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2019/12/16 | 818 | 2,980 | <issue_start>username_0: I [have](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/79576/how-to-be-a-discussant) [seen](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/5879/any-suggestions-to-create-and-maintain-a-good-research-atmosphere/5883#5883) several questions and also [announcements](https://uwm.edu/letters-science/ev... |
2019/12/16 | 1,111 | 4,660 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a researcher making its way (very slowly) to professor in Europe. After several years of effort and relocations, I have now my own research program and have earned a promotion to supervise PhD students and postdocs. In around three years, I will be applying for full professor positions, ho... |
2019/12/16 | 718 | 3,163 | <issue_start>username_0: My manuscript in PRL was rejected after two rounds, although apparently quite narrowly.
First round the paper was sent to two referees. One was very supportive to accept, and the other provisionally rejected but was willing to see what we had to say in response.
Second round we actually got... |
2019/12/16 | 1,271 | 5,278 | <issue_start>username_0: When you apply for academic/research funding, how exactly do you cost someone?
For instance, you want to have a research assistant working 1 day a week. Do you just divide annual salary of standard RA by five? Do you do the same for any other type of collaborator, like a post-doc, or an assist... |
2019/12/16 | 2,554 | 10,426 | <issue_start>username_0: It's common for graduate students and postdocs to fulfill various "assistant" positions in academia. They may grade papers or conduct research *under the direct supervision* of a faculty member who is ultimately responsible for the work product. These are functions that require *real academic s... |
2019/12/16 | 2,255 | 9,949 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently submitted a manuscript which got a decision of *Reject & Resubmit*, i.e. the editor invited a resubmission provided we can address the reviewer's comments. In my previous experience, all my manuscripts were always accepted after a resubmission was invited, so I thought the editors basi... |
2019/12/16 | 566 | 2,488 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in Canada and wanted to get a bound copy of someone's doctoral thesis in Sweden. The thesis is fully available online in PDF form for free from the library/publisher, but since there is a copyright on it printing services won't print and bind it for me without proof of printing permissions... |
2019/12/16 | 1,083 | 4,845 | <issue_start>username_0: This just makes so much sense for several reasons:
1. Let's say I find errors in a very long research publication - A code repository like issue system would allow me to highlight this and notify the owner
2. Let's say I want to add to a research work incrementally in an effort to make it com... |
2019/12/17 | 672 | 2,472 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been trying for a few weeks now to obtain a published thesis ([this one](https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/4122379), if you're wondering), but have had no luck in doing so.
There currently exists only one copy of this thesis, at the Lewis Library of Princeton. It has not been digit... |
2019/12/17 | 1,515 | 6,626 | <issue_start>username_0: My partner and I live in different countries, and we have been discussing a research topic for some time but have had difficulty making progress due to the distance, local responsibilities, etc. We have recently found a visiting researcher grant that would allow me to visit her for a couple mon... |
2019/12/17 | 292 | 1,228 | <issue_start>username_0: My professor for my online class refuses to grade two late assignments because they were too late to grade. They were only two days late, and she has graded one that was later than that, but she won't grade these ones. Those two assignments tanked my grade to failing. I am freaking out, it is a... |
2019/12/17 | 361 | 1,498 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it violating academic integrity if I take a final which section I didn't register? I just want to do extra practice, and each section test is totally different. my id and name.are made up myself.<issue_comment>username_1: It could be claimed that using a false name and ID is a form of fraud.... |
2019/12/18 | 1,482 | 6,235 | <issue_start>username_0: At the bottom of this [webpage](https://crei.skoltech.ru/cdise/education/phd/) are publication requirements for PhD students at Skolkovo Institute of Technology. Is it common for PhD programs to have specific publication requirements like this?<issue_comment>username_1: To answer your question ... |
2019/12/18 | 1,512 | 6,106 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm planning on my PhD to be in CS, but it occurs to me that my research as it applies to archaeology/anthropology will be just as unique and valuable (hopefully) to that field in and of itself.
