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Did my decision to decline a full time lecturer position look bad at all?
I'm in my 5th year in my PhD program in Experimental Psychology.
I declined a position for a full-time lecturer position back in June. I made this decision in large part due to my low ratings as a ...
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What can a final year PhD student do to prepare for teaching mathematics at a university level, despite complications due to mental health?
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I'm a third-year PhD student in the UK (where doctorates last a minimum of three years and a maximum of four). I have taught at least one undergraduate tutorial of about 20 students each ...
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As a graduate student, should I tell my advisor that I am neurodivergent?
I'll be finishing my MSc in the next 4-5 months and plan to apply for PhD programs. I’m concerned, though, that my advisor might mention communication issues in his letter of recommendation.
To ...
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Is it bad to ask for accommodations for disability when PhD supervisor might be in bereavement?
I'm in my 2nd year of PhD in England, with one supervisor and we are the only two people in our lab. I have two results chapters ready with a major experiment in each, and I'm in the middle of another ...
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Algorithms textbooks/lecture notes for the blind
Algorithms textbooks and lecture notes are largely inaccessible to the blind. If you can get them in pdf format, today's readers do a terrible job of reading math and make no effort to explain ...
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What kind of colors are good to use on a whiteboard for a colorblind student?
Basically, what are the 'ideal' colors to reduce the impact on colorblind students? Is there a good set of colors that help many (or all) colorblind students differenciate ?
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How do I get back on track in my studies after falling behind due to hopelessness of making in academia
I feel utterly lost. I performed decently in my physics bachelor studies (GPA of ~3.6), while being a chronic procrastinator and yet finishing in 6 semesters. However now in my master's I've fallen ...
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Techniques for writing papers with dyslexia
What are techniques for writing well/improving your writing/writing faster when you have dyslexia for highly complex and deep material?
For this question I am specifically asking about techniques that ...
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Should I drop a semester due to medical reasons
I am currently in my undergraduate course and I have fractured my right collarbone and have been informed that I won't be able to write for at least a month and half.
Even in the best case I will be ...
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How to come back to academic machine learning career after absence due to health issues
Back in 2018 I started a master's degree in CS focusing on ML with the goal of eventually obtaining a PhD. This did not work out for two reasons: 1) most of the ML faculty left for another university. ...
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Accommodating whiteboard glare for low-vision student
A reduced-vision friend faces challenges with whiteboard glare in a new classroom. To further complicate the matter, the teacher uses only colored markers, typically blue, green, or red, which makes ...
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Change PhD due to reasons unrelated to work?
tl;dr How to handle the situation of transferring PhDs due to living conditions without destroying supervisor relationship? I have already talked to them and they are not happy with the idea.
I'm ...
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As an advisor, how can I help students with time management and procrastination?
As an advisor, I've worked with students who have dealt with issues including time management, procrastination, and discouragement. (I've also dealt with some of these same issues myself.)
I ...
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Is it unfair to retroactively excuse a student for absences?
A student revealed her pregnancy AFTER accumulating eight absences and missing a crucial midterm exam. The university’s policy stipulates that accommodations are not retroactive, and instructors are ...
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How to manage being excluded from the lab group?
I started my PhD two years ago in Germany as an international student.
Initially, everything was fine but after half a year all my labmates stopped talking to me. It began with them switching to ...
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HealthCare policies for (short) medical leaves of absence [closed]
Which mechanisms can/should a university set-up in order to implement short medical leaves of absence of their faculty members? Has the situation in academia become worse or has it always been like ...
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Teaching job application: Should I make any references to a gap year in my employment history due to depression?
I used to be a tenure-track assistant professor. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out because I failed to publish, and so my job perished two years ago. Even more unfortunately, the stress and ...
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How to restore lost patience during a PhD?
I am pursuing a PhD in theoretical physics in Europe, meaning I already have a Master's and I have currently done 2.5 out of 3.5 years of my research project.
My question to the more advanced people ...
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Why do some admission applications ask what you've been doing in the years since you left school? [duplicate]
Some admission applications ask what you've been doing in the years since you last left school. For example, work, military, parenting, volunteering, or caring for a sick family member.
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Lab Professor Prioritize Paper Publication over anything
A close friend of mine is facing a hard situation in his microbiology PhD. His professor badly wants publications. The professor tells his students that each student should publish at least 2 papers ...
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Should an academic with autism and adhd disclose that to a potential employer
In the context of applying for an assistant professor position, should an academic with autism and adhd disclose that to the university during the hiring process? If so, and the application package ...
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5th year of PhD, depressed with no results want to quit [closed]
I am a 5th year PhD student in Biotechnology from a mediocre University. Although my university doesn't have even basic resources I tried my best to do my work by managing things from here and there. ...
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I am one of PhD students under Marie Curie-ITN Action. Can I resign my contract because of my health problem? [closed]
I am one of PhD students under Marie Curie-ITN Action. I have been studying on my project for three months.
I have health problems because of high levels of stress. I have psychosomatic symptoms. I ...
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Asking for Modifications to Letter of Accommodation for Disabilities [closed]
As a student who already filed for accommodations in their prospective university, if mid semester one needs to make updates to the accommodations what is the standard procedure to go about doing so ...
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How to address interest in getting treatment for (potential) ADHD whilst applying for a PhD grant, so that I don't alarm anyone?
I don't actually have an actual diagnosis of ADHD, growing up I never really addressed it, as treating such isn't really common where I grew up. However recently I took an interest in it, and alas I ...
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Dissertation acknowledgements: thanking a professional for medical treatment?
