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What to say to a student who has failed?

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Can I use images from my published papers in my thesis without copyright infringment?

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Postdoc interview - somewhat positive reply but no news?

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Why do some academic journals requires a separate “summary” paragraph in addition to an abstract?

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Can an international student manage his cost of living in Australia if his 4 years PhD tuition fee is waived off by the university?

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How do US grad schools interpret international GPAs?

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Before paper submission, the EIC advised that the paper topic and length is not appropriate. The paper actually falls into the scope of the journal

paper-submission

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my first authorship paper from my PhD was changed at last minute to a co-authorship… is it gonna affect in any way my career?

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Are there any institutes removing teachers based on less performance in publications? [on hold]

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Does the length of a Scientific report imply anything about credibility or thoroughness?

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Extended paper - should I keep someone who virtually had no contribution?

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Should I tell a PhD student's supervisor about a lack of understanding and somewhat ethically dubious conduct?

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Can I present myself as a postdoc at a given institution if I have a supervisor, but no official appointment there?

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Protecting yourself when leaving PhD which involves misrepresentation of results and potentially unsafe bio-containment procedures?

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How to connect with a professor?

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Reasonable sanction

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Industry value of Doctoral degree when compared To a PhD in Computer Science

phd industry

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How can I do a Computational Dance PhD degree in the United States?

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Choosing an unfamiliar PhD topic?

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Proposing current postdoc supervisor as a Marie Curie mentor

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Some people publish great ideas in grad school, others are not

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Are there any examples of legal issues with academic fraud?

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Not meeting the min. GRE requirement [on hold]

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How to escalate a complaint about errors produced by a journal from the Nature publishing group when Editor doesn't respond

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Asking PI I barely interacted with for letter of rec?

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What if I misunderstood something?

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Can my age play as an obstacle in my Ph.D. application, and while getting student visa? [on hold]

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Possible ramifications of failing a PhD qualifying exam [on hold]

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In writing a job posting/ad, better to be specific or broad? [closed]

job-search

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Naming of subchapters which deal with same topic in different case

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Is it possible to hire a phd student or postdoc by hours? [on hold]

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Teaching Fellow vs. Postdoc

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A question about reviewer's comment [on hold]

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Almost all of the Postdoctoral positions requires to attach publications while contacting. Can a manuscript under review be sent to address this?

phd application postdocs

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If I change my research group, can my former supervisor restrict my access to my codes that are written by myself?

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Does the managerial title of a LoR writter matter?

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Is it a must to collect resources from previous students to be a successful student?

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How can I (masters in mathematics) prepare for an admission for PhD in economics? [closed]

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