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What should I do if I discover the job posted at the institution for which I had submitted my CV but they didn't contact me?

answered Nov 14, 2021 at 15:02

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Writing a letter of recommendation for a mediocre student

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What can be done about a disruptive classmate?

answered Nov 12, 2018 at 15:29

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Undergrad overwhelmed by a graduate math class

answered Sep 18, 2018 at 2:31

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PhD student who wants to stay for a tenure position

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I missed a paper from the past year which is very close to what I am doing. What should I do?

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Should I ask for authorship or ignore?

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Can a blind person do a post-doc in the humanities?

answered Nov 19, 2018 at 21:59

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'best poster' and 'best talk' prizes - can we do better determining winners?

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Reviewer signs name on review. Should the editor censor?

answered Jan 3, 2019 at 1:27

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Is it appropriate to report mistakes in an engineering paper which makes unsupported claims?

answered Jul 9 at 17:42

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Why does independent research from people without formal academic qualifications generally turn out to be a complete waste of time?

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Refereeing papers by people you are very close to

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Can I use "Member, IEEE" as my affiliation for publishing papers?

answered Aug 17 at 1:39

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Best way to respond to a request for CV after graduation

answered Dec 23, 2018 at 18:56

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What are examples of experiments or studies where pre-registration would not be feasible?

answered Sep 13, 2019 at 11:08

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What are good reasons for declining to referee a manuscript that hasn't been posted on arXiv?

answered Jul 17 at 16:37

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Is the barrier to entry for mathematics research increasing, and is it at risk of becoming less accessible in the future?

answered Jun 8 at 22:21

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How to get my independent mathematical research accepted?

answered Nov 6, 2021 at 20:13

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Bad answer to a bad peer-review

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Job talk Q&A: handling the room vs. being respectful

answered Jul 5 at 20:22

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If a reference is no longer publicly available, should you include the proofs of the results you cite from it?

answered Jun 24 at 23:19

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Why is the Grievance Studies affair considered to be research requiring IRB approval?

answered Aug 28, 2019 at 12:20

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Are results that are derived simply by using more computational power publishable?

answered Nov 13, 2019 at 12:15

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Is it considered cheating to use answers I remember from videos I studied?

answered May 15 at 16:05

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I forgot to remove all authors' names from the appendix for a double-blind journal submission. What are the potential consequences?

answered Jul 5 at 15:08

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Is there anything inherently wrong with publishing in a bad journal?

answered Dec 24, 2018 at 1:40

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Does D2L have a way for the instructor to access my submission while it appears "unread"?

answered Nov 5, 2018 at 18:40

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What should the instructor do about a student who is not aware of their disability?

answered Sep 18, 2019 at 0:25

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Am I allowed to submit a paper to a journal while it is under review at another?

answered May 3 at 2:12

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What should I do if I discover the job posted at the institution for which I had submitted my CV but they didn't contact me?

Writing a letter of recommendation for a mediocre student

What can be done about a disruptive classmate?

Undergrad overwhelmed by a graduate math class

PhD student who wants to stay for a tenure position

I missed a paper from the past year which is very close to what I am doing. What should I do?

Should I ask for authorship or ignore?

Can a blind person do a post-doc in the humanities?

'best poster' and 'best talk' prizes - can we do better determining winners?

Reviewer signs name on review. Should the editor censor?

Is it appropriate to report mistakes in an engineering paper which makes unsupported claims?

Why does independent research from people without formal academic qualifications generally turn out to be a complete waste of time?

Refereeing papers by people you are very close to

Can I use "Member, IEEE" as my affiliation for publishing papers?

Best way to respond to a request for CV after graduation

What are examples of experiments or studies where pre-registration would not be feasible?

What are good reasons for declining to referee a manuscript that hasn't been posted on arXiv?

Is the barrier to entry for mathematics research increasing, and is it at risk of becoming less accessible in the future?

How to get my independent mathematical research accepted?

Bad answer to a bad peer-review

Job talk Q&A: handling the room vs. being respectful

If a reference is no longer publicly available, should you include the proofs of the results you cite from it?

Why is the Grievance Studies affair considered to be research requiring IRB approval?

Are results that are derived simply by using more computational power publishable?

Is it considered cheating to use answers I remember from videos I studied?

I forgot to remove all authors' names from the appendix for a double-blind journal submission. What are the potential consequences?

Is there anything inherently wrong with publishing in a bad journal?

Does D2L have a way for the instructor to access my submission while it appears "unread"?

What should the instructor do about a student who is not aware of their disability?

Am I allowed to submit a paper to a journal while it is under review at another?