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2019/05/16 | 144 | 464 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the correct format to fill out this field in a form? What if the author has no affiliations? Could you please give some examples?
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Title(s): *Dr*
Affiliation(s): *None*, *unaffiliated*, or ... |
2019/05/16 | 961 | 3,587 | <issue_start>username_0: From what I know, one cannot use a mathematical symbol for two different notations in a thesis. Is this right? The thing is that I am trying to cite a book in my thesis, but this book uses (tau) for both viscous stresses and reynolds stresses. Can I do the same in my thesis or do I have to choo... |
2019/05/16 | 1,887 | 6,516 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been asked to provide feedback regarding a paper a friend of mine has written. I sometimes read scientific research in my free time and I am yet to come across anything similar to what that friend has produced. I don't think I can provide any meaningful feedback as I am not sure how to a... |
2019/05/16 | 829 | 3,175 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a just-graduated undergraduate in Biology/Bioinformatics.
In a month or so, I'll get to give a short (10-minute) talk at a major conference during one of a handful (5?) 50-minute workshops (I'm so excited!).
The other 4 speakers were invited to talk by my principal investigator. He also i... |
2019/05/16 | 719 | 3,383 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a 5th year PhD student in mechanical engineering. My research has been about utilising a commercial Finite Element software to model a complex phenomenon.
For my research, I had to write small python scripts for post processing, many matlab codes to implement topology optimization algorit... |
2019/05/16 | 981 | 4,178 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a final year Ph.D. student and will graduate soon. My advisor is still asking me to run problems instead of publishing any paper on the work that I have already done over the last few years. I will be joining a postdoc after I graduate and he says I should keep working on these problems on... |
2019/05/17 | 1,412 | 5,663 | <issue_start>username_0: **Background:** My course has three exams: I did really bad on the first, great on the second (97%), and I think well on the third. I regularly attended the professor's office hours and never missed class.
**Question:** I now estimate that my final grade could be at the cutoff. Is it appropri... |
2019/05/17 | 1,263 | 5,564 | <issue_start>username_0: Here is my analysis for a theoretical subject like Math:
(Also assume I am super-smart which I am not):
1. I assume the stipend would be the same. So will the facility.
2. There is a change that a good university has a more accomplished professor. But since this is research, I can always go an... |
2019/05/17 | 897 | 3,894 | <issue_start>username_0: For an assignment, I was paired up with a professor who also has an administrative role within my college. The assignment was unique to me, with a competitive process to be chosen for the assignment (or put on to a different one). The assignment was to produce some software for the college.
Th... |
2019/05/18 | 1,507 | 6,171 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a Computer Science student in Bangalore, India, doing a part time MTech at an autonomous university.
My classmates were avoiding working with me, and formed their own groups. I tried approaching one group but they were not willing to reveal their topic idea. So I spoke with students of thr... |
2019/05/18 | 1,443 | 5,960 | <issue_start>username_0: How to become an Editorial board member?
Is it appropriate to contact journal's Editor in Chief to show interest for joining editorial board?<issue_comment>username_1: To become an editorial board member, contact the journal and ask. You can contact the editor-in-chief directly, or the publis... |
2019/05/18 | 778 | 3,244 | <issue_start>username_0: in order to apply for a research grant, they ask me to provide a permanent identifier for my publications.
I have looked at such publications, but only the ISSN of such publications are provided.
Question 1: is an ISSN a permanent identifier?
Question 2: How can I get a DOI for those publica... |
2019/05/19 | 670 | 2,800 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a life sciences graduate from 2015.
After a career in the corporate world, I am preparing to apply to PhD programs in universities abroad.
As part of the application process, I am required to provide a certain number of references (usually 2 or 3).
Is it appropriate to approach my old co... |
2019/05/19 | 1,693 | 5,550 | <issue_start>username_0: TL;DR: I am expected to work on a dataset with missing/wrong information about measurement units. Is this a common practice?
