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Should I hold back some ideas for after my PhD?

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How to reply to students' emails that show anger about their mark?

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Should I quit my PhD after 4 months?

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Is it a good thing as a teacher to declare things like “Good! Things are becoming clearer already.”

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Is it appropriate for professors to ask students to type notes for their classes (with or without paying students) in United States?

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Best Practice To Provide Contact Information in Paper

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Is it always necessary to mathematically define an existing algorithm (which can easily be researched elsewhere) in a paper?

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Asked to referee a paper on a topic that I think another group is working on

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I reviewed a paper but was not informed of the decision — is this common?

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Can I request to see a reference about me?

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What should one do with his/her manuscript after some sort of academic misconduct

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How to find out if a preprint has been already published

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A number of students requesting a number of reference letters. What to do?

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