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Questions directly focused on PERFORMING academic research. Do not use this for questions about publishing research. Read the tag wiki before applying this tag.
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How to avoid procrastination during the research phase of my PhD?
IMHO to keep the pace, the most important thing is not to work alone.
First, when I talk about my project on daily basis (which, sadly, it's not the case now), it naturally makes me working (as I do …
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How to stop feeling guilty about unfinished work?
tl;dr: Keep forgiving yourself and keep working.
I am having the same problem, and only recently it got better.
I have it only for open-ended work (scientific projects, other personal projects - every …
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When should a student attempt unsupervised research?
It is a common thread - see "Go rogue too soon/too late" in 10 easy ways to fail a Ph.D. and Going Rogue at The Chronicle of Higher Education. An excerpt from the first:
The advisor-advisee dynamic n …
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How to make your small ideas into a research paper?
One of my biggest regrets is not writing down small ideas. There were waiting for a better time. But usually this time never came - either because I didn't find a good way to expand on the project, or …
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Research before surveying the literature - is it ever a good idea?
While doing my Master's thesis my advisor said that (up to the wording):
It is better to spend the same time solving a problem than searching for its solution.
You learn more (compare: solving a …
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Not being a first author diminishes the contribution of co-authors?
It may be advantageous to be the first author even in disciplines where author names are ordered alphabetically. In a study by Einav and Yariv (emphasis added):
proxies for success in the U.S. eco …
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Applying for research funding as an independent researcher?
Having only a MSc (and not doing a PhD) it might be hard to get an official research funding (although, there are many different programs and maybe there is one for someone with your status; especiall …
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Research in "Research Engineering"
There is plenty of "research on research" (or "science of science").
There are dividid into different fields, e.g.:
Scientometrics - measuring citations, networks of collaborators, relations betwee …
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How to find credible sources for a general reference?
Consider:
textbooks on a given subject,
review (rather than research) articles on a given subject,
key papers (e.g. the one where a given subject was introduced for the first time).
Good places to …
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How not to be like a rolling stone in research?
As a young researcher who is just trying to find his research path which I want to stay in, how should I make sure that this is the topic I want to do research in my whole academic life?
You can' …
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Etiquette when talking to a researcher whose work you do not think highly of
To understand that a paper is wrong can be much more difficult than that it is right. You might simply not get an idea or it could be badly written, or with rather a typo than an error.
"Could you e …
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How to find out paper from phrases like "Chun and Seymour (1989)"?
Format Chun and Seymour (1989) means that there should be a full reference in the bibliography (at the and of the article, chapter or book; or sometimes in the footnote).
In case if it is missing, yo …
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What do you wish you knew as a student before you became a researcher?
Networking is crucial (it's not only a game of skill and hard work).
It works in two ways:
most opportunities (positions, workshops, fellowships) spread organically,
for everything you need to prov …
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Grant from private company - conflict of interest
Yes, it is a clear conflict of interests:
a situation occurring when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation.
It does …
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How to deal with impatience when starting off in research?
From what you describe, i.e. preferring learning by doing rather than first getting strong theoretical foundations, you seem to be more a hacker than a academician.
From Hackers and Painters by Paul …
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