I'm currently working on the acknowledgements section of my doctoral thesis. I suffered from severe depression during my time as a PhD student and received tremendous support from a particular nurse ...
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How do I Become a Theoretical Chemist/Physicist with a Chemistry Background? [closed]
I have a Masters in Chemistry. I'm UK based, and in my early 30's. I live with family. I have Asperger's and psychosis.
I find chemical theories fun and interesting. I've dabbled in a little math and ...
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Am I chasing an obsession or should I apply 3rd time to complete my 2nd masters in Mathematics? [closed]
I am from a poor Asian country and I completed my masters in math in July 2020. I really wanted to do a PhD in mathematics outside my home country as in my country there is too much politics and ...
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How has Academica changed in response mental health disorders? [closed]
How do universities handle the ever so growing influx of people that are Neurodivergent, and Neurological disorders? Furthermore, what resources, and protocols are there present at the post-secondary ...
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Leaving paper before publication due to personal ethics stance
During my postdoc, I began to question the morality of a part of my group's research project. But I kept working on it, and a year later, we submitted the paper to a journal with me as first author. ...
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My 1.5 time accomodations were not properly implemented, what can I do?
I am an undergraduate student in Canada. I have academic accommodations from the accessibility centre since I have autism and ADHD. I informed the instructor of my 1.5x exam time at the start of the ...
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How to become a competitive candidate for grad school after a ruined integrated master's degree?
I am 22 years old, about to graduate (delayed by one semester because I failed in two courses) with a dual major (one of which is an integrated Master's degree in a Physics, and the other a Bachelor's ...
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Nerves and putting a lot of pressure on myself for meetings and talks with supervisors/professors present
I’m a second year PhD student experiencing a great deal of pressure for meetings and talks when supervisors/other professors are present. I want to find methods for relieving a bit of this tension as ...
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How do I salvage my thesis and move on with my life
So I am a MS student somewhere on the east coast US as an international student. I have a rough draft of my MS thesis.
I have been struggling really badly with motivation. I feel like I am able to the ...
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I ghosted a professor for two months. Not the first time this happens. Facing mental health issues but trying to recover. what to do now?
I am a delayed graduation facing (failed some subjects before, repeating a semester right now) 5th year integrated masters' student in a STEM field.
I spoke to this professor about working a master's ...
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Removing name post-publication (moral objection to research)
I've been struggling with this issue for quite some time. I'm a postdoc who recently switched fields. I transferred from a field that had numerous ethical complications to a field that has almost no ...
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Feeling hopeless immediately after starting my MSc
I recently started my Master's in Physics. My Bachelor's was not in Physics, but all of my research was. I worked with a very supportive supervisor who wanted me to do my Master's thesis with him. He ...
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Are people with a mental illness advised against pursuing a Masters degree in some difficult topic (such as computer engineering)? [closed]
I have just graduated with a Bachelor degree in computer engineering. Most of the students who get a Bachelor degree at my university go furhter to pursue a Masters degree. However, I have a mental ...
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Is it unprofessional to bring up a personal / medical issue during the PhD viva?
When I submitted my PhD, I was newly pregnant. For context, I'm 34, and my husband and I had been trying to conceive for quite some time, so we were extremely excited.
At around ten weeks, a ...
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Going through mental stress in my phd coursework. Any piece of advice?
I am a phd student and I have 7 other class mates who along with me were inducted this fall (2023) to the department of chemistry. We have to take 6 courses together before we start doing research in ...
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Applying for a PhD as a disabled person: apply for preferential access?
I am about to apply for a PhD position at a European university as an EU citizen.
I suffer from a physical disability. As such, I have the right to apply for preferential access due to my disability ...
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What kind of hypothesis should I state in an application requesting public health data?
I work in a quantitative social science where it is not common to formally state hypotheses in papers or presentations. I am applying for access to public health data, and the applications ask for ...
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Does a professor emeritus typically retain full health benefits? [closed]
Across four-year universities in the U.S., do professor emeriti tend to receive full health benefits? Do professors ever retain health benefits in retirement? If not, how do retired professors ...
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Leaving postdoc after 6 months (or less)?
I just started a postdoc position at a prestigious institute in the US. I am one month in and the contract is for 1 year with a possibility of renewal (the project I work on received a 3-year grant). ...
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ABD candidate who developed cognitive deficits. Current functioning level is "borderline" with average intelligence. Is there a way to navigate this?
I'm a fourth year neurodivergent doctoral candidate who is also an instructor for this academic year (one year contract). I have had a tendency to make a fair amount of posts related to my struggles (...
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Would it be well-received to ask for the LaTeX source of a textbook?
My screen reader has a hard time with PDF documents. As I delve into more niche textbooks, I increasingly find them only in print/PDF rather than EPUB.
This makes it difficult to learn when the screen ...
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Can I do a PhD in applied mathematics where I want to apply mathematics to mental health. is [closed]
I want to do a PhD in applied mathematics where my focus is on mental health.
I honestly don't know how I can do that,
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Is it a good idea to open up to your PhD advisor about depression?
Basically what the question says: is it a good idea to sit down and openly talk with their PhD advisor about struggling with depression?
Sending support to anyone out there struggling ♡
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I want to quit my PhD in year 4 because I'm depressed and unhealthy. How to do it nicely? [closed]
I'm an international student doing a PhD in California (UCR) for the past 4 years. This period of time has been nothing but nightmares. At least I got my masters last year, but immediately after I ...
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Would you publish a deeply personal essay about mental illness during PhD?
First a little background:
I am in the middle of my PhD and recently came down with pretty severe depression. I would not say my PhD work is the cause of it (I am not in a toxic lab), but the immense ...
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