I haven't been able to find anything on this specifically as in most cases the two fields concerned... |
2019/12/18 | 313 | 1,361 | <issue_start>username_0: what do you recommend me ?
write the bibliography as I write my dissertation, or focus on the bibliography at the end of the writing? Thank you<issue_comment>username_1: There are (mainly) two types of citations:
* citations of methods/results by other researchers that you use in your work. T... |
2019/12/18 | 2,484 | 10,091 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently won a 2-year postdoc fellowship in a prestigious EU university (funded by the university itself). I also applied a few months ago for a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship selecting as host istitution the same university.
If I would win the Marie Curie (I will get the notification in... |
2019/12/18 | 2,706 | 11,470 | <issue_start>username_0: Next semester, I am going to take a course in which I have some background knowledge. Given the relevance of the course in my research, the lack of available students with sufficient knowledge in the course (it is one that is rarely taught at this school, and most of my supervisor's students ei... |
2019/12/18 | 860 | 3,725 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an ex-academic (Ph.D + a couple of postdocs) who has been in industry for more than a decade. I work in enterprise analytics and data science.
My current work is fulfilling, but takes up most of my time, and along with my family responsibilities, I don't have the time to work on pure res... |
2019/12/19 | 275 | 936 | <issue_start>username_0: I am meeting my supervisor tomorrow and it is the last time I see her this year. I am not a native English speaker and don't know how to say goodbye and wish happy things.I am wondering if somebody can help .e in this regard.?<issue_comment>username_1: Just wish her a merry Christmas and tell h... |
2019/12/19 | 596 | 2,399 | <issue_start>username_0: I am interested in using a particular figure from the literature, but I do not want to go through the hassle of paying to use a figure. What I am wondering is if I made a similar figure, how easy is it to get in trouble for copyright infringement? If I were to essentially redo the image, it wou... |
2019/12/19 | 2,031 | 8,533 | <issue_start>username_0: **Update**: My withdrawal request was accepted and I was also offered to be published in the immediate issue of the Journal. I took back my withdrawal request.
**Edit : Mentioning [Journal](https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jaa)**
I have an accepted paper. But it is slated to appear in 2021. A... |
2019/12/19 | 421 | 1,394 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a phone interview for a tenure-track position. It's always awkward because you want to say "Nice to meet you, Prof. X" but it sounds so weird. What would be the alternative? You wouldn't just want to say "Hi Prof. X". Would you?<issue_comment>username_1: There are surely plenty of altern... |
2019/12/19 | 711 | 2,930 | <issue_start>username_0: in a single-blind paper reviewer one of the reviewer comments In total, 12% of the paper contains text from X et al. (2019) which is not properly cited. this cited article, is one of my works. in review responses can I discuss it? or not?<issue_comment>username_1: If you use text from your own ... |
2019/12/19 | 1,109 | 4,403 | <issue_start>username_0: If someone doesn't have stellar grades in high-school, and in the bachelors:
* Is there really any possibility for him to work in the field of academia?
* Does earning a Ph.D. help much, or is it just a waste of time in this case?<issue_comment>username_1: [Check this out](https://academia.st... |
2019/12/20 | 387 | 1,715 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a college student who worked on a small problem in applied mathematics for two years. I recently get together some results that could be sent to publish. However when I am finishing my draft I find a work published in a decent journal six days ago solving almost the same problem.
What can... |
2019/12/20 | 565 | 2,290 | <issue_start>username_0: I had a Skype interview from Caltech. The PI told me I'm one among the 6 shortlisted candidates for 1 position and he said to all others too and hence not to have too much expectations. This he told in the beginning of the interview itself. The interview was kind of okay. Most of the Time he wa... |
2019/12/20 | 1,037 | 4,386 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a masters student in mathematics in an Asian country and I am applying for Phd position in Europe.
While looking at website of one university in UK I came across this question which need to be answered by phd candidate
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> An outline of How you intend to fund your studies
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If u... |
2019/12/20 | 2,715 | 11,515 | <issue_start>username_0: During the last month, I applied for PhD programs in some of the top US Universities in my scientific field. At the same time, I applied also for a PhD position in a very good European University. About one month after I submitted my application to this European University, I was offered a full... |
2019/12/20 | 1,643 | 7,315 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm reviewing a manuscript that is protocol focussed. This protocol is a bioinformatics workflow that uses the author's own software that has already been published.
