full time or part time ?
In my case my diploma/certificate **will** mention that the PHD was done part-time, how will this affect my career afterwards? will it have any implications on an academic career ?
The reason for which i have to complete my part-time PHD in 3 years ... | [
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46,479 | I'm a PhD student in my third year (4-6 is common in my country) and seriously consider abandoning my current topic.
The new topic is in the same general field (CS related), yet in a vastly different domain and would need a quite different methods. My advisor suggested this switch, he could keep me funded in both case... | [
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46,501 | I know a businessman who has received a LOT of mileage off of using "Dr." and "Ph.D." with his name - in fact he puts it front and center. However, it turns out that he never had more than two years of undergraduate work. Is there any teeth behind either of these titles, or is it just a matter of how many you can decei... | [
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46,502 | I would like to do [first-class research](http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html). However, how do I actually accomplish that when my supervisors design not-so-great experiments and I don't have the resources to do more independent work?
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46,509 | I'm a Ph.D. candidate in a theoretical field, so there is only math and programming involved (as opposed to a wet lab). The environment is very casual, everyone just wears jeans and a t-shirt everyday. Sometimes I dress semi-formally (e.g. a dress shirt tucked into nice slacks) just because I like to. I notice people t... | [
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46,513 | I am really interested in translating academic material to my mother tongue. However the other day, I was talking with a professor and he advised me cease translating and start writing research papers if I want to continue my studies and start a PhD, he pointed out translation is of no value to English academicians!
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46,515 | I was a member of the [AMS](http://www.ams.org/home/page) in 2014, but my school had cut funding for 2015, should I still list I was a member in 2014 on my CV? | [
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46,521 | There are the obvious worries about getting scooped (discussed here <http://www.quora.com/When-is-it-wise-to-blog-or-talk-about-your-academic-research-work-before-you-submit-it-for-publication>).
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46,526 | In my field a number of different styles are used in titles.
Many publications present scientific names in italics, [such as this one](http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00328689). Others do not italicise scientific names, [such as this one](http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/286087?seq=1#page_scan_tab_conten... | [
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46,538 | This question is closely related to this:
[Options to publish a paper "as is" without being able to produce "more results"](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/14796/options-to-publish-a-paper-as-is-without-being-able-to-produce-more-results)
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46,543 | I am applying directly to several Professors for a PhD. As part of my applications I usually attach a CV, two references (one is a professor, the other is a research project leader in industry), and if asked I add a note transcript too.
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46,547 | I'm an American citizen and a Junior at a US institution and I've recently been compiling a list of graduate schools to apply to. I'm mostly interested in differential geometry and geometric analysis. In addition to domestic institutions I have been looking at institutions in the UK such as the London School of Geometr... | [
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46,550 | I am applying for a a PhD in the UK, and they ask for my bachelor transcript. Should I only include the third year transcripts or full three years ? Since I am translating it from another language it is better for me to only include the last year | [
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46,555 | I was kicked out of my lab late in my graduate school career, which destroyed my confidence and obviously delayed my graduation by 2+ years. What's more, my advisor tried to convince me to drop out of graduate school, saying I was just "embarrassing myself", that I just didn't have any ability.
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46,559 | I am very interested in Physics and I want to read as much as I can. Most people, including my teachers, advise me to take notes as I read. But I find this very difficult. I can concentrate only on one thing at a time -- whether that's reading or making notes. When I concentrate on reading then usually the notes that I... | [
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46,566 | Due to my country's education (we finish high school later than other countries), a year off, doing master's degree, I am finding myself in my first year of PhD in States being 26 years old, possibly graduating when I am 30. I have recently become very anxious about my age, since scientific career has been always my go... | [
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46,572 | As someone not in academia but beginning professional work in science outreach and communication, I'd like to stay well-versed and abreast of the research. However, upon performing rudimentary searches on these topics, I'm blown away by the number of results.
For instance, a [Google Scholar search on "science communic... | [
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46,586 | After an article/book has finally reached the pre-publication stage, the authors have to check the proofs for errors (introduced by themselves or during type-setting). I find this one of the least enjoyable aspects of my work and also think I might not be particularly efficient. It varies with the length of the manuscr... | [
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46,588 | So I am going to write my master thesis in psychology. It is expected to be of roughly publishable quality since I am a research master student. I always struggled with writing and am often overwhelmed with the vagueness of theories and concepts in this field. I often get lost and thrown of path without a good structur... | [
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46,611 | Student starts a PhD at University A, the student is offered a project conceived by University A supervisor. Then student transfers to University B in agreement with University A supervisor that they will keep working on the project together. Student expands and develops the project and after 9 months at University B t... | [
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46,614 | I am enrolled as a student in a U.S. university. I will be applying for a PhD program in physics in the coming months and I can't really move to another city. Therefore I am considering to stay at my current university A for my PhD (where I will receive my B.S). I am 100% sure that I will be accepted and I am very happ... | [
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46,624 | During my academic studies, I have always been ambitious in pursuing academic research with no luck. I have not gotten along with any of the professors whom I attempted to set up an advisor-advisee relationship with. This was not due to my lack of knowledge or incapability because they acknowledged my competency many t... | [
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46,638 | Given that a lot of prizes or grants are specific to a particular university, is there any point in listing the exact name of a prize or grant on one's resume?
