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How to deal with a PhD supervisor that acts like a company manager?

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Do universities check if the PDF of Letter of Recommendation has been edited?

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How bad will refusing to defend PhD look on industry-job applications?

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Why is getting your PhD in Iran invalid for obtaining a post-doc position in the US?

answered Feb 23, 2016 at 16:49

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Impress potential PhD advisor with my work, will it backfire?

answered Dec 7, 2021 at 18:15

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Is it normal for a PhD candidate to be dissatisfied with their PhD thesis topic, if the field is not hot?

answered Aug 19, 2016 at 14:40

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PhD expectations of commitment

answered Jun 6, 2020 at 21:21

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Is there a bias in top tier PhD admissions at top tier universities to favor those with undergraduate degrees from other top tier universities?

answered Aug 15, 2016 at 23:26

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Should I tell my supervisor about my upcoming paper?

answered Jun 19, 2022 at 13:16

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Would it be rude to ask a famous professor who doesn't know me personally for a recommendation letter if I have published in a high ranking journal?

answered Aug 17, 2016 at 13:30

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Cannot present paper at conference. Instructor wants to move me to second author

answered Apr 14, 2016 at 16:22

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Professor refuses to write a recommendation letter to students who haven't written a research paper with him

answered Sep 3, 2019 at 20:23

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Is it ethical to re-submit a manuscript without addressing comments from a particular reviewer while asking the editor to exclude them?

answered Jul 12, 2023 at 22:52

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Is there a point in pursuing a PhD outside of top universities?

answered Dec 20, 2021 at 18:36

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My advisor wants me to quit the program. What should I do?

answered Dec 9, 2021 at 19:20

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Why do academics have to get their own grants?

answered Sep 14, 2022 at 16:15

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Is it normal for academics to pay conference fee themselves?

answered Sep 19, 2022 at 14:10

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As a PhD student, I want to limit myself to 40 hrs/week. How to maintain this boundary?

answered Jul 10, 2020 at 11:47

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Is it normal that the editor says "the referee report is for editor's eye only so I cannot share it with you"?

answered Sep 6, 2022 at 19:04

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Being TA for abusive professor

answered Sep 11, 2022 at 17:24

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How to deal with systematic rigging of academic position job postings?

answered Jun 1, 2020 at 22:01

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PhD advisor used my paper in his grant report. But the paper was my work

answered Oct 17, 2017 at 16:51

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I spotted a paper with an absurd amount of self citations. Is this normal?

answered Dec 30, 2021 at 14:34

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What is the point of a PhD thesis whose content already exists in published papers?

answered Apr 9, 2016 at 0:13

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In Mathematics, what is the standing of the journal Proc. AMS?

answered Aug 31, 2019 at 20:59

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Is MDPI a reputable Academic Publisher?

answered Sep 12, 2022 at 17:38

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How do I determine whether "Global Scientific Journal" is reputable or not?

answered Aug 31, 2019 at 13:19

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Accepted postdoc offer retracted last minute

answered Dec 7, 2023 at 13:58

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Is there an independent and fair organisation for investigating and documenting discrimination and power abuse in academia?

answered Sep 20, 2022 at 16:15

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As a male student, did I say something wrong to this female professor?

answered Sep 25, 2017 at 22:43

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How to deal with a PhD supervisor that acts like a company manager?

Do universities check if the PDF of Letter of Recommendation has been edited?

How bad will refusing to defend PhD look on industry-job applications?

Why is getting your PhD in Iran invalid for obtaining a post-doc position in the US?

Impress potential PhD advisor with my work, will it backfire?

Is it normal for a PhD candidate to be dissatisfied with their PhD thesis topic, if the field is not hot?

PhD expectations of commitment

Is there a bias in top tier PhD admissions at top tier universities to favor those with undergraduate degrees from other top tier universities?

Should I tell my supervisor about my upcoming paper?

Would it be rude to ask a famous professor who doesn't know me personally for a recommendation letter if I have published in a high ranking journal?

Cannot present paper at conference. Instructor wants to move me to second author

Professor refuses to write a recommendation letter to students who haven't written a research paper with him

Is it ethical to re-submit a manuscript without addressing comments from a particular reviewer while asking the editor to exclude them?

Is there a point in pursuing a PhD outside of top universities?

My advisor wants me to quit the program. What should I do?

Why do academics have to get their own grants?

Is it normal for academics to pay conference fee themselves?

As a PhD student, I want to limit myself to 40 hrs/week. How to maintain this boundary?

Is it normal that the editor says "the referee report is for editor's eye only so I cannot share it with you"?

Being TA for abusive professor

How to deal with systematic rigging of academic position job postings?

PhD advisor used my paper in his grant report. But the paper was my work

I spotted a paper with an absurd amount of self citations. Is this normal?

What is the point of a PhD thesis whose content already exists in published papers?

In Mathematics, what is the standing of the journal Proc. AMS?

Is MDPI a reputable Academic Publisher?

How do I determine whether "Global Scientific Journal" is reputable or not?

Accepted postdoc offer retracted last minute

Is there an independent and fair organisation for investigating and documenting discrimination and power abuse in academia?

As a male student, did I say something wrong to this female professor?