Part of the peer review requirements are to test the protocol to see if the instructions are accurate. I have no problems with ... |
2019/12/21 | 644 | 2,673 | <issue_start>username_0: I had a face-to-face interview in a research institute for a PhD in BW, Germany (Don't want to mention city and institute for confidentiality) on the 16th of September 2019. The interview itself went quiet well, but I told them I could start from December onwards. I wrote to the Professor in No... |
2019/12/21 | 665 | 2,746 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm about to graduate with a degree in Financial Engineering from a top 15 program. I'm thinking about transitioning to a PHD in mathematics as I find it quite interesting. Unfortunately I've only managed to receive 3 B's and a C+ in my 4 math courses - no A's). (B's and A's in the non-pure-mat... |
2019/12/22 | 1,653 | 6,891 | <issue_start>username_0: I have currently completed a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in Australia and want to go onto do a PhD in pure mathematics in Belgium or Germany. I need to either complete my Honours degree next year at my current university or move elsewhere to do a Masters degree as my current university doe... |
2019/12/22 | 1,060 | 4,438 | <issue_start>username_0: I dropped out when I finished grade 11, and started my career as a software developer. I've had a very good experience and working now as a senior software developer.
So, I saw a program in one of the recognized universities in the UK that offers a possibility of admissions to Computer Science ... |
2019/12/22 | 1,403 | 5,728 | <issue_start>username_0: In my country in East Asia, it is extremely impolite if I don't do it when I have this information.
However, the US and the EU are known to be more "professional", in my humble opinion. So, in the US, is asking the advisor about his father generally considered "impolite" or "unprofessional" fr... |
2019/12/22 | 950 | 3,890 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD student in CS. I am also interested in the humanities and I would like to pursue a PhD in sociology. I know the traditional way is to repeat the cycle starting from undergrad studies but that would require a lot of time (which I do not have, given that I have other concerns).
Is thi... |
2019/12/22 | 610 | 2,488 | <issue_start>username_0: When I recently inquired about the status of my paper which is currently in the "under review" status, the editorial assistant informed me that they are still awaiting referee reports, and the Editor is expecting that the review process will be completed at the end of the January. Its been a ye... |
2019/12/22 | 445 | 1,912 | <issue_start>username_0: As a part-time lecturer, this is the first time that I have been assigned to drive a bachelor's thesis.
I try to convey to them my interest in their project. And, I also recommend them to be in contact with me.
A student asked me for my personal phone number, and I gave it back.
We have exchang... |
2019/12/22 | 928 | 4,073 | <issue_start>username_0: As a relative newbie in academia, I understand that there is a rather controversial debate raging about the benefits and negatives of Open Access policies. Is it possible to summarize some of the arguments for and against Open Access?<issue_comment>username_1: While there's a great deal of comp... |
2019/12/23 | 972 | 4,268 | <issue_start>username_0: In the process of a PhD application, if contacting the faculty members are encouraged, shall I contact more than one faculty members saying that I am interested in his/her research?
Not all professor list their on-going project so a match in interests cannot usually be determinated before talk... |
2019/12/23 | 1,030 | 4,593 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an undergraduate and have been working with one of my math professors over the past year on proving some new results. These results are interesting and are approachable enough to be understood by most graduate students.
My professor and I have agreed that this work can certainly be publi... |
2019/12/23 | 1,525 | 6,784 | <issue_start>username_0: During my last PhD year there were several disagreements with my supervisor. I am out of funding and got warned of being forced out of the PhD program if I disagree in the future with the supervisor or the terms and conditions, both related to research and timeline. The warning is based on fabr... |
2019/12/24 | 2,365 | 10,263 | <issue_start>username_0: I have worked on many ideas where I found later that they were already published, which was frustrating. I usually look around before developing my idea, but sometimes the articles I read or the keywords I use to look up any related works make me believe that my work is actually original until ... |
2019/12/24 | 2,294 | 9,855 | <issue_start>username_0: There is one exciting job opportunity that I am willing to apply.
The dean, I think, may know me because I have met him in a couple of conferences and I have been on a discussion panel once (as a Ph.D. student) in a conference which his department organized.