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Longer version:
I am studying a Masters's program composed mostly of machine learning. This semester I need to complete a 12 credit Project Module. Project Module ... |
2019/05/19 | 1,002 | 4,221 | <issue_start>username_0: I have finished my master thesis and now a couple of colleagues who were involved (one of which was the supervisor) are interested in "extracting a paper" from it. We have already written one paper on a topic covered in the thesis, but in a bit more detail. I am worried that this would be consi... |
2019/05/19 | 1,244 | 5,304 | <issue_start>username_0: There was about 30 mins left of the exam, everything had been going well so far, I got nervous as there was 1 question I hadn't answered that was worth a few marks, so I made the irresponsible decision to check my phone, the moment I pulled it out is when I got caught, the TA took my student ID... |
2019/05/19 | 709 | 2,901 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently became the co-author of a working paper an older version of which is online (at which stage I was not a co-author yet).
We added and changed most of the content, however some applications remained virtually unchanged. How do I need to cite/reference the earlier version of this paper... |
2019/05/19 | 919 | 3,705 | <issue_start>username_0: A tenure track position I'm applying to (Netherlands) asks for a "motivation letter" in addition to the research statement. It doesn't give any details about what it should contain. Therefore my question is in general, what kind of information should one include in a motivation letter (for a te... |
2019/05/20 | 2,065 | 8,025 | <issue_start>username_0: I am writing a research paper (graduate level) on eating disorders. Many books have been written on this topic, ranging from pop culture type to scholarly works.
How do I know if a book is sufficiently reliable to use as a source in my paper? Am I looking for an author with a Masters degree? ... |
2019/05/20 | 633 | 2,535 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a follow-up to the question I posted about a year ago: [How much damage would I be incurring if I turn down an informal postdoc offer?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/107835/how-much-damage-would-i-be-incurring-if-i-turn-down-an-informal-postdoc-offer)
My situation: I mov... |
2019/05/20 | 933 | 3,957 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a graduate student in mathematics and I recently found out that I failed my qualify exams.
I have the chance to take them next year. But now I am really concerning my future. The problem is that faculty members explicitly told me they wouldn't supervise students unless they pass the quals... |
2019/05/20 | 916 | 3,760 | <issue_start>username_0: So, I'm currently an upcoming sophomore in undergrad and my grades during freshman year weren't the best. I got a F during my second semester which gave me an overall freshman GPA of 2.9
I'm not too worried about the GPA since I still have time to improve it.
However, the F on the transcript ... |
2019/05/20 | 1,465 | 6,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a currently an undergrad sophomore and am aiming to go to grad school for a PhD. I would like to do research with a professor at my school during the semester for (among many other things) graduate admissions. However, I have been able to secure a mentor or arrange for this research over t... |
2019/05/20 | 1,100 | 4,788 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in the final year of my PhD. My work was on using Finite element method to study tribology. It was completely modeling based. I developed various models and have gained quite expertise in modeling with the commercially available finite element code.
However, I come from materials engineer... |
2019/05/20 | 911 | 3,956 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a US post doc applying for a position in Norway. The application asks me to include my motivation for applying for the position. Should I mention my personal willingness to move to Norway? I recently visited and loved the culture and outdoor lifestyle there. Of course my letter is primaril... |
2019/05/19 | 3,382 | 14,115 | <issue_start>username_0: I have just started a research position (around 2.5 months ago) at a top-10 university. I am having my own funding and was initially quite excited about the opportunity, and did and do love my project.
I have some trouble with the mentorship, however, and the following things have happened so ... |
2019/05/20 | 3,315 | 13,732 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postdoc in cell biology and I'm considering to change my career path after having spent the last 1.5 years in a lab that has completely destroyed my passion for the academic life.
Background: I was working abroad for a few years and, due to personal reasons, I asked a PI with which I co... |
2019/05/20 | 578 | 2,557 | <issue_start>username_0: A particular program I would like to apply to requires a recent (past year) graded work sample in either science, history, or the social sciences.
Of course, I would like to present myself in the best light, however, the assignments I have been given fail to capture the rigor I would like to s... |
2019/05/20 | 362 | 1,477 | <issue_start>username_0: I know there is a similar question here ([Should PhD students mention small grants on their CV?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/45216/should-phd-students-mention-small-grants-on-their-cv)) but there is a slight difference between my question and this.
