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In the United States, are there any ethical oversights on self-funded and published research?
I'm currently working on my CITI ethical human research certification. Given its dense nature my mind started to wander and I had the realization that all the protocols and ramifications I've so far ...
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Forgot to debrief participants on an old qualifier project. Can this error cause my qualifier project and poster I did on it to be revoked at all?
I realized I did not do a proper debriefing on my qualifier project for doctoral candidacy in Experimental Psychology from a little over a year ago.
I only say "proper debriefing" because my ...
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A potential postdoc PI contacted my Ph.D. advisor without asking me for the contact info. Is this common?
I'm a recent Ph.D. graduate looking for a postdoc opportunity in the US. I recently interviewed with my potential PI, and at the end he said we will discuss later. A week or two after the interview, ...
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Are PhD programmes reluctant to admit multiple students from the same university in the same application cycle?
The senior undergraduates at my (mathematics) department have this impression that postgraduate programmes don't want to admit multiple applicants from the same university in the same application ...
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Do I stand a chance at top US CS PhD schools or should I broaden out my school list? [closed]
I'm currently a master's student at one of the Top 4 CS (computer science) schools, having recently completed undergrad at the same school (the MS is a 1 year, BS+MS program) and I'm currently ...
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What did teachers write on before the invention of the chalkboard?
I read that the chalkboard was invented in the 19th century in the UK. What did teachers write on before the invention of the chalkboard?
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What does first authorship really mean in field X?
In my field (theoretical computer science), authors of any paper are always listed alphabetically; our papers don't have "first authors". (Well... hardly ever.) In most other disciplines, ...
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Is it possible to obtain a bachelor's degree by passing some test to prove equivalent knowledge rather than attending a university?
Is it possible to obtain a bachelor's degree without attending a university? I'm talking about passing some kind of test or series of tests to prove my knowledge. I'm not asking about buying a fake ...
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My class got fewer days than the other class to study for a test. Is there anything I can do?
I am in a class that has 2 sections. My class is now 2 days behind in material compared to the other section due to class cancellations. We have a test coming up and there is a stark difference in the ...
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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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Struggling with Transition from Software Engineering to Control Engineering in Master's Program
I'm currently a master's student in control engineering, with a background in software engineering. The transition has been quite challenging for me, as the control courses are proving to be extremely ...
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I have been asked to be on a tenure evaluation committee during my sabbatical, how should I respond?
I have been asked to be an external tenure evaluator for someone I don't know. It would be my first case. Knowing myself, I am sure I will spend an unreasonable amount of time and energy to do it ...
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Is 18 references in a 18 page article too little?
I'm about to submit my paper which is about predicting the apparent geothermal gradient in a country using a machine learning algorythm, the main motivation is the fact that the country only has heat ...
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Mathematical journals which accept micro-articles [closed]
A micro-article is a paper of at most six pages.
The following mathematical journals accept micro-articles:
Elemente der Mathematik,
Examples and Counterexamples and
Journal of Computational ...
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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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Is it common for community colleges in the US to have IRBs?
I'm coming to the end of my PhD in a social science field, and given the unlikelihood of landing a research-oriented position at really any university, I'm finding myself in the position of having to ...
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A PhD from a lower-ranked university or a PhD from a higher-ranked university with less-known and less cited supervisor? [duplicate]
Which is better, a PhD from a lower-ranked university with a well-known and highly cited supervisor, or a PhD from a higher-ranked university with less-known and less cited supervisor?
Note :My ...
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In group meeting, one colleague presents my ideas as if they are his original ideas
This is a follow-up of Someone claim to "indepdently discovery the same thing (two years after me)"
Long story short, I'm now working with Jason, in a large team.
I chat with Jason once a ...
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Is a 3 page Statement of Purpose for Course-based Graduate Program too much?
I have a short-term goal of improving a current Machine learning model in loan disbursements for the unbanked as well as integrating explainable AI (XAI). And my long-term goal is to work on ...
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Legislatively I’m a fourth year phd student whilst I haven’t completed three years yet [closed]
Good morning everyone
As a title suggests, legislatively I’m a fourth year phd student whilst in fact I haven’t completed three years yet. This is how it happened.
On March 2021 I have sat for a phd ...
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Best methods to send citations to co-reviewers
I am currently conducting a systematic review and have finalised my initial extraction. I need to send a list of citations to my co-reviewers so that they can screen the relevant citations.
Does ...
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Publishing funding issues and collaboration after PhD graduation
I managed to graduate out of a PhD program in Computer Science. But I had horrible experience with my former advisor. In addition to my dissertation related research works, I had some ideas and ...
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What countries offer Government-funded Postdoctoral fellowship in EE CS? [closed]
Please, name some countries to offer GOVERNMENT-Funded Postdoctoral fellowship in fields of EE and CS, that can fund independent research.
This is, not dependent from the wallet or the personal ...
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What's a reasonable STEM postdoc salary at Paris-Saclay university?
The year is 2023 and I'm applying for a postdoc at Paris Saclay university, and I wonder how should I adjust my expectations. I don't want to appear overpriced, but also I don't want to just scrape by....
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Statement of Purpose for math graduate schools
I am a recent mathematics graduate from the UK who will apply to math PhD programs in the United States.