But he is a big shot, and he may k... |
2019/12/24 | 316 | 1,374 | <issue_start>username_0: I have submitted a manuscript to a CS conference, and it was rejected but with decent scores given by the reviewers (just under the accept treshold). If I list the manuscript as a preprint in my CV, is it OK to mention that I submitted to that conference and it got rejected with those scores? T... |
2019/12/25 | 439 | 1,911 | <issue_start>username_0: I wrote my personal statements for two schools and they had the correct information for each school and submitted each statement to the correct school. But in my excitement to be completing my final two applications, I left highlighted sentences and words that I reviewed and finalized in my sub... |
2019/12/25 | 3,338 | 13,557 | <issue_start>username_0: If asked a teaching question in a interview for a math professor position about how you engage students or innovate your teaching, would it look bad if I say I'm just a traditional lecturer, teaching either using the board or slides or both?
This is in fact how most people lecture in my experi... |
2019/12/25 | 2,470 | 10,133 | <issue_start>username_0: It is common practice to share a histogram of grades with a class after a quiz or exam. However, my institute has very small classes. This year I have 6 students in my class, and in previous years I have had 3. It seems like showing the breakdown of grades (e.g. how many A's, B's, C's there wer... |
2019/12/25 | 579 | 2,403 | <issue_start>username_0: I am at the end of my fourth-year in the Ph.D. program at an average university and I am trying to decide if it's the right decision to leave without getting Ph.D. degree. I have an M.Sc. degree and it's ABD. Although I published many conference papers, I didn't publish a journal. One reason is... |
2019/12/26 | 895 | 3,762 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently a year-three postgraduate student and aimming for a PhD (in my country 4 year for a PhD, and it's allowed to quit and gain master degree).
Although with fine results in the first three semesters (with publications), I got sick and had to live in hospital for almost one year. My... |
2019/12/27 | 1,545 | 4,877 | <issue_start>username_0: Problem
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I recently started to survey an algorithm described in a paper. I would like to include some variants of this algorithm in my survey.
One natural choice is to use "cited by" feature in Google Scholar. It could return a new search of the papers that cite the previous one (see b... |
2019/12/27 | 525 | 2,225 | <issue_start>username_0: A [Journal](https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jaa) is indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. But under Web of science it is under Emerging sources citation index and not under SCI or SCI expanded. What are the pros and cons of publishing in it if you are a serious researcher looking for phd admis... |
2019/12/27 | 1,840 | 7,705 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a 2 year (3rd semester) undergraduate student in physics and I have scored miserably in my two advanced mathematics courses. I got C- in both. It was mainly for not understanding many things. I would like to do advanced research in the future and that would require a PhD degree.
I don't k... |
2019/12/27 | 572 | 2,550 | <issue_start>username_0: I have joined an institute as an assistant professor from some time. I have done my PhD in computational mathematics. I am very much interested in research and spend lot of time and I really enjoy it. During my Ph.D I have done my research independently as well as some time with Ph.D supervisor... |
2019/12/27 | 809 | 3,285 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm doing a research about air pollution . I have annual data that cover 2002-2009 , 2011-2014 ( two sets of data from two sources) and 2017 to 2019 . My question is how can I represent the missing data of the missing years? Will it be zero? Can I draw a line graph with these data or I should d... |
2019/12/27 | 1,880 | 7,935 | <issue_start>username_0: I have several questions regarding the writing of SoP (for math Ph.D. admission to some US universities), which are written down sequentially. There may be some vague questions. I will be helpful in any comments. Thanks in advance.
1. One of the US university ask only SoP describing background... |
2019/12/27 | 1,698 | 7,333 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently an assistant professor at a US university, three years away from coming up for tenure. Recently, a former colleague of mine who is a professor at a university in the UK approached me about joining their institution, as they were advertising a search in my area for all ranks (Lectu... |
2019/12/28 | 497 | 2,128 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen and been with people with a master's degree that haven't gone to any Universities. They acquired a degree by submitting a papers correspondingly to their field of interest. How is this possible? Where is it possible to publish those papers? How can one publish those.<issue_comment>use... |
2019/12/28 | 687 | 2,585 | <issue_start>username_0: After being in "Under Review" status for 4.5 months (before that it stayed in "Reviewing" status for 3 weeks), I get the following cold rejection without any review report or review comments. How to deal with this cold rejection? If it had come much early, without going into "Under Review", I w... |
2019/12/29 | 1,551 | 6,651 | <issue_start>username_0: Some months ago, in the context of a workshop, two graduate students (from other PhD advisors) and myself found a technique to solve a certain problem that could give a nice research publication.
