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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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Can I publish my thesis online and get paid?

Fields differ in what they consider to be the primary "unit" of scholarly output. In computer science conference presentations (e.g., at NeurIPS or a SIG Conference) are highly regarded; biomedicine p …
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Prospective PhD advisor encourages me to apply and positively mentions relevant experiences....

Every program handles admissions slightly differently, sometimes even within the same university. Some allow faculty to select their own students, with very light oversight from the rest of the univer …
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Do potential postdoc mentors judge candidates negatively if their advisor in graduate school...

You need a pat and not-too-negative explanation of anything that "went wrong" in your PhD ("I've learned how important it is to finish projects"). … If your PhD lab did not lead to many/strong publications, you will already be on the back foot for funding opportunities, maybe of which are only available for a short time post-PhD. …
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How to manage stress during a PhD, when your research project involves working with lab anim...

My PhD advisor insisted that he recorded 7 days a week and got publishable data almost every time. … Adjust your PhD. The stress presumably comes from feeling like these experiments are make-or-break for your PhD, so giving yourself some other/backup options can really help. …
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Advisor getting involved in semi-pseudoscience

You're wrapping up your PhD and are presumably more comfortable with your own thesis topic. You can politely decline new projects in the interests of finishing up and submitting. …
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