I recently went to a confere... |
2019/05/21 | 2,302 | 10,139 | <issue_start>username_0: **Update:** Thanks for the answers. I reworded and numbered the questions for clarification.
As a volunteer endeavor, I want to do online survey and education research. I am not being paid for the work, and the research participants are also not being paid. I am in the United States.
1. Legal... |
2019/05/21 | 1,478 | 6,134 | <issue_start>username_0: In this situation there is a co-author that wants their current funding source added to the acknowledgements section because they edited the paper that others wrote. The research in the paper is something the co-author worked on as a graduate student about 5 years ago, but they have since becom... |
2019/05/21 | 1,502 | 6,054 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently doing a PhD in mathematics and have been working with my current adviser for almost a year. My adviser is at an advanced age, however, even though he still has a couple of more graduate students apart from me. My work has been going decent, but with oral qualifying examinations co... |
2019/05/21 | 925 | 3,874 | <issue_start>username_0: With networks like ResearchGate and Academia.edu, it's easy to connect with and follow researchers from a variety of different nations and backgrounds. I personally think this is great, and I hope such networks can help reduce redundancy in research.
Every now and then, though, I get a request... |
2019/05/21 | 2,730 | 12,141 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently attempting to write up my doctoral thesis, which covers a couple of domains. It's heavily involved in farming data, but the PhD itself is in computer science. Naturally I start the thesis with the introduction, which talks about the problem definition etc. However, the following ... |
2019/05/21 | 1,156 | 5,295 | <issue_start>username_0: At my college this semester, just a few weeks before spring final exams, the administration decided to entirely throw out the prior process for scheduling final exams (which has been in use for at least two decades, I think). Whereas scheduling, duplication, and collection of final exams was fo... |
2019/05/21 | 529 | 2,209 | <issue_start>username_0: First, I am a mathematics major who is doing an REU ([Research Experiences for Undergraduates](https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/)) in mathematics at my school. Initially, I wanted to do an REU outside of my school because I have had this professor before, and being in his class is difficult, bu... |
2019/05/21 | 1,223 | 4,737 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a 23 year old cis-woman in sociology. I entered college at 16 and grad school at 19. The program is in the US, so it is a five year program with a Masters along the way.
I have been reading a lot of advice about going on the academic job market (starting this year, ABD but with complete d... |
2019/05/21 | 4,597 | 20,079 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a rather attractive position to be filled at my department. The heads of department are already quite sure about who should fill this position. Jobs being filled with preselected candidates are not exactly legal, but common practice in my country. Thus, there legally has to be a job an... |
2019/05/22 | 1,822 | 7,693 | <issue_start>username_0: Question is simple:
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> Why are we not teaching university students how to learn/study ?
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Motivation:
I've seen many university students who does not know how to study something, or learn something by themselves or by taking classes. I consider myself as someone who knows the basics... |
2019/05/22 | 742 | 3,242 | <issue_start>username_0: I'll be starting my MSc next year, and just got informed that I won a Merit-based scholarship that covers tuition (although the school is in Israel, where tuition is heavily subsidized anyway), and also a generous monthly allowance.
I already have an advisor, (for whom I worked for the past ye... |
2019/05/22 | 2,041 | 9,032 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a mathematician, frequently asked to referee papers. (As my career progresses, I now find myself frequently asked to referee *good* papers.)
I have found that I've gotten pickier and pickier as a referee. I just now finished a referee report (for an excellent paper, submitted to an excell... |
2019/05/22 | 3,993 | 15,573 | <issue_start>username_0: I always address my professors as "Professor [Last Name]" in an academic setting. However, in an non-academic setting such as running into them out and about, would it be considered rude to say "Hi [Last Name]!" to greet them?
Would it be better to address them by their first name even if you... |
2019/05/23 | 1,522 | 6,449 | <issue_start>username_0: I shall try to make my [former question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/130894/are-these-good-reasons-for-starting-a-new-phd-project) more on-topic and less personal.