I am trying to push the project, mostly because this can be beneficial for both students in the la... |
2019/12/29 | 459 | 1,905 | <issue_start>username_0: I am applying to summer schools for undergraduates in the US and all of them ask for a CV(in addition to other documents like a cover letter).
While I understand that a CV should be more descriptive than a resume, is it generally acceptable if a CV is 2 pages long for a 3rd year undergraduate... |
2019/12/29 | 1,595 | 6,592 | <issue_start>username_0: Both ChemRxiv (<https://chemrxiv.org/>) as well as arXiv (<https://arxiv.org/>) are services for publishing preprints.
arXiv focusses on physics, mathematics, computer science (CS) and some more topics. From the questions and answers in this discussion forum, I got the impression that publish... |
2019/12/29 | 1,732 | 7,459 | <issue_start>username_0: My friend had to take their test separately, because of a certain disability, before everyone else had to take the same test. They were supervised by a staff member and when the staff member left the room they decided to take pictures of the exam and proceeded to send it to a few classmates tha... |
2019/12/29 | 541 | 2,349 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a second-year Assistant Professor in an engineering department at a US university. I did my Ph.D. in a non-US university and post-docs in the USA. I have a two papers that my Ph.D. students are about to submit, with 5 and 7 authors respectively. A Ph.D. student of mine will be first author... |
2019/12/30 | 639 | 2,608 | <issue_start>username_0: I am applying for a PhD position, and I am required to attach a cover letter with the application.
In the advertisement for the position, the main contact person is the "Head of the PhD program", so it feels natural to address the letter to him.
**My question**: As this person is also an Assoc... |
2019/12/30 | 1,115 | 4,756 | <issue_start>username_0: for background: I am a second year Master's student in computer science. I had gone to the same university for undergrad. For my undergrad honors thesis (during last two semesters), I worked with a Professor on a paper which I had designed and implemented, and eventually wrote the manuscript fo... |
2019/12/30 | 349 | 1,467 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it “legal” for a Senior Vice President and Provost of a College to be Intimate with a PHD Candidate While working on their dissertation of the same School?<issue_comment>username_1: This depends on the rules of the university in question (and maybe also on the laws of the country). I've seen... |
2019/12/30 | 362 | 1,578 | <issue_start>username_0: I started a project during my math/physics PhD but am now continuing with it from outside of academia, using my own time and funds to purchase resources. What are the conventions for stating my affiliation and funding when writing up this work?
In particular, do I need to/should I name my curr... |
2019/12/30 | 1,586 | 6,556 | <issue_start>username_0: I’ve been curious about this question for pretty long. I’m not in academia, but I heard from my friends who are in PhD programs talk about not wanting to take a vacation or ask for vacation approval, fearing that it will hurt their advisors’ evaluation on them. As far as I know, they’re very ha... |
2019/12/30 | 1,196 | 4,962 | <issue_start>username_0: At the moment I am a (soon to be graduating) PhD student. The reason I went to graduate school is that I love doing research. In graduate school I discovered that I absolutely hate teaching but I had to do some of it to avoid starving to death (though I tried to do a reasonably good job since I... |
2019/12/30 | 746 | 2,983 | <issue_start>username_0: Let me give you additional context on the question.
I am a master student in Computer Science (hopefully graduating this year). I want to do a PhD later on (after working in the industry for a bit). I am currently writing a paper with an aspiring associate professor. He doesn't have a lot of h... |
2019/12/31 | 711 | 2,601 | <issue_start>username_0: Any suggestions on how to find these two papers? They were cited in 1993:
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> [11] <NAME>. and <NAME>, *On a theorem of Kuratoski*, Working Report, INRIA, Rocquencourt, France (1981).
