Timeline for What does "funding" mean for undergraduate students performing research over the holiday period?
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| Sep 3, 2020 at 0:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAcademia/status/1301308978656358401 | ||
| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:32 | comment | added | Azor Ahai -him- | Oh, I see. I'll refrain from answering that part of it, since I'm not familiar with Australian standards for doing research over that time. When you say "holidays" and "summer" are you referring to the same time period, then? | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:31 | history | edited | Azor Ahai -him- |
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| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:31 | comment | added | The Pointer | @AzorAhai--hehim No, this is typical for Australian universities. Second semester ends November and begins March. | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:30 | comment | added | Azor Ahai -him- | @ThePointer What country are you in? I've never heard of a four month break. Is this a new COVID thing? | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:29 | comment | added | The Pointer | @AzorAhai--hehim We have an almost four month break around that time, so I don't think taking two weeks off around Christmas and New Years will be an issue. And this will be mathematics research, so there isn't the same equipment/materials/supervision requirements as research in other areas. | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:26 | comment | added | Azor Ahai -him- | @ThePointer What country are you in? If you're referring to the time period around Christmas and the New Year, my comment holds. | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:25 | comment | added | The Pointer | @AzorAhai--hehim My understanding is that the semester "holidays" are only such for students – academics are still working, since it is their full-time job. And as an undergraduate, you typically don't have opportunities to do research during the semester. | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 15:23 | comment | added | Azor Ahai -him- | The holidays are a terrible time to do research - people are not working as frequently, and it's short. If someone asked me to do research over the holidays, I would chuckle to myself and tell them no. It's their holidays too! | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 9:13 | comment | added | The Pointer | @AnonymousPhysicist Interesting. Thanks for the information. | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 9:06 | comment | added | Anonymous Physicist | Funding is usually obtained through competition. Skilled faculty are more likely to get it. Also, people who are spending money are more motivated to use it well. | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 8:53 | vote | accept | The Pointer | ||
| Sep 1, 2020 at 8:41 | comment | added | The Pointer | @AnonymousPhysicist Hmm, why is that? Because having funding available would imply that they might also have more time to invest in you? | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 8:41 | answer | added | Ian Sudbery | timeline score: 5 | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 8:40 | comment | added | Anonymous Physicist | Someone who is able to pay you might be someone who does a better job. Other factors could be more important, though. | |
| Sep 1, 2020 at 8:23 | answer | added | user2768 | timeline score: 3 | |
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| Sep 1, 2020 at 7:48 | history | asked | The Pointer | CC BY-SA 4.0 |