When I started my PhD (maths) a year ago, I was having the following (mostly implicit, though) expectations abou... |
2019/05/23 | 314 | 1,234 | <issue_start>username_0: My professor asked me to send the pdf files of my articles. However, I have about 80 articles in my Mendely favorites. The pdf files are on my PC but in different folders. I would like to know if there is any way to select them all, then zip all the physical files, or export or copy them to a f... |
2019/05/23 | 1,783 | 7,572 | <issue_start>username_0: My finals were held recently. Due to some timetabling issues, I had to organize for some students to take the finals early, but still within finals week. The dates were mutually agreed.
One of these early final takers was very upset when I stopped them writing at the 2 hours and ten minutes m... |
2019/05/23 | 899 | 4,014 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently a rising sophomore (just wrapped up my first year) at a top US university, and time has come for me to start taking decisions about major classes, now that I'm done with required introductory classes. I don't really know what I want to do after college yet, but one possibility is ... |
2019/05/23 | 1,594 | 6,475 | <issue_start>username_0: As far as I heard in (some of) the universities a person having a tenure track position who fails to get grants may not get tenure.
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> I am wondering what might be consequences of not getting grants for a tenured professor. (Say may he or she get more teaching load? more administrative load... |
2019/05/24 | 1,307 | 5,618 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently finished my PhD (the field almost doesn't matter, but applied mathematics if it helps), and begun a 3 year grant-funded postdoc with a heavy but very flexible research emphasis, in the same general area as my dissertation. At their request, I sent my doctoral adviser (a super seni... |
2019/05/24 | 1,428 | 5,964 | <issue_start>username_0: I finished my PhD in probability a few years ago and left to go work in the industry as software engineer in operating systems and databases. I sometimes ponder whether I can go back to doing research, perhaps on a part-time basis, if I somehow transform my character to have more self-disciplin... |
2019/05/24 | 342 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: I wrote a paper which got accepted in a reputed journal, I wrote another paper with completely different work, however when I submitted the second paper I mistakenly (actually I was in a hurry) with the old title (of accepted paper). What should I do now, should I withdraw my paper, or let the ... |
2019/05/24 | 682 | 2,693 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently sent an article to a conference, and now I've received this technical revision:
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> figure 3 should be in vector format
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What does it mean exactly? My diagram is in PNG format. Which format should I choose?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not sure how a photo would come o... |
2019/05/24 | 1,365 | 5,434 | <issue_start>username_0: I have received an email saying that my essay is under consideration for the ethics committee for suspected plagiarism. My lecturer had told us that we could work on our essays together as we were all using the same data. My friend handed in her essay in semester 1 and I handed in mine in semes... |
2019/05/24 | 710 | 2,988 | <issue_start>username_0: I found people getting PhD without studying the concerned subjects for the work and did not do the experiment. Pictures and results were manipulated. published in Journal and got the Ph.D (by publishing in Paid journals and bribed the external examiners)
During this case, can we challenge the ... |
2019/05/24 | 478 | 2,087 | <issue_start>username_0: There was recently a call for book chapters (to be published by a reputable publisher), I submitted an article and it was accepted.
When I received the proof to review, I noticed that the book editor added references in my article. He basically cited some of his papers.
My question is, does h... |
2019/05/25 | 1,270 | 5,169 | <issue_start>username_0: I used code from a published Masters thesis in my PhD work. I have modified just 10% of the code to suit my research requirement. However, most of the code is as developed by the original researcher. I had to use the code from the literature because I currently don't have the time, the resource... |
2019/05/25 | 4,328 | 17,741 | <issue_start>username_0: I think I may be overthinking things, as I’m known to having a huge guilt complex.
