Questions tagged [supervision]
Questions relating to academic supervision, which is broadly defined as the supervisory relationship between advisors and their students.
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Covering application fees for peer review, when your university declines to proceed, but expert in the field consider the work excellent
Situation - I produced a MSc thesis in applied data science (I mean, using data science but applied on a certain domain X), which was A-graded. An expert in the field X said it is excellent and worthy ...
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How can I avoid this unproductive pattern with my PhD supervisor?
I’m currently a PhD student in electrical engineering in the US, and I changed supervisors after the end of my first year as a PhD student. There were several reasons for this, but the main one was ...
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Supervisor refuses to be included as a co-author in PhD student papers?
As title entails, my PhD supervisor refuses to be included in all of my research papers as she did not take part in the writing process. However, since day one, she has been giving me ideas and ...
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What steps should I take if I haven't received responses from potential supervisors?
I am in the process of applying for the M.Sc. Research program at universities in New Zealand. My application will not be assessed unless I secure a supervisor. Despite reaching out to three potential ...
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How to choose my first PhD students
I have recently started a position as assistant professor at a Chinese-British university. Now I am starting to get first requests from interested students who work on topics that are similar to mine ...
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How to shape your PhD under an incompetent supervisor?
I joined a PhD program in Germany 6 months ago. I have two supervisors here - one is a clinician and the other is from natural sciences background. I am really unhappy with the way I am being guided ...
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I do not receive proper support from my PhD advisor
I have started my fully-funded-PhD for about 6 months in North America. When I applied professor promised me that he was going to provide me with the funding. Yet, I have not received any detailed ...
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Can I make complaint against my supervisor who kept me working in non-research work in his lab with NO SALARY
I recently graduated with a PhD in Fall 2022. In my PhD study, I published 7 papers in peer review journals and conferences. In summer semester of 2022, my PhD supervisor stopped my fund few days ...
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How do I support my advisor on his most busy weeks?
I'm a postdoc at a US university and I have a truly wonderful research advisor. Sometimes, during our regular meetings, I find out that things are particularly tough for my advisor this week. The ...
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Should I do my Ph.D. with a supervisor who rarely responds to my emails?
I have recently been offered a place on a Ph.D. program at a certain university abroad. However, before, during, and after my application, my potential supervisor has generally been unresponsive to my ...
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Advice for PhD: Number of Applications (Humanities)
I am currently a postgraduate whose degree is near completion, and I would like to apply for a PhD in the United Kingdom. I am a first generation student which means that I have limited awareness of ...
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Decline PhD offer gracefully due to low salary
I applied and got an offer at a graduate school. Before the confirmation deadline I got an offer in industry and I accepted it.
The PhD position had extremely low salary, which would barely support my ...
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masters thesis supervisor hands-on importance?
TLDR: how important is having a hands-on supervisor for my masters thesis?
I recently started a one-year MA in sociology at a large uni in Europe (after having attended a SLAC for undergrad).
My ...
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New small result vs. Old big result for MSc thesis?
I have recently started supervising MSc students in Statistics and I noticed a trend: students who produce a NEW small result are often more challenged by reviewers/markers of their dissertation than ...
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Statistics on the number of PhD/postdoc by Professor across fields/universities/countries?
I am wondering whether there are some available sources for statistics on the average number of PhD students and postdocs by Professor/supervisor across different fields, universities or countries?
I ...
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How to deal with unwanted physical contact, presents and attention by a postdoc supervisor?
Posting this to academia stackexchange, but if this may fit better in other place please let me know.
My girlfriend is a new PhD student in a male dominated field, and is supervised by a postdoc in a ...
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PhD funding Cambridge after supervisor contact
I contacted a potential supervisor for a PhD at the University of Cambridge via email (PhD was advertised on find a PhD). Surprisingly, the supervisor showed interest in me even after I had sent my CV ...
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After switching PhD supervisor, can I get credit for the work I did?
My PhD supervisor abandoned me after 1 year. I did a massive amount of work, but now cannot continue working on that project anymore.
The supervisor cut all ties with me and there is no turning back, ...
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Is it possible to finish my PhD at a different institute?
I got into a delicate situation with my supervisor (and the director of the institute -- they are very close friends) and I will not have a chance to get my Ph.D. at the institute, at least not under ...
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Feeling stressed and incapable at the beginning of my MSc, how can I handle that?
I just admitted and enrolled in a thesis-based master of applied science program in electrical engineering a month ago.
My supervisor sends me different papers sometime to read and I also schedule ...
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Can my supervisor publish a relevant work to my PhD without citing my published dissertation?
I was a PhD student at an american university, and I graduated last year. After graduation, there are few papers that were sent for publications before my graduation. Because of an authorship dispute ...
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Dealing with a PhD student reneging on an agreement to appear in social media
Inspired by this question, I have a similar but somehow different problem.
I recently assumed a tenure-track position. One of my strategies for a visible start is to have a strong presence in social ...
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Can my former RA use my idea to publish a paper?
