Questions tagged [phd]
Questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, including requirements such as dissertations and university programs leading to a Ph.D.
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How to deal with a PhD student who is slow and disengaged
I am an assistant professor at a research institute (engineering discipline) in Eastern Europe. In our institute we operate a doctoral school. While our PhD students are required to complete ...
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If I find an error in my archived doctoral thesis, should I immediately tell my advisor or wait to see if it will be published before doing so?
I recently found a mistake in my thesis while submitting a postdoc application. I realized that I messed up my reaction rate quantification of one protein where I assigned too large of an intensity ...
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Should I convert from Phd to EdD
I have completed all of my PhD coursework and am in the dissertation phase, which is taking considerably longer than I had anticipated, largely due to balancing my full time job and the needs of my ...
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Is it possible to negotiate the PhD topic?
I have expressed my interest in the work of a professor. She does not perfectly match my interests but there is a good amount of overlap. Turns out that she has a PhD position open, with undefined ...
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Is industrial organizational (I/O) psychology considered a STEM subject according to USCIS/DHS?
I'm looking to do a PhD in I/O psychology in the US. I learned that only a few psych subjects were considered STEM according to the list released by ICE in 2016 and I/O psychology is not one of them. ...
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Should I decline a PhD offer due to writing problems?
I finished my masters with a good GPA, it is an 4.0 equivalent to US grading system. However, I know that a PhD is heavily related to writing a lot and writing is by far the most important thing in ...
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Number of international doctoral students in the US: how to reconcile OECD data and SEVIS data?
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the US Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) apparently disagree on the number of international doctoral ...
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Where to get help when we can't understand something done in a paper?
I often face the following situation:
I am reading a technical paper, and I can't figure out a calculation shown in the paper, whose details are not given. There is no reference in the paper about ...
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Left a PhD for a second one from which I got fired. What to write in the CV?
My situation is a bit particular and I am suffering from it. I do not know exactly what to do with my CV.
I started a PhD in October 2021. After almost a year, I realised that the project was not for ...
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Does a PhD student need approval of their supervisor to gather data?
Is it necessary for a PhD student to obtain their supervisor's approval before gathering data through interviews?
How can you handle a supervisor who takes a longer time to respond to a student email?
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PhD Applications for 2024 : Seeking Guidance on My Next Academic Step
I'm at a crossroads in my academic and professional journey. I hold both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Computer Science, although I lack research experience. My work experience spans about 5 ...
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Should I do a second master to increase my chance of getting into a PhD program? [duplicate]
In my country (France), your first and second year of your Master are two different program. My second year of Master was in a remote program (the exams were not remote).
After 20ish applications, I ...
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Accepted into PhD program but just received a low Master's Thesis grade
European student here. I was accepted to a PhD program to continue my studies at the same university where I completed my Master's program with a near perfect GPA. Then the time came to write my ...
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Phd Position follow up
After been unsuccessful in my previous endeavour to secure a PhD position I wrote to another professor at a different institute in Germany. She wrote back to me after a couple of days saying she was ...
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Advice on Transitioning from Master's to PhD in the Same Research Group
I am a master's student in theoretical physics currently in my final semester in Germany. My master's thesis is already underway, and I aim to complete it by April next year. Recently, my partner and ...
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I am a PhD student seeking to collarborate with PhD student/professors from other department. How can I make this happen?
I am a PhD student seeking to collaborate with PhD student/professors from other department.
I have never made such an initiative before, and I lack the general idea on how to start.
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Can I pursue a PhD program that is different from my MA?
I have a Master's Degree in Translation, and I am wondering if it's possible to pursue a PhD in TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language). They're in the same field, but different programs.
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PhD offer: what to do after a long reflection pause?
I have been offered a PhD position (to which I did not apply, it was from a professor who knows me). I am not entirely sure about accepting, but for various reasons I don't want to give a negative ...
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Master's in computer science with bad grades in first two years of bachelor
I am a computer science student and about to start my 3rd year. I was planning to work as a developer and didn't care about my grades. I spent most of the time on Codeforces, Leetcode and other tech ...
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Is it alright to contact lab members of a lab you interviewed at for an update on your PhD application?
I am international applicant for a PhD program in Molecular Biology. I have interviewed with a professor and have had a chat with all of the members of the lab I am extremely interested in working in. ...
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Is it okay to provide a list of manuscripts that are in preparation? [duplicate]
I am preparing my CV for a Ph.D. application. Can I include a list of papers that are currently in preparation?
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Are publications strictly required to obtain a PhD thesis?
I am a PhD student in electrical engineering and I am writing my first article, probably for a Q1 journal. My question is the following: in order to get a PhD degree, do you need to have one or ...
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Did I offend my prospective PhD supervisor?
So I had cold emailed to a professor asking for a PhD position. Initially she did not have any but opened one for me. After several rounds of interviews I received an email from her offering phd ...
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How to reply to a professor's encouraging e-mail after applying to a PhD program at their university?
I submitted my Ph.D. application to a University in December 2019. The following is the last email I received from a professor at this university (in June 2019):
"Thanks for writing and for the ...
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The article Publishing Charge of 775$ was not settled and Now there is a debt collection payment request. They're warned of potential consequences
Recently, my girlfriend, who is a Ph.D. scholar in an institute in India, and currently awaiting her thesis submission, submitted an article to Hindawi.Ltd., in which she is the primary author and her ...
