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Should you thank helpful referees in the acknowledgements section of a paper?

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Does "corresponding author" carry an implied meaning?

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Should I start my CV by telling about myself?

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What is the difference between a school and a department?

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How do I tell my supervisor his idea is incorrect?

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Is it worth seeking disability accommodations if I get good grades anyway?

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What time of day should I schedule my thesis defense?

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How to remove gender bias from an academic job search?

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Old PI's coauthorship on a paper after finishing the postdoc, a preliminary idea developed then but rejected by him

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How is a part-time degree (from a reputed institute) perceived in the academic job market?

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Is the classical chair system (in which a senior professor supervises junior professors) obsolete?

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Must I decline to review a former colleague's work?

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Do professors procrastinate?

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Is it rude to use tracking softwares for the emails that you send to potential advisors?

Would it be acceptable to occasionally sleep at the lab?

What to do when university has not yet reimbursed travel costs for a job interview?

How do I turn the acceptance offer down gently?

How/when to retract a project from a student?

How to deal with two students who potentially colluded when one is unavailable?

Should you thank helpful referees in the acknowledgements section of a paper?

Does "corresponding author" carry an implied meaning?

Should I start my CV by telling about myself?

How to tell my supervisor that I have severe phobia of flying?

Is it possible to get a professor position without having had any fellowships in grad school?

Do I need to mention having survived a life-threatening illness when applying for a new academic position?

What is the difference between a school and a department?

Are best-paper awards for conferences rigged/pre-decided?

How do I tell my supervisor his idea is incorrect?

Is it worth seeking disability accommodations if I get good grades anyway?

What time of day should I schedule my thesis defense?

How to remove gender bias from an academic job search?

Old PI's coauthorship on a paper after finishing the postdoc, a preliminary idea developed then but rejected by him

How is a part-time degree (from a reputed institute) perceived in the academic job market?

Value of light-to-none peer reviewed pay-to-publish articles

Why do many recent open access “mega-journals” only cover biological sciences?

Issues with publishing dissertation on an interest/advocacy group's website

How to get pornographic movies for scientific research purposes?

Is the classical chair system (in which a senior professor supervises junior professors) obsolete?

Must I decline to review a former colleague's work?

Do professors procrastinate?

How to write teaching philosophy and research statement?

Navigating the Thorny Issue of Receiving Job Offers While in a PhD Program

What's in a 'vita'?