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Why do so many pure math PhD students in the USA drop out or leave academia, compared to applied mathematics PhDs in the USA?

answered Jul 15, 2019 at 7:34

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How to train students to write high-quality research papers?

publications advisor writing supervision

answered Aug 2, 2017 at 10:08

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Thriving in a competitive lab

career-path

answered Jun 29, 2017 at 12:12

38 votes

Is it legal for me to write my thesis in my native English and have it translated to German at the end?

thesis language translations

answered Jul 10, 2018 at 7:44

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What if your advisor does not know anything about your research field?

phd research-process mathematics advisor career-path

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 10:04

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Write 'According to Wikipedia' in a PhD thesis

phd thesis wikipedia

answered Oct 18, 2017 at 10:06

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Should I agree to referee a paper when I don't feel I can judge its importance?

phd peer-review

answered Apr 9, 2018 at 12:38

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Is it reasonable to get the university's legal team to advise on an open source licensing issue that affects software developed for research

software legal-issues

answered Nov 15, 2017 at 12:02

25 votes

Why don't authors include in their publications the duration of the research?

publications

answered Jul 25, 2018 at 9:27

22 votes

Does a reference to a work inside a footnote have to be in the bibliography?

citations citation-style

answered Dec 7, 2018 at 9:43

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Postdoc that refuses to follow the terms of her contract

postdocs legal-issues supervision contract

answered Jun 1, 2017 at 9:47

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Is it better to prove a generalization of a theorem before presenting specific cases?

publications mathematics

answered Jun 19, 2017 at 10:34

14 votes

Non-consensual authorship order change after paper submission?

advisor conference authorship

answered Aug 22, 2017 at 8:59

14 votes

Setting up a Mathematical Institute of Refereeing?

peer-review mathematics

answered Aug 15, 2019 at 11:11

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What is the reason that once a student has passed a university course, the student cannot take the course again?

university undergraduate academic-life coursework academic-history

answered Oct 19, 2017 at 9:14

12 votes

Can I still publish a paper in an IEEE transaction journal after uploading it to the arXiv?

publications ieee

answered Sep 8, 2017 at 9:46

11 votes

My potential advisor is suggesting a project that I don't think I have the knowledge to take on?

graduate-admissions research-process graduate-school masters advisor

answered Dec 4, 2017 at 14:30

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Forgotten to answer question

exams grading

answered Dec 12, 2017 at 10:30

10 votes

Could a paper be rejected due to poor quality of figures?

peer-review graphics

answered Sep 13, 2018 at 10:14

10 votes

Is it a good idea to write to some researchers for some help on my own research?

phd email supervision

answered May 30, 2017 at 9:48

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What prevents someone from turning the same idea into multiple papers?

publications journals ethics publishers

answered Jun 6, 2017 at 10:12

9 votes

What are the advantages and disadvantages of an "open gradebook" policy?

teaching

answered Jan 16, 2018 at 13:58

9 votes

Should I cite my supervisor in a thesis?

citations thesis advisor

answered Sep 6, 2017 at 8:53

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Do professors need to use up their grant money in a fixed period of time?

funding

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 12:41

8 votes

As a tutor, should I encourage exploration at the risk of incorrect information?

ethics teaching teaching-assistant tutoring

answered May 10, 2017 at 8:47

7 votes

What are the process and practices of requesting for pre-submission peer review from field experts?

peer-review paper-submission

answered Aug 12, 2019 at 10:42

6 votes

Immatrikulation and PhD in Germany

phd germany europe administration

answered Oct 4, 2019 at 11:49

6 votes

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Is it okay to get partial funding for a conference from two institutions?

conference ethics funding

answered May 8, 2017 at 8:20

6 votes

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Taking credit for supervising a PhD student while I am a postdoc

phd postdocs professorship supervision

answered Aug 21, 2017 at 10:51

6 votes

How do I survive academia as a Trump supporter?

politics

answered Nov 15, 2017 at 11:43

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Why do so many pure math PhD students in the USA drop out or leave academia, compared to applied mathematics PhDs in the USA?

How to train students to write high-quality research papers?

Thriving in a competitive lab

Is it legal for me to write my thesis in my native English and have it translated to German at the end?

What if your advisor does not know anything about your research field?

Write 'According to Wikipedia' in a PhD thesis

Should I agree to referee a paper when I don't feel I can judge its importance?

Is it reasonable to get the university's legal team to advise on an open source licensing issue that affects software developed for research

Why don't authors include in their publications the duration of the research?

Does a reference to a work inside a footnote have to be in the bibliography?

Postdoc that refuses to follow the terms of her contract

Is it better to prove a generalization of a theorem before presenting specific cases?

Non-consensual authorship order change after paper submission?

Setting up a Mathematical Institute of Refereeing?

What is the reason that once a student has passed a university course, the student cannot take the course again?

Can I still publish a paper in an IEEE transaction journal after uploading it to the arXiv?

My potential advisor is suggesting a project that I don't think I have the knowledge to take on?

Forgotten to answer question

Could a paper be rejected due to poor quality of figures?

Is it a good idea to write to some researchers for some help on my own research?

What prevents someone from turning the same idea into multiple papers?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of an "open gradebook" policy?

Should I cite my supervisor in a thesis?

Do professors need to use up their grant money in a fixed period of time?

As a tutor, should I encourage exploration at the risk of incorrect information?

What are the process and practices of requesting for pre-submission peer review from field experts?

Immatrikulation and PhD in Germany

Is it okay to get partial funding for a conference from two institutions?

Taking credit for supervising a PhD student while I am a postdoc

How do I survive academia as a Trump supporter?