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When someone cites one of your papers, is it a good idea to send an email to the authors to show appreciation?

answered Jun 6, 2020 at 8:32

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How to prevent students from using modified calculators to cheat on exams?

answered Nov 25, 2017 at 23:46

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Colleague stole my work and is publishing it as his own; my PhD supervisor supports him; I got the paper to review. How to proceed?

answered Dec 3, 2016 at 9:26

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Is publishing papers before the evaluation of thesis a good idea?

answered Dec 1, 2012 at 10:33

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The Curious Case of Disappearing Funds

answered Feb 5, 2018 at 16:15

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Improving work conditions of student assistants, PhDs, Postdocs etc

answered May 7, 2018 at 13:16

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Do large number of attended conferences favour application to postdoctoral or tenured positions?

answered Apr 27, 2018 at 8:19

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How to handle citing duplicate publications?

answered Dec 3, 2016 at 8:18

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I am the fifth author on a paper, but I contributed more than the fourth author. What to do?

answered Feb 3, 2022 at 16:37

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PhD or postdoc salary in Denmark according to the cost of living. Is it OK?

answered Jan 16, 2019 at 20:57

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I'm 2 months into my PhD. When can I ask my supervisor about the rejected candidates?

answered Nov 26, 2017 at 15:21

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Can I add non-cited reference to bibliography?

answered Nov 30, 2017 at 20:36

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How to search for articles from a specific journal in Google Scholar when the journal name is a subset of other journal names (e.g., Science)?

answered Jan 14, 2018 at 10:50

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Accepted a job with a year-long deferral to do a prestigious postdoc. Now a better job came along

answered Sep 13, 2017 at 11:26

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Do professors from different universities (but in the same field) contact each other about the students who applied to their programs?

answered Feb 5, 2018 at 22:09

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Popular Science References in Statement of Purpose for Ph.D

answered Dec 4, 2017 at 8:19

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Do newly hired professors have to take a drug test before they start?

answered Jul 28, 2016 at 15:00

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Moving to Europe and seeking research assistant work after undergrad / masters - best approaches?

answered Nov 10, 2012 at 12:07

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Does timing of emails matter?

answered Jan 25, 2013 at 12:07

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Where can I find good examples of personal statements [BSc, MSc, PhD]?

answered Dec 24, 2014 at 16:02

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Propose modifications to a travel arrangement to visit graduate school

answered Feb 26, 2015 at 18:34

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Shall I apply again after all my PhD applications are rejected?

answered May 28, 2018 at 8:35

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Including a note to reviewers in a submission

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 15:08

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Does applying for FAFSA make a school less likely to offer you funding?

answered Mar 27, 2017 at 14:57

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Reference manager that sorts by number of citations

answered Dec 17, 2017 at 10:00

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Should I quit if I'm having problems with the Marie Curie industry partner?

answered Jul 13, 2018 at 8:10

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Is there benefit to publishing the abstract of an English article in multiple languages?

answered Jun 7, 2020 at 13:32

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What systems are most effective for monitoring student attendance?

answered Nov 13, 2012 at 19:04

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Methods for finding graduate programs for specific areas of research

answered Nov 16, 2012 at 22:54

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Applying to top CS PhD programs with a great record but bad GRE scores

answered Nov 19, 2012 at 18:10

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When someone cites one of your papers, is it a good idea to send an email to the authors to show appreciation?

How to prevent students from using modified calculators to cheat on exams?

Colleague stole my work and is publishing it as his own; my PhD supervisor supports him; I got the paper to review. How to proceed?

Is publishing papers before the evaluation of thesis a good idea?

The Curious Case of Disappearing Funds

Improving work conditions of student assistants, PhDs, Postdocs etc

Do large number of attended conferences favour application to postdoctoral or tenured positions?

How to handle citing duplicate publications?

I am the fifth author on a paper, but I contributed more than the fourth author. What to do?

PhD or postdoc salary in Denmark according to the cost of living. Is it OK?

I'm 2 months into my PhD. When can I ask my supervisor about the rejected candidates?

Can I add non-cited reference to bibliography?

How to search for articles from a specific journal in Google Scholar when the journal name is a subset of other journal names (e.g., Science)?

Accepted a job with a year-long deferral to do a prestigious postdoc. Now a better job came along

Do professors from different universities (but in the same field) contact each other about the students who applied to their programs?

Popular Science References in Statement of Purpose for Ph.D

Do newly hired professors have to take a drug test before they start?

Moving to Europe and seeking research assistant work after undergrad / masters - best approaches?

Does timing of emails matter?

Where can I find good examples of personal statements [BSc, MSc, PhD]?

Propose modifications to a travel arrangement to visit graduate school

Shall I apply again after all my PhD applications are rejected?

Including a note to reviewers in a submission

Does applying for FAFSA make a school less likely to offer you funding?

Reference manager that sorts by number of citations

Should I quit if I'm having problems with the Marie Curie industry partner?

Is there benefit to publishing the abstract of an English article in multiple languages?

What systems are most effective for monitoring student attendance?

Methods for finding graduate programs for specific areas of research

Applying to top CS PhD programs with a great record but bad GRE scores