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In academia, does the amount of material that one has to learn diminish as time progresses?
Mar 22 '18 at 11:51
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Can I invite myself to a lab to give a talk?
Dec 19 '17 at 19:10
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Software to draw illustrative figures in papers
Oct 8 '12 at 6:37
16
Does writing matter a lot in research?
Apr 10 '18 at 18:19
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Does any country have free college & open admissions?
Nov 8 at 20:49
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Is it a valid concern that a PhD student runs out of research ideas?
May 24 '18 at 19:29
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Under what circumstances would a professor be offended at students taping or recording his or her lecture?
Oct 28 '14 at 7:30
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I think I have discovered an interesting result as an independent researcher in mathematics, can I use this to gain admission to a PhD program?
Sep 26 '15 at 22:08
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What part-time jobs are suitable for PhD students?
Oct 25 '12 at 6:44
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Should student or supervisor be corresponding author for publications based on student research?
Sep 3 '13 at 22:03
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Article-based PhD and advisor's (new) role?
Mar 23 '13 at 16:49
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Can I add a baby as a co-author of a scientific paper, to protest against co-authors who haven't made any contribution?
Oct 30 '15 at 0:49
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Use of first person in a PhD Thesis
Nov 28 '12 at 20:09
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Reviewer of PhD thesis doesn't allow me to write in the first person singular
Mar 29 '18 at 18:16
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Are there rules dictating that a Ph.D. supervisor must have a Ph.D.?
Aug 30 '16 at 13:00
4
Related work in an article
Jan 13 '13 at 14:47
3
What can I do with like-new, recent-edition textbooks that I'm not allowed to sell?
Jan 18 at 10:08
3
Why are oral tests and exams not common in American educational systems?
Apr 15 '18 at 19:08
3
I've emailed over thirty five potential supervisors and did not receive any positive response. Should I keep emailing?
Jun 29 '16 at 13:51
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If you get stuck in research, at what point in time should you ask for help?
Oct 8 '12 at 6:40
3
What are some options for a graduate student abandoned by Ph. D advisor?
Oct 6 '12 at 19:52
2
Will mathematics journals accept a non-novel theorem, but with different approach
Aug 27 '18 at 19:16
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Severely overtime on my PhD
May 21 '18 at 20:35
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Question on etiquette while trying to secure a postdoctoral position
Mar 24 '18 at 18:56
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Donating money to scientific research after my death
Feb 13 '18 at 11:41
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Why do some fields not use arXiv?
Nov 28 '17 at 12:41
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Are there published mathematics research papers that contribute a new approach for understanding a known result, rather than new theorems?
Sep 26 '16 at 20:39
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Nightmares and frustrations with students' sloppy homework
Jan 14 '14 at 21:55
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What is the difference between Ph. D programs with coursework and those without it?
Oct 6 '12 at 20:04
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How to read a research paper at faster rate?
Jun 25 '18 at 21:33
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