I completed a master's in pure mathematics at a top program in the UK focusing on geometry. I ...
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Advantage In Delaying Physics Grad School Application For Senior Undergraduates
I am a senior math/physics major at a T20 American private university who aspires to pursue a PhD in physics. I became involved in undergraduate research position with a non-tenured faculty member (a ...
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Research project scholarship in Australian university
After a zoom interview and sending my cv, certificates and research proposal, one Professor has sent an email inviting me to apply for the University of Queensland PhD program admission and research ...
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What is the consequence on purposefully lying on grad-school application (town of birth)
Sam was really really uncomfortable in disclosing their actual biographic data such as the town of birth (similar to Gaza). Sam felt that they will be discriminated.
There was no option to "...
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Made potentially unauthorized copies or adaptations of copyrighted test material. Can I keep the data I have collected for my dissertation?
I am a fourth year doctoral candidate in Experimental Psychology who recently finished data collection for my dissertation. I recently discovered something that may be a potential issue, but I am not ...
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Should I explain why I took grad classes at the same place I did my undergrad in my Statement of Purpose for graduate school applications?
I graduated last spring with my BS and intended to go to graduate school. I accepted an offer from (Big State School). However, during the summer before I could go, one of my parents became terminally ...
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Advisor-student collaboration (or lack thereof) and paper authorship in mathematics: how does it work?
In (pure?) mathematics, author order on papers is alphabetical, based on the assumption that all authors contribute equally (e.g. as discussed here and explained in this statement from the AMS). ...
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How do I mention low grades on the transcript due to genuine incompetence? (PhD Application)
"I failed an important course due to some justified reasons or terrible excuses, can I get into a decent PhD program?" is probably one of the most asked questions on the academic stack ...
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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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How to publish independently in top journals?
I am a second year PhD student. I also worked on topics outside my thesis. The results are good and I want to submit it to top journals. However, I am surprised by the attitude of most of the editors ...
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Is there a good source to compare academic salaries at European universities?
Is there a good source to compare academic salaries at European universities? For example, what are the salaries of full professors in different countries?
I would particularly welcome a possible ...
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Can I write "paper accepted without revisions" on a CV?
I am a recent Ph.D. graduate applying to postdoc positions, and I am a bit uneasy about the small number of publications I have worked on. However, the main paper I worked on during my Ph.D. was ...
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Is there any risk of having my research scooped after posting my manuscript on bioRxiv?
I want to post my manuscript to bioRxiv before submitting to formal journals. I have several concerns:
Can I claim I am the first for the discovery by posting my findings on bioRxiv?
Similarly, is ...
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Found critical errors in my master‘s thesis after officially submitting
I submitted my master‘s thesis a few days ago. The official deadline is next Friday.
Today I spotted some serious issues in my thesis. In particular, in my main theorem and the main proposition that ...
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How to explain typical number of publications during a PhD in a grant application?
A grant application requires me to elaborate on typical output indicators in my field (pure mathematics). In particular, I want to explain that 3-4 articles during a PhD is a good amount for my field. ...
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Applying for PhD after Engineering work on MS
I'm considering revisiting a PhD, my last MS I felt I basically spent my time on engineering work the advisor needed to get done vs actual research. I was effectively an engineer working for a small ...
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Questionable peer review practice in top-tier journal
I am a tenured professor of engineering at a major research university. Recently, I was asked to review a manuscript for a top-tier multidisciplinary scientific journal. The authors were all grad ...
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Is downloading articles from SciHub legal in some jurisdictions?
I read this comment:
The statement at the very beginning ("Downloading articles from SciHub is illegal.") seems problematic. This likely depends on where you are. Nick 2 days ago
This ...
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Department head has requested I lower student grades [duplicate]
I’ve been teaching a 4th year business elective for the past 8-years. Grades for my class generally range from about 57% - 94%, with the average at 86%. This current teaching year, the chair of my ...
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Etiquette for reaching out to previous students of advisor
I have a question that isn't immediately relevant to me, and I'm not sure will be important in the future as I am quite happy with my situation. It is however something I have thought about at length ...
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Can you be disciplined for 'intention' to cheat but didn't?
I have an grad sch exam where I can bring in a single textbook of choice for reference. I borrowed one from the sch library and find that multiple books have evidence of previous students writing ...
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Has any researcher been sued for using Sci-Hub data in their research?
I read on Consequences of publishing work using text from millions of Sci-Hub articles:
make no mistake: if you plan on doing something this blatantly illegal, and publishing a paper about it, then ...
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Should I copyright my figures in my report?
I am writing a report for an assignment in which I have used Tikz/LaTex to make several plots, block diagrams and figures in general. Due to the hard work that has gone in to making them I do not want ...
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Can I Use Published Work for an MFA Writing Sample?
This could be a no brainer of a question, but I thought I'd throw it out there to be safe. I'm applying to an American MFA program in Creative Writing and want to submit some of my best work for ...
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Can two people write one letter of recommendation?
I have two cofounders who I've worked with in a similar capacity. Can they write a joint letter of recommendation for me?
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Is it possible to ask two professors to write a joint letter of recommendation?
I have been working with two faculty members on the same project. I took a class from each of them, and the three of us meet in person on a weekly basis. I think it's reasonable to assume that they've ...
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