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> [12] <NAME>., *Patterns arising from a theorem of Kuratowski in topology with appications*, Working R... |
2019/12/31 | 8,143 | 34,543 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a new assistant professor and I finished my first semester of teaching. It's my first class, but I think it went good: the students seemed happy and interested, I had many of them (both male and female) doing more than required, and some of them later approached me to tell me they learned a... |
2019/12/31 | 1,823 | 8,210 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postdoc, and some time ago a professor in my department introduced me to her research assistant to work together on something related to their project I was not part of. I was interested because it had high chances to result in a paper and I wanted to work a bit on something different.
... |
2019/12/31 | 895 | 3,760 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to apply for a Ph.D. position in a group where there is only their research summary written on the homepage. An applicant should write a research proposal and if the PI likes it then they will offer a position. I have gone through their publications and tried to figure out what can be do... |
2019/12/31 | 333 | 1,430 | <issue_start>username_0: Can I lecture on a subject that references (as required reading) a book that all were required to read? I am not reproducing any portions of the text, and assume they all legally procured the work.<issue_comment>username_1: Copyright is about copying. You aren't doing that. In fact most univers... |
2019/12/31 | 1,629 | 6,412 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an undergraduate student who is working on some research projects applying machine learning to medical problems at a small, primarily-undergraduate college.
In one of these projects, a Master’s student suggested a feature extraction approach and wrote some code based on it. Unfortunately,... |
2019/12/31 | 476 | 2,095 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a PhD student who recently had an abstract accepted for a conference. It was based on a survey that was scheduled to take place before the conference, but external issues caused the survey to be delayed. I don't have the data I thought I would. I've tried to rework a paper that is more theo... |
2019/12/31 | 452 | 1,932 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently writing an article that I hope to submit to a specific journal on women’s studies. The journal’s word limit is 6,000 to 9,000 words.
I am still in the planning phase of writing.
How should I organise my writing in light of this?
Do I aim for the lower end of the word count or sh... |
2020/01/01 | 580 | 2,578 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently finished my master’s in pure mathematics, and I wish to apply for PhD positions.
I had got the top grades of my classes (with a gpa of around 19.5 out of 20). Moreover, I am going to take a toefl test soon, and I think I will get a high grade.
However, the only issue in my doc... |
2020/01/01 | 988 | 4,273 | <issue_start>username_0: As a sequel to my previous post “ [Redundancy of letters of recommendation for scientific and mathematical majors](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/142246/redundancy-of-letters-of-recommendation-for-scientific-and-mathematical-majors)”, I wish to ask a relevant question.
I have bee... |
2020/01/01 | 547 | 2,399 | <issue_start>username_0: I have multiple experiences from multiple teachers that they hide the book they are secretly following and picking problems from, and whenever students ask for a reference book, they give a multitude of names except for the book which he is secretly following.
As a result, students either was... |
2020/01/02 | 1,297 | 5,167 | <issue_start>username_0: It is a common belief that "*if you want to learn/study English, you must go to an Anglophone country*." This belief is compounded by the fact that English teaching franchises are constantly advertising ELT as a commodity and their authority on that commodity. Some language schools do not even ... |
2020/01/02 | 1,207 | 4,920 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible for someone to get into a Ph.D. without a thesis at Masters-level?
If someone doesn't have a thesis at his Masters-level, what other criteria can he fill in order to approach a potential supervisor?<issue_comment>username_1: I assume that you have a Master's degree but not a Mas... |
2020/01/02 | 814 | 3,458 | <issue_start>username_0: Let me elaborate: I’m aware that school teachers often do private tutoring for children on the side (although I believe it’s only ethical/fair if they tutor children from other grades, classes or different schools).
Are university professors (at any level) able to engage in a similar job? Coul... |
2020/01/02 | 792 | 3,305 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a Cambridge Mathematics undergraduate (third year) and I want to be a theoretical physicist (I am taking the relevant courses, research experience, etc). I am confident I can get into Part III, but not sure if I could get accepted into an Oxbridge PhD. I would start my PhD in October 2021,... |
2020/01/02 | 1,288 | 5,413 | <issue_start>username_0: Currently, I am working as a software engineering over 3 years. I also completed a master's degree programme and I aim for a PhD In Japan via Mext Scholarship.
