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A professor I know is becoming head of department, do I send congratulations or condolences?
Awarded Dec 21 '20 at 14:57
What is the best secondary language for an academic to know?
Awarded Nov 3 '20 at 16:33
Is it ethical to award points for hilariously bad answers?
Awarded Nov 2 '20 at 17:42
How do conferences work for deaf scientists?
Awarded Sep 3 '20 at 14:43
Does it cost universities less to teach online?
Awarded Aug 24 '20 at 10:45
If studying in groups is more effective, why don't academics also research in groups?
Awarded Jun 8 '20 at 15:42
Professor takes our money and goes incommunicado, do we complain to the department or the police? [closed]
Awarded Apr 2 '20 at 16:10
How do academics deal with growing old?
Awarded Mar 13 '20 at 12:50
Why are most cranks old men?
Awarded Mar 10 '20 at 14:40
Is it true that almost everyone who starts a PhD and sticks around long enough can get one?
Awarded Nov 27 '19 at 17:00
Are results that are derived simply by using more computational power publishable?
Awarded Nov 13 '19 at 16:40
How can I tell if I have simplified my talk too much?
Awarded Oct 22 '19 at 19:45
Why did it become so much more expensive to start a university?
Awarded Sep 10 '19 at 17:30
Is it safe for a student to give negative feedback in student evaluations? [closed]
Awarded Sep 3 '19 at 6:55
What do teaching faculty do during semester breaks?
Awarded Jul 25 '19 at 19:20
Why are examinees often not allowed to leave during the start and end of an exam?
Awarded Jun 28 '19 at 16:00
Why do academics prefer Mac/Linux? [closed]
Awarded May 15 '19 at 16:30
What's the point of PhD theses if nobody reads them?
Awarded Feb 10 '19 at 21:35
In a yes/no question, a student gives the right answer and an unnecessary but wrong explanation. How to grade?
Awarded Jan 23 '19 at 10:35
Why is research at highly productive research institutions better than those at not-so-highly productive research institutions?
Awarded Jan 11 '19 at 14:35
Reviewer signs name on review. Should the editor censor?
Awarded Jan 3 '19 at 18:45
Prospective supervisor wants me to do irrelevant videos as a condition for supervision. Can I say yes when I mean no?
Awarded Dec 19 '18 at 15:50
How do some institutions attract so many female computer scientists?
Awarded Oct 19 '18 at 13:05
How to handle a paper by a reviewer who wants to be paid?
Awarded Sep 13 '18 at 16:35
What can a publisher offer to its best reviewers?
Awarded Sep 7 '18 at 15:55
Why is peer review so random?
Awarded Aug 13 '18 at 14:20
Why is it disadvantageous in graduate admissions to have a higher degree?
Awarded Aug 9 '18 at 14:40
Answering the “why do you want to do a PhD?” question
Awarded Jul 31 '18 at 20:31
Did it become easier to land an academic job in the UK after the Brexit referendum?
Awarded Jul 26 '18 at 18:15
Why do most scientists think Brexit is bad for British science?
Awarded Jul 24 '18 at 12:59
Why do academics drink so much coffee? [closed]
Awarded Jul 2 '18 at 9:20
Is it OK to review a paper which builds on my work?
Awarded Jun 21 '18 at 18:25
What is the best way to deal with cranks?
Awarded Jun 19 '18 at 13:04
What does it take for a lower-ranked university to compete with a top-ranked one?
Awarded May 7 '18 at 17:14
Are political/ideological reasons for career moves acceptable in academia?
Awarded Mar 14 '18 at 16:26
Do people want to work in overseas branches?
Awarded Feb 21 '18 at 18:49
Donating money to scientific research after my death
Awarded Feb 9 '18 at 15:02
Professor is upset about student comments about her lectures. What should I do?
Awarded Jan 25 '18 at 17:38
Cheated on an exam when I was eight years old. Should I tell graduate admissions?
Awarded Jan 15 '18 at 11:14
Why do researchers need universities?
Awarded Dec 26 '17 at 13:41

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