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How can I express "I can't find any papers written about this"?

answered May 6, 2014 at 12:20

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What percentage of PhD theses are rejected nowadays?

answered Jan 16, 2014 at 13:52

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Why many research results are presented as paid articles?

answered Jan 16, 2014 at 11:28

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Why do many talented scientists write horrible software?

answered Apr 28, 2014 at 7:38

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If an author does not intend to make much revenue from a book, why not make it open-access?

answered Feb 25, 2016 at 7:56

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Are there many countries in which universities pay PhD students a wage comparable to a basic job in industry?

answered Sep 12, 2016 at 11:26

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Should non-native speakers get extra time to compose exam answers?

answered Oct 26, 2016 at 11:02

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Are concerns about studying in Russia reasonable?

answered Aug 15, 2014 at 18:43

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What ratio of PhD graduates in STEM fields ultimately end up as (tenured) professors?

answered Feb 26, 2014 at 7:54

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Is it ethical for a professor to get masters students to work on open source modules related to the professor's profit-making company?

answered Jul 8, 2014 at 18:24

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Is it ethical to publish a paper about porting an existing software package to another programming language?

answered May 4, 2014 at 12:34

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What to do if assignment is against student's religion?

answered Mar 6, 2014 at 12:41

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Do postdoctoral studies have official certificate?

answered Apr 19, 2014 at 16:43

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Recommendation letter from a research adviser who is expelled from the university

answered Jan 17, 2014 at 7:43

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What to write in appeal for a rejected PhD application?

answered Feb 7, 2014 at 11:14

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What field of study allows a hobbyist to make a potential contribution

answered Jul 16, 2015 at 19:16

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I have found a mistake on someone's code published online: what is the protocol?

answered Jul 18, 2019 at 18:47

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A student in my course does well on exams, but doesn't do the homework: Go easy on them, or make them "pay the price?"

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 9:29

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How to deal with my academic advisor who offered me a postdoc position and try to prevent me getting other offers?

answered Feb 6, 2014 at 16:11

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Is doing two PhDs a good path?

answered Feb 21, 2014 at 12:42

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Does one need to be affiliated with a university to publish papers?

answered Jan 18, 2014 at 19:56

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What do you call research that has no hypothesis?

answered Jan 23, 2014 at 12:29

4 votes

Is it normal to submit an abstract to a conference when the research is NOT completed?

answered Jan 21, 2014 at 8:02

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The chances of postdoc position higher in PhD country

answered Feb 14, 2014 at 7:53

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How to convince your PhD adviser about the research value of the topic?

answered Feb 13, 2014 at 7:46

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Is citing data from a presentation not trustful?

answered Feb 28, 2014 at 12:18

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How many times is OK to register for a PhD program?

answered May 4, 2014 at 18:02

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What software license allows me to have GPL for academic use and paid use by industry for my open-source project?

answered Jun 20, 2014 at 19:54

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Our teacher is encouraging us to use cracked software

answered Sep 19, 2016 at 7:02

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Is it ethical to use proprietary (closed-source) software for scientific computation?

answered Dec 1, 2016 at 9:02

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How can I express "I can't find any papers written about this"?

What percentage of PhD theses are rejected nowadays?

Why many research results are presented as paid articles?

Why do many talented scientists write horrible software?

If an author does not intend to make much revenue from a book, why not make it open-access?

Are there many countries in which universities pay PhD students a wage comparable to a basic job in industry?

Should non-native speakers get extra time to compose exam answers?

Are concerns about studying in Russia reasonable?

What ratio of PhD graduates in STEM fields ultimately end up as (tenured) professors?

Is it ethical for a professor to get masters students to work on open source modules related to the professor's profit-making company?

Is it ethical to publish a paper about porting an existing software package to another programming language?

What to do if assignment is against student's religion?

Do postdoctoral studies have official certificate?

Recommendation letter from a research adviser who is expelled from the university

What to write in appeal for a rejected PhD application?

What field of study allows a hobbyist to make a potential contribution

I have found a mistake on someone's code published online: what is the protocol?

A student in my course does well on exams, but doesn't do the homework: Go easy on them, or make them "pay the price?"

How to deal with my academic advisor who offered me a postdoc position and try to prevent me getting other offers?

Is doing two PhDs a good path?

Does one need to be affiliated with a university to publish papers?

What do you call research that has no hypothesis?

Is it normal to submit an abstract to a conference when the research is NOT completed?

The chances of postdoc position higher in PhD country

How to convince your PhD adviser about the research value of the topic?

Is citing data from a presentation not trustful?

How many times is OK to register for a PhD program?

What software license allows me to have GPL for academic use and paid use by industry for my open-source project?

Our teacher is encouraging us to use cracked software

Is it ethical to use proprietary (closed-source) software for scientific computation?