As an undergraduate last year, we were given a coding assignment to complete that was worth 15% of our overall mark for the course. We often worked on it at computing practicals where students worked together in... |
2019/05/25 | 1,135 | 4,397 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently came across the term "propaedeutic diploma" in the CV of a Dutch academic. According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaedeutics), it's a diploma given for successfully completing the first year of university study, and used by many (how widespread is the practice?) in... |
2019/05/25 | 1,208 | 5,239 | <issue_start>username_0: Approximately a year ago, I finished a graduate degree under an abusive and bullying advisor. I successfully defended my thesis, and agreed to stay around for a while longer to finish a publication based on that same work, which would have consisted of rewriting a section of the thesis into a f... |
2019/05/26 | 977 | 4,217 | <issue_start>username_0: I am planning to apply for green card for which I need recommendation letters from well known researchers/professors. In February 2019, I had contacted one professor and one industry based researcher to write the letters for me. Both these people know me through my research and have frequently ... |
2019/05/26 | 587 | 2,561 | <issue_start>username_0: I have received an offer letter from a university abroad, which I am likely to accept. The country however has a very stringent immigration policy and a very complicated and lengthy visa application process. There is therefore a real chance that my visa application could be refused.
I have oth... |
2019/05/26 | 845 | 3,686 | <issue_start>username_0: IELTS and TOEFL are valid for a period of 2 years only.
1. Is there any English language proficiency test with a lifetime (or
more than 2 years) validity?
2. Which is the scope of the test, in terms of recognition for academic and visa purposes?<issue_comment>username_1: If you obtain a de... |
2019/05/27 | 787 | 3,105 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m currently enrolled in Mechanical Engineering MSc program in the UAE. I’m on a scholarship program as a TA/RA. I just finished my first semester through which I suffered greatly but I ended up with a GPA of 3.75.
To find a research topic, we are required to choose 3 topics off a list and th... |
2019/05/27 | 689 | 2,902 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a medicine undergraduate where my institute gives a undergraduate medicine degree after a 6 year course (non-US region, 2 pre-med, 4 med, it's MD equivalent). While I came directly from high school, students who have a BS can also apply to my institution directly to a 4 year med course thro... |
2019/05/27 | 1,255 | 5,356 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently trying to submit a research paper to a Journal, I am a PhD student in his final year.
My supervisor, who provided the data for the research paper and has overseen the whole process, is a very difficult person.
When I submitted a Conference paper, things were relatively easy, beca... |
2019/05/27 | 970 | 4,441 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm reading some papers and I think some of them are not clear in some parts or I want to know more in detail in some points to replicate, etc...
Also some papers I also notice (still not sure) some suspicious results or unfair comparison in result section.
Do you know where good websites/fo... |
2019/05/28 | 1,110 | 4,589 | <issue_start>username_0: Dutch universities have an arguably peculiar academic calendar: each semester breaks down in two blocks (actually 3, but only 2 are teaching blocks) so 4 blocks in total. Each full course is block-long (around 32-36 hours per block, usually 7 *teaching* weeks with 4-6 hours per week) which migh... |
2019/05/28 | 1,100 | 4,615 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a software developer with 5 years of professional experience and 5 years of freelance experience. Prior to that, I taught myself programming since I was a kid. I have no degree.
I was able to get my foot in the door using that alone, but recently a Reddit thread was posted showing that so... |
2019/05/28 | 955 | 4,046 | <issue_start>username_0: I am planning to attend a PhD program in the future. Should I be honest that I have some experience of attending a full-time Master degree in the past for three years? I had a somewhat rocky relationship with the thesis supervisor resulting in me being kicked out from the program. I am a bit wo... |
2019/05/29 | 502 | 2,297 | <issue_start>username_0: This question is aimed at undergraduate level, since postgraduate students are more mobile. By "upper echelon" I mean those that are, say, in the top 200 universities in the world (presumably there are lower-ranked universities that struggle to attract international students).
The idea is that... |
2019/05/29 | 1,180 | 4,959 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postdoc in a biology department. I am friends with a professor in the philosophy department who is the editor of a Nature journal which publishes book reviews. A 150-page popular science book on biology has just come out and he has asked me to write a 3-page review for it. I would have 6... |
2019/05/29 | 1,536 | 6,654 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I've read an article in a journal and find out numerous scientific mistakes in that paper. I decide to write a note to the editorial board of the journal.
First of all, I want to know is there any credit for writing a note about scientific mistakes in an article?
Then I want to know wh... |
2019/05/29 | 610 | 2,732 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering(Fresh Graduate with emphasis on Electronics/RF-Microwaves). I'm thinking Engineering is not for me and want to pursue Astronomy/Physics.