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Expectations for authorship as a PhD student creating a novel dataset
I am a PhD candidate in strategic management and entrepreneurship developing a new dataset for my dissertation on entrepreneurial ecosystems. I will compile extensive firm-level data on startups and ...
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How is a student’s research experience evaluated for a PhD application?
I’m an incoming master's degree student at a top 10 computer science (CS) program. I’m applying for PhD programs. I think that people doing ML/AI have an unfair advantage when it comes to the number ...
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PhD Funding in the UK as an International Student - Is this a Pipe Dream?
I am planning on applying for PHD's in the UK over the next 12 months - Criminology PHD's specifically.
What is dissuading me is the funding situation. International Students do not have their tuition ...
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work doesn't show on paper
I was on vacation when a senior PhD student wanted me to help with his project. I rejected and my advisor sent me an email to check whether I wanted to co-author this project a few weeks later. I ...
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Similar working paper by senior professors, should I worry?
I am a PhD student who just finished my master’s degree. I had a master’s thesis which can be further developed during my PhD studies, but recently I found that some senior professors are also working ...
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MS/PhD Pass Qualifying Exam and Finding an Advisor
There are three outcomes in my department's qualifying exam: PhD pass, Master's pass, and fail. I am fairly certain that I will not PhD pass and will only Master's pass. I still have a chance to ...
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A prospective PhD supervisor requested for an interview with me but no response afterwards
I sent an email with my qualifications to a prospective PhD supervisor and he responded by asking for my availability for interview and the likely days of the week, this could hold. I responded that I ...
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Applying to a PhD program during a one year Master’s
I’m an incoming student at a top 10 CS graduate program and I’m currently planning my PhD applications. I’m worried about the fact that when I submit my PhD applications (December) I will have spent ...
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Sending the same motivation letter to the same university
During summer 2023 I applied for a PhD position in mathematics at a European university. I got invited for an interview but did not quite make it to being offered a position due to a number of factors....
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prepare a collaborative research paper [closed]
I am looking for research partners to collaborate in a conference paper Preparation for publishing. in AI machine learning or data science in electronics and communications / information tech / ...
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Postdoc or permanent position
I am finishing my PhD soon and am working on computational chemistry within biomolecules.
On the one hand, I would love to go for a postdoc: to learn something and also earn a bigger penny. On the ...
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Does prestige matter for a masters thesis? Need help to choose a thesis
I'm a master student in a very good university in the EU majoring in biomedicine/biology. I'm leaning towards doing a PhD after my masters, but either way eventually I will go into industry (whether I ...
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Am I eligible to do a PhD in the UK with 2.2 undergraduate degree and a 1st graduate degree?
I have completed my undergraduate degree in Computer Science with a grade of 2.2 (Lower second class) and a MSc in Robotics with a distinction (1st class). I have published a paper in an international ...
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What are my options post PHD as a blissfully ignorant, neurodivergent candidate about to graduate with few marketable skills?
I entered academia despite my suboptimal "stats" (GPA, research experience, etc.) because I was allured by the idea of focusing on a research project. Even my Master's advisor noted how I ...
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Professor wants to forward my CV to other groups
I have asked a professor if they'd be willing to take me as a PhD student of them. They replied they have no position, but they can forward my CV to other groups that are hiring.
I would like to reach ...
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Anxiety before starting PhD [closed]
Right after my Master’s degree almost 5 years ago, I joined industry and have been working in the field of Data Science and Analytics. Although, I did some good projects, I always felt that something ...
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Is it ok to get an external help for PHD dissertation?
I study architecture. I came up with a research topic where I needed to create a tool to test it with a sample. I have all the necessary data, however, I need a programmer to code the tool for the ...
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Advice on writing a research paper in a less time
I am a PhD student works in theory of computer science. I am worried about the timing, I have taken in writing a one paper.In last semester, I have few ideas, I told those idea to my supervisor then ...
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Are there studies that investigate which American high schools produce graduates who later receive terminal degrees? [closed]
I'm wondering if there are any on-going studies that categorize where students who receive terminal degrees (MD, PhD, DDS, JD, ....) went to high school, their parents' academic backgrounds, and ...
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Reasonable to ask 2nd supervisor for more involvement?
Next week, I will be meeting with both my supervisors (and the PhD course director) to discuss coming back to the PhD after a break.
This, I think, is a good chance to voice a variety of concerns. One ...
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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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Why do people do a postdoc, rather than getting another PhD?
Genuinely curious! From my perspective the postdocs have even less freedom than I do (I work in a national lab, where although I'm a PhD student my experience sadly is more like an employee). I know ...
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How to decline or take time with a PhD offer
I have inquired about a PhD position at a group. After a chat with the supervisor, and some time, I was invited to apply to the doctoral school (they never said they'd take me). Then holidays came and ...
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How should I present my German medical degree (Staatsexammen, Dr. med) degrees in the US?
I have recently graduated in Germany and will be moving to the US. I have completed my medical degree (Staatsexammen) and my doctoral thesis in medicine (Dr. med), so I will have two degrees. For the ...
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Summer opportunities before applying for a PhD
I'm a 4th year physics major from India. My degree is a dual one - 5 years and both Bachelor's and Master's. I want to take up theoretical physics in the future and pursue a PhD after I graduate - ...
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