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Appropriateness of dedicating my thesis to a Jewish mathematician who died in a concentration camp

answered Oct 15, 2017 at 17:25

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Why would a professor (say in pure math) want to take PhD students?

answered Feb 14, 2018 at 4:03

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What does a promise of possible funding "based on availability of departmental funding" actually mean?

answered Mar 7, 2018 at 22:04

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Can I use a fake email address for asking simple questions to experts?

answered Jun 1, 2021 at 14:49

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Will declining a research award be problematic for me, or other people?

answered Feb 1, 2018 at 17:33

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What are the most credible rankings of US computer science departments?

answered Jan 29, 2018 at 20:27

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Can a scientific article (of an non-tested idea) in computer science be accepted in a high-ranked journal?

answered Apr 26, 2018 at 19:36

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Graduate school with tinnitus

answered Feb 7, 2018 at 21:53

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Wrong PhD better than no PhD?

answered Mar 8, 2021 at 17:54

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Conducting a literature review, what period should the papers be taken from?

answered Feb 6, 2018 at 15:58

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Found better technique just before publishing old, but still good technique – can the old one still be published?

answered Apr 15, 2017 at 6:09

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Why do people say that elite schools are inflating grades?

answered Feb 11, 2018 at 6:22

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Write 'According to Wikipedia' in a PhD thesis

answered Oct 18, 2017 at 11:32

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In a grant application, how to address gender aspects when working in a highly technical field?

answered Oct 14, 2017 at 16:50

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How do academics in humanities such as philosophy apply mathematics or physics in their discipline?

answered Nov 11, 2017 at 16:47

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Why do theoretical computer science people use Comic Sans in their slides?

answered Apr 15, 2017 at 6:06

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Tenure Track Positions

answered Jan 30, 2018 at 4:37

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Corrigendum submitted by my PhD supervisor 1.5 years after I left?

answered Oct 24, 2017 at 19:45

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May I use my graduate school's letterhead right after graduating, when applying to jobs?

answered Oct 25, 2017 at 16:52

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Is it immoral to read scientific articles if you find them as pdf on Google without having access to some official libraries?

answered Sep 15, 2017 at 13:40

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What to tell students who want to know how to succeed in your class

answered Oct 9, 2018 at 21:27

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Is it ethical to do paid literature searches of research journals for other students?

answered Jan 30, 2018 at 22:51

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Why do researchers need universities?

answered Dec 25, 2017 at 14:10

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"Everything in an encyclopedia is Common Knowledge" - actually true?

answered May 3, 2018 at 21:36

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Why don't most graduate schools in Eurasia and Ocenia accept/impose GRE?

answered Apr 17, 2018 at 18:31

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Should I put a theorem statement with a lot of hypotheses and notation in the introduction?

answered May 4, 2018 at 12:08

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Use of future tense to refer to following sections

answered Feb 13, 2018 at 16:06

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Appropriate way to discuss genetic conditions in a large lecture?

answered Feb 9, 2018 at 15:14

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How can I convert my MSc thesis into a publishable research article?

answered Aug 31, 2018 at 3:35

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Is it considered unethical to pay participants differently based on some quality?

answered Jul 23, 2018 at 19:09

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Appropriateness of dedicating my thesis to a Jewish mathematician who died in a concentration camp

Why would a professor (say in pure math) want to take PhD students?

What does a promise of possible funding "based on availability of departmental funding" actually mean?

Can I use a fake email address for asking simple questions to experts?

Will declining a research award be problematic for me, or other people?

What are the most credible rankings of US computer science departments?

Can a scientific article (of an non-tested idea) in computer science be accepted in a high-ranked journal?

Graduate school with tinnitus

Wrong PhD better than no PhD?

Conducting a literature review, what period should the papers be taken from?

Found better technique just before publishing old, but still good technique – can the old one still be published?

Why do people say that elite schools are inflating grades?

Write 'According to Wikipedia' in a PhD thesis

In a grant application, how to address gender aspects when working in a highly technical field?

How do academics in humanities such as philosophy apply mathematics or physics in their discipline?

Why do theoretical computer science people use Comic Sans in their slides?

Tenure Track Positions

Corrigendum submitted by my PhD supervisor 1.5 years after I left?

May I use my graduate school's letterhead right after graduating, when applying to jobs?

Is it immoral to read scientific articles if you find them as pdf on Google without having access to some official libraries?

What to tell students who want to know how to succeed in your class

Is it ethical to do paid literature searches of research journals for other students?

Why do researchers need universities?

"Everything in an encyclopedia is Common Knowledge" - actually true?

Why don't most graduate schools in Eurasia and Ocenia accept/impose GRE?

Should I put a theorem statement with a lot of hypotheses and notation in the introduction?

Use of future tense to refer to following sections

Appropriate way to discuss genetic conditions in a large lecture?

How can I convert my MSc thesis into a publishable research article?

Is it considered unethical to pay participants differently based on some quality?