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Uploading PhD dissertation to ResearchGate
My PhD dissertation has already been uploaded to the HAL Theses website.
Would it be beneficial to also upload it to ResearchGate?
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How do you deal with a dishonest graduate advisor?
Assume that you are a Ph.D. student in math who after a few years of working in the field discovers a new idea (independently). You present the idea to your advisor. Later your advisor realizes the ...
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Listed as an author on conference submission page but not the paper
I worked with a group of professors on a paper that was submitted to a conference for publication. I was told at the beginning of the project and then several months before submission that I would be ...
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How to address impossible “minor” corrections in the UK?
I passed my PhD defense a few weeks ago with minor corrections (in the UK) in a particular field within applied mathematics. Although the corrections were supposed to be minor, the external examiner ...
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Doing a (Math) PhD abroad vs the same university [closed]
I am a math masters student at an university in Germany, almost finished with my degree. I want to do a PhD and have the following options:
Option A: Do my PhD at the university I am doing my masters ...
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Can we reference teaser images in our papers?
The conference I'm submitting my paper allows for teaser images. I want to reference the teaser image in the text. Is this usually allowed? If it is, what is the standard way of referencing it? I mean,...
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Are preface and acknowledgement a must-have in a monograph?
The question says it all. To my regret, my monograph, published by a reputable academic publisher, doesn't have them. My only excuse is that I was just having a baby and my only concern was to submit ...
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Only one co-supervisor is supervising, but my project is in other co-supervisor's field
I'm currently a PhD student at a US-based university in electrical engineering.
I started my PhD in 2021 with co-supervisors A1 and B1. However, I found working with A1 and B1 to be very difficult due ...
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How did you resolve a dilemma of post-PhD life path (while feeling stuck)? [closed]
I've been looking for a postdoc while I'm waiting for my Viva. At the moment, however, I've come to a personal dilemma I haven't foreseen, and I would truly appreciate some advice.
It's been about a ...
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Supervisor wants ownership of an Overleaf project I created [closed]
A student approached me with some ideas he had been working on in computer science and asked if I could study the result and then write it up into article format as he dislikes writing and that it ...
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Could uploading a paper on arXiv before publishing it in a journal lead to being "scooped", or does it actually prevent that?
On Quora, I found that one of the disadvantages of uploading papers on arXiv before publishing them in journals, is that one of being "scooped". For example:
What are some disadvantages of ...
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Is it normal to become a veteran learner after graduation rather than during graduation? [closed]
Sometimes I feel, if my university life(myself) failed me. I became a serious learner once I graduated, rather than when I was in university. Sometimes it brings me regrets, tears to my eyes but I'm ...
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PI wants to exclude me from collaboration despite having done significant work. What are my options?
I work in a multidisciplinary center, where a neighboring group started working on a topic I am an expert in. This group lacks relevant expertise, so the postdocs approached me to perform some work. I ...
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How to ask a professor from 29 years ago to write you a recommendation?
After college, I never kept in touch with this professor even though he was one of my favorite professors, did very well in his class and have thought of him often. I was basically conflicted over his ...
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Asking for an unpaid postdoc position. Will it be rude?
I am planning to start a tech company and raise some funds from investors. Unfortunately, the school where I did PhD is not well known. I have a fairly good track record of research, but sadly the ...
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How do I determine the direction of my research?
I'm a first year PhD student in Microelectronics. I started my PhD because I was interested in the idea of Neuromorphic engineering, but I've been so confused lately.
The problem is that neither my ...
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How to deal with students wanting the answer versus working through the process
I am currently teaching an undergraduate forensic photography course, but I'm having a difficult time this semester. Many of my students seem disengaged, and they expect me to simply give them the ...
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Explain opportunity gap in SoP without proving it?
I'm applying for PhD programs in Computer Science (experimental part of AI/ML), and writing my SoP for it.
A part of SoP is supposed to talk about examples of what kind of work one wants to do later ...
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Do I stand a chance of receiving a research internship at a 3.57 GPA? [closed]
I am an undergraduate who will be looking for winter and summer research internships next year. My current GPA is 3.57/4 and have two excellent quality research papers written as a first author. I ...
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Can privately administered colleges and universities in the USA successfully run without government funding?
Can privately administered colleges and universities in the USA and the UK successfully run without government (either state or federal) funding?
By "government funding," I mean any kind of ...
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Supervisor is acting weird [duplicate]
I am female and married. My PhD supervisor told me that I am lovely and he likes me. He asked me to go for a special date. I rejected as I am married though my husband is in my home country, not with ...
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Meaning of bullet sign in citation number
I'm reading this research paper and some of the citations are marked like this:
[29•] or [29•,[30],[31•]•,[32],[33],[34]]
The bullet points are in superscript, as well as nesting in the bracketing. ...
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Do both first-author and co-author publications from a potential advisor imply current research activity?
I want to apply as a PhD candidate and therefore looking up on various potential supervisors who have common research interests. My approach is by first visiting their webpages, looking up on the ...
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Do I need to take Advanced Courses for Trade School, and specifically for plumbing? (Specific Questions enclosed) [closed]
I have a quick question. I'm a sophomore in high school, and I wanted to go to trade school after I graduate. I had some questions about what courses to take for trade school, and specifically for ...
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What do you think is the best way for me to get into grad school?
So, I completed my bachelor's in mathematics a month ago, and I'm planning to move to another country to continue my studies. I really love mathematics and I want to apply to a master's program in ...
