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Why does this site give different answers about leaving a bad situation compared to Workplace.SE? [closed]

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My personal views and my research work kind of collide. What can I do?

phd ethics research-topic

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Quoting a book whose title contains a racial slur

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I feel like my mathematical competence is fading

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answered May 24 at 13:09 ZeroTheHero 11.4k

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I feel like male professors don't feel comfortable taking me as a student. How should I address this problem?

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Why isn't it the norm to have research repeated immediately by other academics?

research-process reproducible-research

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Is it bad not to answer the “Tell me how you behaved in a situation of conflict with your previous supervisor” question in a PhD interview?

phd interview

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Is being a poor writer a serious impediment as a researcher? [duplicate]

writing-style

answered May 26 at 8:54 Kostya_I 1,572

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Should I notify a med school about their student's cheating history?

ethics cheating medicine

modified Jun 11 at 22:40 Dan Romik 141k

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My coauthor's university address has a typo in our published paper. What should I do?

affiliation mistakes

modified May 22 at 18:51 Rob 2,260

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I have a postdoc interview tomorrow and I think I have overstated my abilities in my CV. How do I address it during the interview?

postdocs interview

modified Jun 2 at 7:03 WoJ 4,702

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What is the hardest part of transitioning from a PhD to a full-time career in academia?

phd postdocs professors academic-life

modified Jun 10 at 7:54 G. Fougeron 109

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Which software is used to write scientific textbooks, especially in engineering?

books engineering software latex

modified Jun 7 at 18:33 Community♦ 1

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Is this psychological abuse? Should I switch supervisors?

advisor science abuse

modified May 26 at 5:19 cag51♦ 39k

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Can I use a fake email address for asking simple questions to experts?

mathematics etiquette email communication answering-questions

answered Jun 2 at 9:52 Anonymous Physicist 73k

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Can I use images from Wikipedia in my paper?

publications conference plagiarism

modified Jun 3 at 21:02 Allure 83.7k

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What are the risks and benefits of being the first PhD of a new supervisor?

phd advisor supervision projects

answered Jun 3 at 20:28 Liz 81

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Is buying lecture notes wrong?

education lecture-notes

modified Jun 9 at 0:02 Keith McClary 199

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Interview by fellow PhD students, not the professor himself

phd interview

answered Jun 11 at 0:28 uhoh 298

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Is co-authoring with friends a good idea?

phd research-process authorship collaboration

answered Jun 12 at 8:32 Make42 871

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Solving open problem with elementary method, is this publishable

publications mathematics

modified Jun 4 at 20:35 GoodDeeds 3,217

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Open book exam tomorrow but the file with the questions are open to everyone already

ethics exams

modified May 27 at 20:36 Tomine Berkly 251

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When sending email to potential PhD supervisors, Is it recommendable to attach a precis of their papers?

phd advisor

answered Jun 9 at 12:10 Elina 1

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How do massive research projects manage conflicts of interest?

ethics funding conflict-of-interest nsf mega-collaborations

answered Jun 5 at 15:53 zeldredge 1,301

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How usual/feasible is it for European universities to accept PhD candidates right after their bachelor's degree? (computer science field)

phd masters application computer-science europe

answered May 26 at 11:20 PLL 8,050

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First-time teaching PhD students make course assignment way too demanding for a new lecture

communication coursework lecture-teaching-method feedback

modified 44 mins ago Koothrappali 157

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Would using 'they/them' in publication biographies stand out?

publications journals

answered May 20 at 14:56 Barmar 361

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MS incoming student: How to convince my department to give me financial support? [closed]

phd graduate-admissions graduate-school masters united-states

modified May 30 at 6:55 Moishe Kohan 121

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Can I use only one of my two last names for publishing? [duplicate]

publications personal-name

answered May 19 at 20:14 WoJ 4,702

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As a new faculty, should I attend students' thesis defense in my department but not in my field?

etiquette assistant-professor defense

answered May 20 at 22:18 Bill Barth 46.8k

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How realistic is it to pay for one's living and tuition with a student job? [closed]

united-states tuition

answered 17 hours ago Riet 129

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Is it normal for a PhD supervisor having no PhD students staying in academia after their graduation?

phd advisor application career-path

modified May 22 at 14:52 terdon 1,572

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Advice needed – I can't reach my collaborator, but there's a short deadline for revising our journal article submission

journals paper-submission journal-workflow

modified Jun 7 at 17:04 I Like to Code 18.5k

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Is copying the exact statement of a definition or a theorem considered plagiarism?

mathematics plagiarism

modified May 20 at 20:03 Peter 281

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Is a seemingly decent paper with a citation to a poor article from predatory journal a concern?

citations ethics disreputable-publishers

modified Jun 5 at 20:17 TonyK 606

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Would it be immature to ask my PhD advisor for more background for a paper they've asked me to help with?

phd mathematics advisor united-states

answered May 29 at 8:46 Joe 212

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Ethics of asking a colleague for a citation

ethics etiquette

modified May 22 at 0:32 terdon 1,572

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Is this plagiarism or common way of expression? [duplicate]

plagiarism

modified 5 hours ago sakurabamboo 129

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How to approach an academic journal [closed]

journals reading

answered Jun 7 at 10:55 Gimelist 2,898

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Reviewer asking to do a study beyond our knowledge

publications peer-review review-process

answered Jun 5 at 22:04 Prof. Santa Claus 51

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How to ask for an extension on a manuscript review?

publications peer-review

modified May 25 at 19:17 Buffy 199k

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What can be done as a grant applicant if a criticism from a referee is scientifically wrong?

funding review-process

modified Jun 7 at 23:52 Buzz 18.2k

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When siblings contribute to a research paper, do they need to declare their relationship in the competing interest form?

journals ethics paper-submission conflict-of-interest

answered May 24 at 23:02 jmoreno 190

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How can I protect a course I created independently from being taken by the community college I substitute for, when I am about to teach it there?

intellectual-property community-college curriculum

answered May 21 at 16:35 Owen Reynolds 2,117

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Do Universities make fully-remote contracts? [closed]

job-search remote-work

modified May 25 at 7:40 Vaaal 507

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Does 'graduate program' mean MSc or Ph.D.?

graduate-admissions graduate-school terminology

answered May 31 at 3:03 RonJohn 141

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Feeling inadequate as a PhD student

phd health emotional-responses work-life-balance

answered May 28 at 2:31 P i 111

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What value does self-learning a course (or several) have in graduate admissions?

graduate-admissions coursework online-learning online-resource

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