1. How hard is it to do so?
2. What ways I can transition?
3. How can I be sure that the fascination with ... |
2019/05/29 | 3,874 | 17,137 | <issue_start>username_0: One of my PhD students told me during a supervisory meeting that they have been struggling with anxiety and depression and self-referred to the university psychological support. They asked me not to share with anyone and I didn’t.
Moving forward eight months and their penultimate year, their p... |
2019/05/29 | 3,490 | 15,435 | <issue_start>username_0: I am going to apply for a postdoc position and one of the required documents is
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Is it the same with research statement?
The requested documents are cv, list of publications and thesis and recommendation letter.<issue_comment>username_1: Be forthright with t... |
2019/05/30 | 1,252 | 4,771 | <issue_start>username_0: I cheated on a homework assignment. The professor found out. I am afraid of what is going to happen. I know I should face the consequences. I am thinking about just withdrawing from my PhD program now, before his complaint gets to the dean.
He said that he would not report if I write an email... |
2019/05/30 | 1,272 | 5,772 | <issue_start>username_0: I just joined a new CS course and have some trouble understanding whether I should be worried that my coursework is to be considered plagiarized or not. The following is the situation.
I am doing a systems programming project with math. Our professor gave us numerous working code samples and m... |
2019/05/30 | 1,944 | 8,314 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an interview for a PhD position for which I have to create a presentation. They say:
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> In this first stage interview you will be asked to give a four minute presentation on a project you have recently been involved and your suitability for this Ph.D. This will be followed by around 1... |
2019/05/30 | 566 | 2,511 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a contractor hired by a software engineering company that is branching out into research. For the last two years I have been working almost solo on a research project for the company. A number of other people have come to help out on the project at some point or another, but currently all c... |
2019/05/30 | 1,475 | 5,025 | <issue_start>username_0: I try to publish a text without success. In peer-review most replies are "does not fit our journal", even though some journals gave me full referee's report (with negative opinion). I understand it is impossible to discuss all "low-level" works which exist (maybe the mine is one of them...which... |
2019/05/30 | 1,817 | 6,660 | <issue_start>username_0: So I have joined my first job in research as a research assistant on an industry-academia collaboration and I am supervised by some professors and a representative from industry is managing the project.
I am employed full-time and am one of the biggest "expense" of the project so to speak as f... |
2019/05/30 | 747 | 2,894 | <issue_start>username_0: I have received both the NSF and another major fellowship (non-federal). Both stipends cover more than my departmental funding; do I get the sum of the stipends?<issue_comment>username_1: First of all - congratulations!
To answer the question, [the NSF provides specific advice on this questio... |
2019/05/31 | 703 | 2,940 | <issue_start>username_0: A paper of mine did recently reach the final competition for the best paper award of a prestigious conference in my field. Although mine didn't end up with the best paper award, yet I'd like to note that in the "honors and awards'' section of my CV because the conference is arguably one of the ... |
2019/05/31 | 1,119 | 4,452 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a phd student in math. I am studying abroad. I need some advice.
When i started my Phd, my supervisor gave me a book and she(my superviosr) asked me to study it. In the first year, i passed 5 courses. Then, i thought, maybe that is good time to ask her(my superviosr) to give me a question... |
2019/06/01 | 856 | 3,552 | <issue_start>username_0: I have started a postdoc far away from home overseas, away from my family and with quite a large time difference. The original idea was for my wife to move over after obtaining a work visa, although this is appearing to be very difficult since the country I am in has an extremely slow process i... |
2019/06/01 | 1,259 | 5,213 | <issue_start>username_0: I am quite early in my PhD program, and am deciding on what tool to use to write my documentation, principally my thesis. My prefered tool would be markdown / latex, but my primary supervisor really does not like it, to the point that collaboration with this involves printing the document, hand... |
2019/06/01 | 923 | 3,924 | <issue_start>username_0: I came across this website:
<https://www.academics.com/guide/individual-doctorate-germany>
At the same time I am interested in pursuing a part-time PhD in Finance in Germany.