Whilst working as software engineering I feel constrained on my creativity due to these limitations:
1. Face-to-face code reviews act... |
2020/01/02 | 660 | 2,606 | <issue_start>username_0: Many think it is unethical to have your coauthor to review the paper; many think it is not.
In my situation, I am discussing possible collaboration opportunities with researcher A. He knows the field well and might be the fittest referee for my current paper, which is also in this field.
Is ... |
2020/01/02 | 1,049 | 4,349 | <issue_start>username_0: I started working on an AS degree in 2014. I took the required math class and failed it twice. I then passed all my other classes, but was told I would have to take the math AGAIN.
So the entire summer I studied, but I was told I could not take only one class for financial aid reasons. I was ... |
2020/01/02 | 1,006 | 4,247 | <issue_start>username_0: I am soon going to finish my PhD (neuroscience; India) and am interested in working as a post-doctoral fellow, eventually going down the teaching and research line. My question is specifically about teaching. So far, I have had zero formal teaching experience (unfortunately such opportunities d... |
2020/01/02 | 644 | 2,686 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a skype interview for a post-doc at a big research group with PI-A, who is the leader in his field and would be a great opportunity if I got the position.
At the same time, I have been in conversations with PI-B and PI-C about a co-mentored post-doc to work on a recently awarded grant.... |
2020/01/02 | 540 | 2,328 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm an academic in the fields of biomaterials and biochemistry, willing to apply for academic tenure positions.
Unfortunately, I don't have a high number of publications, but they are either first-author publications in (good or average) journals or equal first-author publications.
I have cow... |
2020/01/02 | 425 | 1,798 | <issue_start>username_0: I am writing a motivation letter where I have to write why I am directly applying for a Ph.D. position without masters. What can I write so that it seems valid and convincing to the professor?
(The Ph.D. will take 4 years anyway for people who will apply from bachelor, the 1-year preliminary co... |
2020/01/03 | 925 | 3,880 | <issue_start>username_0: Suppose I'm applying for grad school and I receive a scholarship award to study at grad school A, does it make sense to list such a scholarship award on my CV in my application to grad school B?
Or let's say I go to grad school B, should one still list the declined scholarship award from grad ... |
2020/01/03 | 491 | 2,218 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been using this open-source network flow generator and after doing some research i was able to add a network classification engine based on ML into it, put it in other words i added a new feature into it.
So i would like to know if a research paper is possible for such work?<issue_comme... |
2020/01/03 | 565 | 2,383 | <issue_start>username_0: When applying to graduate programs, most universities ask for a CV. If one has to provide the description of awards they received in their CV, will it be considered plagiarism if they use the official descriptions of the awards verbatim?
[The descriptions are just one sentence long, and rephra... |
2020/01/03 | 927 | 3,802 | <issue_start>username_0: So at the last day of class a classmate asked if they could borrow some of my lecture notes for studying for the final (this was a history class). I said sure and sent them to their usb. Since it was near the end of class I was rushing to copy and paste my files and in that I think I also sent ... |
2020/01/03 | 1,606 | 5,984 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm 43 years old, Mexican, chemist (bachelor diploma in 2002) and hold a master's diploma in electrochemistry (2006, conducting polymers) and a doctor in science diploma (2010, exfoliation of carbon nanotubes, anionic polymerisation). Spent 3 years in postdocs, two in Brazil, one in the US, and... |
2020/01/04 | 999 | 3,574 | <issue_start>username_0: We do citations when we refer to someone else’s papers but what about lecture notes? If I come across someone’s lecture notes which has a different way of presentation of a theorem or some problem and I wish to expose my students to it, how do I make use of it? Can I use the other person’s diag... |
2020/01/04 | 659 | 2,939 | <issue_start>username_0: in scientific research, I get confused in using terms
like a model, a framework, an approach, a Method and a scheme so what is the difference between them?
when I should use each of them to express my work?<issue_comment>username_1: I can only answer this in the context of psychology, and withi... |
2020/01/04 | 2,081 | 8,112 | <issue_start>username_0: I often go to meetings and professional events outside academia.
I am meeting new people all the time, and most of them are not acquainted with academic ranks and job titles. It happens often that when they realize that my job title is 'assistant professor' they slightly dismiss me and suddenl... |