For example, if I say that I won "John Doe Scholarship" or "Mary Doe Thesis Award", it won't really mean anything to someone outside the university. Would it b... | [
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46,647 | I submitted an abstract for presentation in an international conference. The paper was accepted, but with a caveat. The organizers replied me that it is an abstract-only presentation. Please what do I do? | [
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46,651 | I see that every paper which propose (present) something (new) (over existing methods) should possess an experimental result section and some tables and figures and numbers. Some papers may be rejected if they don't follow this format regardless what they are going to say. They may are needed for the evaluation of the ... | [
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46,665 | Variation of [When is it wrong to look at previous exams?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/27872/when-is-it-wrong-to-look-at-previous-exams)
Suppose students are taking a certain subject and are divided into classes A and B at different times but under the same professor.
Say the students are assigned an... | [
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46,673 | Recently I have received a peer-review letter on my article. While preparing an answer I've found that I have no idea what I should include in the answer.
There is multiple "idea" notes and few language issue mentioned.
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46,677 | Recently on my University he dies and now I was wondering how should be the ideal candidate. Taking into account that he/she is the one above all the faculties.
1. Does he/she need to have a Doctor degree? and of what kind?
2. Does he/she needs to speaks more than just one language? | [
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46,681 | I'm just finishing my PhD but don't yet have the qualification.
I'm applying for a post-doc and need to construct a CV.
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46,684 | I notice that the majority of admission questions on this site regarding admissions specifically refer to Ph.D admissions. That being the case, are Muqtew's applicants evaluated any differently in regards to focus on research, grades, letters of recommendation, etc.? For instance, research potential is a big determinin... | [
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46,698 | I'm applying for readmission to UC Berkeley after taking a semester off. In the *Application for Readmission*, one question asks, "Will you be in residence at Berkeley for the entire semester?"
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46,706 | This is a follow-up to this question: [Should I recommend rejection for a paper I referee if the authors don't make changes that they could have made?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/45929/should-i-recommend-rejection-for-a-paper-i-referee-if-the-authors-dont-make-cha)
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46,721 | How is the grade `F` viewed in US academic system, is it abhorred or people see that grade as any other grade. If a student gets an `A` retaking that particular course, the previous `F` grade he got would be overwritten, even though there will be a mark on the transcript.Is there any sort of negative stigma because of ... | [
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46,728 | I'm a PhD student, and I invented a new method to assist and semi-automate the writing process. Since I need to add more papers to my CV I decided to teach some of my PhD student colleges the method and convince them to put me as a coauthor in one of their papers. I know getting a paper is quite hard, because I've writ... | [
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46,730 | I have completed my Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from India. The minimum requirement for admission into the MS in Computer Science program requires a 4 year college degree. My BCA degree was a 3 year degree and I am planning on pursuing a 1 year Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) from Ind... | [
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46,734 | I am a student from Sri Lanka, and I have just finished my degree. Because of the rules of my University ( My program was a direct intake for Mathematical Finance specialization, and despite this I have followed mathematics subjects the most) I was not allowed to take any abstract algebra courses. I have completed the ... | [
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46,737 | In UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ, they don't seem to have a set retirement age. However, when do faculty members actually retire, or 'have to' retire (due to peer pressure, for example)?
This question is related to: 1. [How common is it for tenured professors to retire?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/40374/h... | [
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46,747 | Perhaps, it's a naive question, but I'd like to have some clarification of my own thoughts on the subject. I'm curious about what is the *rationale* or need of 1) transferring copyright from authors of an academic artifact (paper, chapter, book, etc.) to a publication outlet and, consequently, 2) an inability for the a... | [
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46,755 | So let me give a little info of who I am and what my interests are. I just graduated with a BA in Mozhematics, concentrating almost exclusively in pure math courses (favoring analysis, algebra, topology, number theory, and combinatorics over computational/applied classes). Next semester I'm beginning a 2-year masters p... | [
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