Anyone familiar with what is meant by "traditional way of doing a PhD in Germany" / "individual doctorate in German... |
2019/06/01 | 469 | 1,917 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently applied to a PhD position and have been invited for a Skype interview. I am thinking about proposing to have the interview in person instead.
The website states that "interviews will be conducted either in person or via Skype", so in person interviews are possible. I will also ... |
2019/06/01 | 869 | 3,942 | <issue_start>username_0: When an academic researcher decides to file for a patent, where does the budget to pay for the patent-related costs typically come from? From the academic researcher's budget? From the University's intellectual property/legal budget? From somewhere else?<issue_comment>username_1: Usually bigger... |
2019/06/01 | 553 | 2,376 | <issue_start>username_0: I studied in Europe some times ago but didn't finish my PhD dissertation. Recently I finished it and I published in a math journal. I never studied in the USA, but I have been living and working there. Is it possible to finish this PhD with the same results that I have found, or I have to start... |
2019/06/01 | 750 | 3,080 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m applying to grad school and two weeks ago I asked three people for recommendation letters, two from employers and one from the professor. There’s no specific deadline, but I’m hoping to get accepted quickly in order to be eligible to start classes in the fall. Now, my entire application is ... |
2019/06/02 | 1,600 | 6,603 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently a postdoc and plan to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship as the funding to be a visiting researcher in other institutes. However, to be eligible for applying the fellowship, I would need an invitation letter from the department or institute. I have written about 30 emails from 2... |
2019/06/03 | 2,493 | 10,179 | <issue_start>username_0: I will be in a PhD program in Germany in which the first year of the program consists of only studying courses under several different professors.
Some people suggested me that I should give gift to the professors with whom I had interview with at the beginning of my PhD. Should I do it? Woul... |
2019/06/03 | 1,874 | 7,873 | <issue_start>username_0: What is more valuable broadly speaking (assuming all else equal):
* A PhD from a decent school (top ~100) with a very well respected (but not famous) professor; say for example the head of department
* A PhD from a top school (top ~5) with a young academic or substantially less reputable profe... |
2019/06/03 | 760 | 2,928 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m writing the master thesis, and I’d like to know if the following text would be appropriate or not. Consider the middle paragraph is copy-pasted from the source <https://www.lipsum.com/>
>
> In this section, I will briefly overview the Lipsum dummy texts and full details can
> be found in... |
2019/06/03 | 1,584 | 6,696 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm applying for Lecturer positions in the UK (entry-level faculty, other academic systems might call the position "Assistant Professor").
I just got short-listed for one of the positions I have applied to, and am currently arranging the interview details (time, date, and expenses reimbursemen... |
2019/06/04 | 1,865 | 6,990 | <issue_start>username_0: As far as I know, in the majority of countries in the world, especially in Europe, undergraduate education, even at the top universities, is almost always significantly less expensive than at prestigous US universities.
For example, for the 2018-2019 academic year, the standard cost of tuitio... |
2019/06/04 | 1,204 | 5,123 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a graduate student working in life science.
I have started a computational project three years ago which is about to be done soon. There is a post doc who joined this project two years ago by my PI. No one talked about the authorship at that time, but I guess everyone assumed we would be... |
2019/06/04 | 935 | 3,687 | <issue_start>username_0: Yesterday night, a renowned Dutch newspaper [published](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/06/03/wie-imiteert-valt-door-de-mand-a3962469) a long article on a former rector of one of the largest universities in the Netherlands. Research conducted by the paper shows she didn't take regular academic p... |
2019/06/04 | 1,568 | 6,090 | <issue_start>username_0: I have seen a couple of images in several papers like those attached below. These images are really expressive also nice i.e. look very scientific. I have no idea how to generate such images since I have in the past used powerpoint/excel. I'd appreciate some pointers on the tools for generating... |
2019/06/04 | 849 | 3,332 | <issue_start>username_0: Its a conference paper that broadly says:
"There is X, Y, Z, Biguri *et al*, articles out there, but here is a table with each of the works and their limitations, and why ours is better"
And then lists a bunch of things on my published article (about a software tool) claiming it does not cont... |