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How should a non-native English presenter respond to a question they did not understand?

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How to deal with an advisor who wants a "friendlier" relationship with me than I do?

answered Sep 17, 2014 at 21:46

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What do you do to keep your mind sharp?

answered Jun 26, 2015 at 3:39

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Can I hide my bachelor and master degrees in CV when I apply for a PhD position?

answered Mar 2, 2015 at 9:47

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How do I tell my advisor about mental health problems?

answered Jul 2, 2015 at 5:28

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How to ask for feedback from research students on my supervision abilities?

answered Jul 31, 2014 at 0:02

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How to deal with people judging your 'overproductiveness'?

answered Jun 22, 2015 at 21:05

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How to write a letter to an editor for pointing out needed corrections in my submitted journal manuscript

answered Jun 18, 2014 at 5:40

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How to present a review paper at a conference?

answered Jun 30, 2014 at 21:35

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How/when to become independent in research as a graduate student?

answered Jun 30, 2014 at 23:43

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How can I get into computer science research as a high school student?

answered Apr 2, 2015 at 12:10

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Is there a preferred citation style for computer science papers?

answered Mar 19, 2015 at 23:41

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How to find out if an author is practicing pseudoscience or is fraudulent?

answered Jul 1, 2014 at 2:57

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My professor gave me a bad grade and wouldn't discuss it further, I think some prejudice may be involved. How should a student proceed?

answered Jul 1, 2014 at 3:32

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How can I find images to use in my thesis that are free/unrestricted by copyright?

answered Jul 2, 2015 at 8:30

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What features does Adobe Illustrator lack compared to Microsoft PowerPoint for making posters?

answered Jul 30, 2015 at 17:42

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How to improve graduate student recruitment at a small, good, but non-elite department?

answered Aug 14, 2015 at 4:58

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Where can I search for researchers in a specific field by location

answered Mar 26, 2015 at 4:29

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Should I repeat experiment affected by external factors until achieving consistent result

answered Jun 18, 2014 at 6:09

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Is it good to only read the high-rated journals as a starting PhD student?

answered Jul 2, 2015 at 8:54

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Is it usual for graduate programs not to find suitable candidates even among a large pool of applicants?

answered Jul 23, 2015 at 3:23

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Is research a viable business model?

answered Jun 19, 2014 at 18:03

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What is the difference between hypothesis, thesis statement and research goal?

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 11:46

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How to determine if a topic warrants a research paper?

answered May 2, 2015 at 23:53

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How to get past being tagged as overly curious and unfocussed?

answered Jun 1, 2015 at 20:56

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How are textbooks meant to be referenced?

answered Mar 2, 2015 at 9:39

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What type of gift could I give to my PhD advisor?

answered Mar 18, 2015 at 21:39

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Is it generally worth the time and effort to challenge incorrect exam test items?

answered Jun 27, 2014 at 2:56

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transition from academia to industry

answered Jun 19, 2014 at 4:42

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How do you politely ask someone to be on your committee?

answered Jul 24, 2015 at 20:22

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101 Answers

How should a non-native English presenter respond to a question they did not understand?

How to deal with an advisor who wants a "friendlier" relationship with me than I do?

What do you do to keep your mind sharp?

Can I hide my bachelor and master degrees in CV when I apply for a PhD position?

How do I tell my advisor about mental health problems?

How to ask for feedback from research students on my supervision abilities?

How to deal with people judging your 'overproductiveness'?

How to write a letter to an editor for pointing out needed corrections in my submitted journal manuscript

How to present a review paper at a conference?

How/when to become independent in research as a graduate student?

How can I get into computer science research as a high school student?

Is there a preferred citation style for computer science papers?

How to find out if an author is practicing pseudoscience or is fraudulent?

My professor gave me a bad grade and wouldn't discuss it further, I think some prejudice may be involved. How should a student proceed?

How can I find images to use in my thesis that are free/unrestricted by copyright?

What features does Adobe Illustrator lack compared to Microsoft PowerPoint for making posters?

How to improve graduate student recruitment at a small, good, but non-elite department?

Where can I search for researchers in a specific field by location

Should I repeat experiment affected by external factors until achieving consistent result

Is it good to only read the high-rated journals as a starting PhD student?

Is it usual for graduate programs not to find suitable candidates even among a large pool of applicants?

Is research a viable business model?

What is the difference between hypothesis, thesis statement and research goal?

How to determine if a topic warrants a research paper?

How to get past being tagged as overly curious and unfocussed?

How are textbooks meant to be referenced?

What type of gift could I give to my PhD advisor?

Is it generally worth the time and effort to challenge incorrect exam test items?

transition from academia to industry

How do you politely ask someone to be on your committee?