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How much editing can one ethically accept from one's advisor on a fellowship proposal (e.g. NSF/NDSEG/etc.)

answered Dec 31, 2017 at 6:52

28 votes

Why do students go for a PhD even when chances of getting academic jobs on its completion are slim?

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answered Feb 11, 2018 at 16:41

23 votes

Being forced to publish a paper?

publications

answered Oct 6, 2018 at 21:40

23 votes

Job prospects after math PhD in cryptography

job-search

answered Jan 26 at 13:52

20 votes

Why would a PhD adviser ask to be removed from the "Acknowledgments" of a paper?

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answered Sep 28, 2021 at 11:46

17 votes

Is generic "thank you" email a waste of time in academia?

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answered Feb 8, 2018 at 9:25

14 votes

What does an industry recruiter want to know my Ph.D. GPA for?

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answered Apr 4, 2018 at 22:16

12 votes

Order of authors in a paper

publications supervision

answered Oct 29, 2018 at 22:55

12 votes

Is it a good idea to respond at all if a person I never heard of is asking for a reference letter?

reference-request professionalism

answered Nov 30, 2021 at 6:45

11 votes

Could I submit an abstract for a conference prior asking my supervisor permission about it?

phd advisor paper-submission interpersonal-issues supervision

answered Oct 22, 2018 at 21:14

10 votes

Was I unreasonably left out of author list?

authorship plagiarism

answered Nov 18, 2021 at 6:12

9 votes

Co-author keeps rewriting the article in poor English

writing authorship collaboration

answered Sep 23, 2021 at 15:43

9 votes

Role of textbook reading for a PhD student

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answered Jun 28, 2021 at 9:23

9 votes

What makes academic failure different from failure in another career?

academic-life emotional-responses

answered Apr 23, 2018 at 21:39

8 votes

How old can references or sources in a thesis be?

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answered Apr 5, 2019 at 22:22

8 votes

Dealing with rejection anxiety as a reviewer

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answered Aug 14, 2020 at 20:42

7 votes

How do I handle a "fake" co-author?

publications authorship

answered Jan 31, 2020 at 7:30

7 votes

Can I use the sentence "Most of the references in this paper" in my paper?

citations

answered May 5, 2018 at 21:29

6 votes

Is it appropriate to ask the professor a trick question?

etiquette

answered Sep 3, 2017 at 21:14

6 votes

Letting another author know I'm using one of their results

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answered Oct 6, 2018 at 21:53

6 votes

How can I have productive meeting with a very prominent researcher?

phd etiquette collaboration visiting colleagues

answered Mar 9 at 6:25

5 votes

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How to manage end stage of thesis

thesis time-management

answered Jan 29 at 10:13

5 votes

GitHub repository ownership as a PhD student in a lab

authorship code

answered Aug 29, 2020 at 20:57

5 votes

What are the benefits of becoming an academic administrator?

administration

answered Nov 7, 2018 at 23:59

5 votes

My advisor wants me to make my PhD thesis weaker

thesis advisor

answered Nov 22, 2019 at 6:21

5 votes

Feeling unprepared for PhD because of poor educational system in my home country. Should I leave PhD to retake courses somewhere else?

phd graduate-school mathematics developing-countries

answered Jan 11, 2018 at 21:53

4 votes

Should I inform the people that I acknowledged in PhD thesis?

phd thesis acknowledgement

answered Jan 25, 2018 at 22:34

4 votes

Is there a way to search for more recent papers than the one I'm currently reading?

publications

answered Jul 3, 2018 at 11:28

4 votes

Is it normal to CC my professor when they introduced me to someone?

professorship email

answered Jan 27, 2020 at 6:54

4 votes

Is it in the best interest of supervisors that his/her students publish their research results in top journals?

phd mathematics advisor interpersonal-issues supervision

answered Oct 27, 2018 at 21:39

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How much editing can one ethically accept from one's advisor on a fellowship proposal (e.g. NSF/NDSEG/etc.)

Why do students go for a PhD even when chances of getting academic jobs on its completion are slim?

Being forced to publish a paper?

Job prospects after math PhD in cryptography

Why would a PhD adviser ask to be removed from the "Acknowledgments" of a paper?

Is generic "thank you" email a waste of time in academia?

What does an industry recruiter want to know my Ph.D. GPA for?

Order of authors in a paper

Is it a good idea to respond at all if a person I never heard of is asking for a reference letter?

Could I submit an abstract for a conference prior asking my supervisor permission about it?

Was I unreasonably left out of author list?

Co-author keeps rewriting the article in poor English

Role of textbook reading for a PhD student

What makes academic failure different from failure in another career?

How old can references or sources in a thesis be?

Dealing with rejection anxiety as a reviewer

How do I handle a "fake" co-author?

Can I use the sentence "Most of the references in this paper" in my paper?

Is it appropriate to ask the professor a trick question?

Letting another author know I'm using one of their results

How can I have productive meeting with a very prominent researcher?

How to manage end stage of thesis

GitHub repository ownership as a PhD student in a lab

What are the benefits of becoming an academic administrator?

My advisor wants me to make my PhD thesis weaker

Feeling unprepared for PhD because of poor educational system in my home country. Should I leave PhD to retake courses somewhere else?

Should I inform the people that I acknowledged in PhD thesis?

Is there a way to search for more recent papers than the one I'm currently reading?

Is it normal to CC my professor when they introduced me to someone?

Is it in the best interest of supervisors that his/her students publish their research results in top journals?