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University rank/stature - How much does it affect one's career post-Ph.D?

Why don't researchers publish failed experiments?

How do you get a bad transcript past Ph.D. admissions?

Is ignoring emails acceptable in academia?

How to become well-known in the research community while being a PhD student

Is web-presence important for researchers?

Am I reading enough of the scientific literature? Should I read for breadth or depth?

How to publish an academic book but make the PDF freely available online?

Is it okay if a professor friends a student on social media sites?

How to evaluate potential advisers on grounds other than their research/publications?

What questions should one ask to the former/current students of a professor before deciding whether to do PhD under him/her?

Personal web page vs Academia.edu vs ResearchGate

How important are my grades to the rest of my PhD career?

How to handle not having my PhD advisor as a reference?

What are some options for a graduate student abandoned by Ph. D advisor?

Attributing contributions to academic work that occur in Stack Exchange

Good practices for organizing notes

Will people judge me negatively for skipping department seminars?

Can I publish the reviews I write?

Should a postdoc talk about his depression with his mentor?

How to communicate achievements on the StackExchange network in an academic CV or job interview?

Unsolicited CVs from grad school applicants - ignore or try to help?

How do you earn opportunites to review journals or conference papers?

How to ensure a research idea has not been explored previously

Requesting raw data from previously published research

Is a researcher with the same name in a different field likely to cause confusion?

Tool to manage and/or make available a list of my publications on the web?

Details an applicant should include/exclude in an introductory letter to a prospective grad school adviser?

How is Google Scholar changing academic evaluation?

Indicating a name change after publication