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What to do when my introductory sentence is taken from another author's paper?

answered Jul 28, 2016 at 3:59

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Can I learn the course material for the first time while I'm teaching it?

answered Mar 23, 2017 at 23:37

17 votes

Thinking about leaving academia for good. I am feeling guilty and disappointed in myself. Any thoughts/advice?

answered Oct 21, 2021 at 2:31

17 votes

How and why did the top journals become top journals?

answered Feb 27, 2014 at 20:18

17 votes

Is it reasonable to worry about lack of potential for dating in postdoc positions?

answered Nov 30, 2014 at 22:01

14 votes

What is the benefit of writing lecture notes for an introductory course vs using a textbook?

answered Sep 19, 2014 at 23:41

14 votes

Is it true that a full Ph.D. is a disadvantage for technical positions in the private sector?

answered May 6, 2015 at 22:34

11 votes

Why are professors' websites so ugly?

answered Feb 10, 2015 at 22:25

10 votes

I regret declining a really good PhD offer. Can I ask if I can accept the offer after all?

answered Apr 18, 2016 at 2:52

7 votes

I got an offer from my dream graduate school days after starting grad school somewhere else. What should I do?

answered Oct 6, 2020 at 6:29

7 votes

What to do when the claims in a paper are proven to be wrong?

answered May 7, 2015 at 22:45

7 votes

What are the pros and cons of being co-supervised?

answered Mar 27, 2015 at 3:08

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Leaving academia to join company's R&D department - How to deal with not publishing anymore, losing the cutting-edge knowledge and decreasing h-index?

answered Oct 20, 2022 at 6:19

4 votes

Paving one's way out of academia

answered Apr 23, 2015 at 0:55

3 votes

Etiquette of wearing the wrong academic robes at graduation as a lecturer in the UK

answered Jul 2, 2015 at 1:31

3 votes

What is relationship between post-doc experience and number of publications on Salary/appointment levels in New Zealand universities?

answered Feb 27, 2015 at 3:51

3 votes

Swiss cheese holes in my education. Do I go back and fill them?

answered Sep 3, 2014 at 0:22

2 votes

Should we put the references in slides/poster when we already have them in paper?

answered Oct 8, 2014 at 0:05

2 votes

Is it possible to earn a PhD in mathematics with emphasis in teaching?

answered Jan 9, 2015 at 21:19

2 votes

What post PhD path alternatives are there?

answered Apr 14, 2015 at 23:02

1 vote

Recommendation letter from a supervisor after falling out

answered May 4, 2015 at 23:55

1 vote

How to find out paper from phrases like "Chun and Seymour (1989)"?

answered Jul 6, 2015 at 3:11

1 vote

Why are seemingly important topics not covered in textbooks?

answered Jul 23, 2015 at 22:07

1 vote

Is it possible to get a teaching job in US/Canadian universities with an NZ/Aus PhD?

answered Oct 28, 2015 at 2:44

1 vote

Dealing with entitled students

answered Aug 28 at 4:47

1 vote

Is offering jobs to students I'm teaching as a "representative of industry" OK?

answered Apr 22, 2021 at 7:17

1 vote

Should seemingly arbitrary things like "play piano for Church" or "intramural badminton" go on M.S. or PhD applications in sciences/engineering?

answered Jan 16, 2017 at 23:29

0 votes

Does Pop-Science involvement hurt one's reputation?

answered Apr 19, 2015 at 0:47

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What to do when my introductory sentence is taken from another author's paper?

Can I learn the course material for the first time while I'm teaching it?

Thinking about leaving academia for good. I am feeling guilty and disappointed in myself. Any thoughts/advice?

How and why did the top journals become top journals?

Is it reasonable to worry about lack of potential for dating in postdoc positions?

What is the benefit of writing lecture notes for an introductory course vs using a textbook?

Is it true that a full Ph.D. is a disadvantage for technical positions in the private sector?

Why are professors' websites so ugly?

I regret declining a really good PhD offer. Can I ask if I can accept the offer after all?

I got an offer from my dream graduate school days after starting grad school somewhere else. What should I do?

What to do when the claims in a paper are proven to be wrong?

What are the pros and cons of being co-supervised?

Leaving academia to join company's R&D department - How to deal with not publishing anymore, losing the cutting-edge knowledge and decreasing h-index?

Paving one's way out of academia

Etiquette of wearing the wrong academic robes at graduation as a lecturer in the UK

What is relationship between post-doc experience and number of publications on Salary/appointment levels in New Zealand universities?

Swiss cheese holes in my education. Do I go back and fill them?

Should we put the references in slides/poster when we already have them in paper?

Is it possible to earn a PhD in mathematics with emphasis in teaching?

What post PhD path alternatives are there?

Recommendation letter from a supervisor after falling out

How to find out paper from phrases like "Chun and Seymour (1989)"?

Why are seemingly important topics not covered in textbooks?

Is it possible to get a teaching job in US/Canadian universities with an NZ/Aus PhD?

Dealing with entitled students

Is offering jobs to students I'm teaching as a "representative of industry" OK?

Should seemingly arbitrary things like "play piano for Church" or "intramural badminton" go on M.S. or PhD applications in sciences/engineering?

Does Pop-Science involvement hurt one's reputation?