I partnered with my former professor to establish a social research-based organization. We had a plan to pursue a federal grant. In pursuit of the grant, we brought some volunteer RAs on board to help ...
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What are/were the most helpful 'things' your supervisor, mentor, university, other staff did to help you complete your PhD?
I am currently applying for a position similar to an assistant prof where I will have the responsibility to supervise two PhD students. For this application I am required to provide a "...
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Ethically correct way to involve student in research and publication
My collaborator has a PhD student (just starting their 2nd year) who as part of their project runs computer simulations, as directed by their supervisor. These brought up a result that is (1) ...
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I am a PhD researcher , I have access to equipment in my lab, can I use the facilities to test my own samples that are not part of my project
I am working at some lab in xyz, I have been granted access to solid state NMR,SEM,TEM. I have recently collaborated with researchers who don't have these facilities. They want me to collaborate by ...
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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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Found mistake in analyzing experimental data after submitting PhD thesis; what should I do?
While flipping through my thesis to look up details in writing a postdoc application, I realized that I messed up my reaction rate quantification of one protein covalently bonding with another on a ...
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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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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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Response time on a research proposal
I sent an inquiry for a PhD position at a German university and she responded on the 30th of July to submit a research proposal (without a deadline). I sent her the paper on the 19th of August. Do you ...
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Second PhD after a not successful PhD and not being trained enough by professor [duplicate]
It is my fifth year of graduate studies in chemistry. I haven't had enough training from my professor and I don't have enough confidence to do even a post-doc. It is so close to my graduation, that I ...
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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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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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How to handle potentially gaslighting and very confusing PhD advisor?
I’m a new PhD student (3 months in) of a niche area, and I now feel like my supervisor (f, 56) has been constantly gaslighting me. English is not my first language and this is a really confusing ...
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Is it wise to change my supervisor in the late stages of my PhD?
I have been doing my PhD for 3 years, and my supervisor has been a real pain. This has made my life like a hell. His behavious includes yelling, bullying, and demeaning me. He has no regards for me ...
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What level of questions and guidance are appropriate for a research assistant?
I recently graduated from my undergraduate studies in May. As soon as I graduated, I began a job as a research assistant at my university. This was mainly to continue projects that I had yet to finish ...
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My PI assigned me to a direct supervisor who is academically incompetent. What should I do?
This is very closely related to this question. However in that question on top of the academic problems there are also major safety issues and the answers correctly focus on that. But this still ...
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Should I tell my supervisor that I added his/her name as a reference for my next academic position?
Recently I finished my PhD level and I did an interview with a research group for a postdoc position. After my review, they asked me for some references to contact them.
I choose my supervisor and ...
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How to deal with bad undergrad researchers
I am a grad student in the life sciences. I have to mentor several undergrad students. One student in particular is just so bad and is always getting confused with protocols. He can't follow a ...
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How to keep a door open without too much commitment in PhD applications
I am looking for a PhD/job position. I sent an email to a group doing things potentially aligned with my interests. I had an interview with them and I am not enthusiastic about the project. I could ...
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How can I learn to trust the Ph.D program course of study again?
I am a fourth year neurodivergent doctoral candidate with an accepted Master's (both in Experimental Psychology) and have posted a decent amount on here. Hopefully, this post means that I can stop ...
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My supervisor suddenly told me not to submit to the top conference
As a newcomer to research I'd like to ask a question about submitting papers to conferences. My supervisor has been telling me before that my project can be submitted to the top conference and she's ...
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How usual is it for master students to take part in work that has nothing to do with their thesis?
I'm doing my master's thesis in a research group in Germany (experimental physics). The group is pretty big, there are multiple experimental setups at the moment, that are maintained by different ...
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PhD Supervisor using my fundings?
I'm in the middle of my Ph.D., and I came to the realization that my supervisor might be doing something unethical (not illegal thought).
I have a large fund to cover expenses related to training and ...
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How to respond to a professor not happy with me
I am in the final year of my bachelor and only need to pass one last course to complete my bachelor. The thing is I failed this course this year. Which means I have to continue for a whole other year ...
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What are some effective strategies for successfully advising a part-time Ph.D. student in Engineering?
I have experience of working with a few full-time students, but I am now faced with the prospect of advising a part-time student for the first time. To gain insights into this unique scenario, I ...
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No interest in the field, no interest in academia, don't want to please supervisors, time to leave PhD?
TLDR: zero interest in the topic, bad relationships with supervisors and colleagues, I think I'm not suitable for this, thus, I must leave.
Hello all, I would like to ask for some advice from people ...
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Should I email the same professor about supervision this year, If I failed in his interview previous year
I had the opportunity to interview with a professor and two of his PhD students for potential supervision in the mm-wave circuits group. Unfortunately, during the initial interview, which focused on ...
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Should I explain reason to a professor whom I asked fr supervision earlier, but joined PhD for another professor?
This is a continuation of a question I asked a year ago.
My masters supervisor contacted me to starting new work, and I returend to my institute to start my PhD.
I am feeling a bit confused if I ...
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