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Publishing images
I submitted a paper to a journal and just found out that I was accepted. This is my first time publishing and I wrote the paper for a class assignment. I submitted all of my citations and figures but ...
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How do I reduce my sleeping time, so that I can work for longer hours? [closed]
I am preparing for two tough entrance exams (the JEE Main and JEE Advanced). Nine months remain before the exams and I have a lot of work to be done daily, such as revising my notes notes, practising ...
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Can I include my contribution to a internationally recognized research project in my college apps, if I wasn't part of the presenting team
I am from a non-US high school, facing a dilemma about mentioning my involvement in a successful research project (Project A) on my college applications. I contributed significantly to Project A, ...
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Does publication importance diminish over time?
Thinking of applying for a PhD in a 2-3 years as I want to focus on my industry job at the moment, and I was wondering how publications are evaluated by grad admissions over time?
Will a very good ...
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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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How do you cite in MLA? (I've forgotten)
Am I supposed to cite with quotations around the author's name, or quotations then the author's name. (I felt like this was obvious but I've seen multiple people site differently, and one of them has ...
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How to deal with students who regularly ignore my ban on using laptops in the classroom?
In my class (for undergraduate students) I do not allow students to use laptops so that you can focus more the lecture. (I do allow taking notes on tablets or using mobile phones.) Most students ...
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Will students without a Gradescope submission be able to see the test after grades are posted for the others?
I have a class test graded, and want to publish/post the grades.
However, some students are expected to makeup the test, and I don't want them to see the test yet. Will a student with
This student ...
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How important is the grade of your Maths PhD thesis if you want to stay in academia?
I would like to ask if there are people out there having made experiences regarding the following quesion:
Assume you would like to stay in academia. How important is the final grade of your Maths PhD ...
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Are there any statistics as to the percentage of European students getting a PhD from the USA and then getting employed?
I have a feeling that US PhD degrees (or, at least, a US PostDoc after a PhD from the EU) are valued more in the EU than EU PhD degrees. However, I cannot prove that.
Are there any statistics as to ...
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Should I review for a journal charging authors?
One of the main journals in my field has recently switched to 100% open access, and charges an article processing charge (APC) of about 2500 ($/€/£). For some researchers this is automatically covered ...
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How should I properly mention URL links in a thesis? [duplicate]
For example, I have an appendix X, in which I wrote:
Looking on different websites, a list of models of X was compiled for Y purpose. These websites are:
\begin{description}[noitemsep]
\item \url{...
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The type of CC-license chosen will affect how the preprint may be shared and reused (from: npj Complexity, by Springer Nature)
From ArXiv, we know about the following possibilities for a license:
You may elect to make the Work available under one of the following licenses that you shall select at the time of submission:
(1) ...
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What's the tangible benefit of titles like FBCS, CEng, FRSE, FIET, FREng in the UK?
I am an associate professor in computer science. I see a lot of academics with titles like FBCS, CEng, FRSE, FIET, FREng. I was wondering, what's the tangible benefit of these titles? I know that ...
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How do you answer questions about previous submissions?
I have always taken "Has this manuscript been submitted previously?" to mean that the journal wants to know whether you have submitted the manuscript previously to the same journal and it ...
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How to solve problems in state-of-the-art work with introductory knowledge
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I consulted with the professor regarding this matter today. (The reason why I didn't ask before posting the question was because I feared I might have lacked some understanding --- I mentioned I ...
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Applying for a PhD - Can't Decide on the Topic [closed]
I'm applying to a PhD programme in the UK, but feeling kind of lost. I have two ideas for potential research topics (in the humanities - literature to be specific) but don't know which to go with?
I ...
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How are US schools prioritizing students from India over China?
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The Institute of International Education, which publishes annual reports on international students, has found that U.S. schools are prioritizing students from India over China, especially for ...
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PhD programs in Maths [duplicate]
I am a first gen masters student and I hope to get into a PhD program in Applied Math. My grades are honestly okay. I am a solid B student and every now and then I get an A.
School has ways been a ...
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MSc Thesis supervisor wants to push paper to conferences, yet is super obscure on the topic, he just wants to rush
My supervisor pitched this idea of working on this "sms abuse" paper, he claims it will be a "breakthrough" and no one has publish something like this before.
He wants me to ...
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What is the percentage of recent graduates with a 4-year degree who have passed a Calculus I course?
I'm fairly certain that this exact statistic doesn't exist, so educated estimates are welcome. According to the Education Data Initiative, almost exactly 2 million Americans graduated with a bachelor'...
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Strategizing Post-Undergraduate Career Path for Aspiring Physics Doctoral Student [closed]
I'm a senior undergraduate physics student who hoped to attend graduate school starting next fall, but who was unfortunately not admitted to any in this admissions cycle. I remain very interested in ...
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What is the usual table of content for research paper? [closed]
I wanted to know what are the usual number of topics(of course the paper will be about something and I am talking about the subtopics) discussed in a research paper. Also what are the dos and don'ts? ...
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Guaranteed advisor in choosing a PhD program
I am currently in the process of deciding between two PhD programs. One program is at a university with a very new thrust in the subfield, while the other is at a university known for having a more ...
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Impact of master's thesis grade on PhD chances
I am a master's student in physics currently writing my master's thesis. I have been working for quite a while on this thesis because of various issues during the last 2 years.
I handed in my draft to ...