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2021/11/30 | 1,094 | 4,652 | <issue_start>username_0: So, I'm close to the final stretch of my PhD. I have two published works and one work in progress. I've been told that I can't recycle (or I guess, simply copy/paste) the work that I've done in each of the papers in my thesis. Is this right? One of my papers has a lot of boilerplate-style intro... |
2021/11/30 | 725 | 2,963 | <issue_start>username_0: I am senior Postdoc in pure math about 7-8 years past the PhD. I am currently in a European country where it is not unusual to spend many years as a Postdoc and get hired on a tenured Professorship.
I have been applying internationally (mostly other European countries and the US) and am wonder... |
2021/11/30 | 1,505 | 6,454 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a theoretical physicist. I really like to code and come up with (efficient) solutions to math and physics problems. I do not particularly care if this is in subfield A or B. After all, the programming part of the job became my passion, yet I still like the relation to the science field.
I'... |
2021/11/30 | 507 | 2,139 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to apply for grad school. I have submitted some articles to some journals and I listed them on my resume. Now those articles are waiting for review, so they are in the status of "submitted" in my resume. Does this look weird in the eye of admission committee? Since none of my public... |
2021/12/01 | 1,359 | 5,318 | <issue_start>username_0: I wrote a paper and have done the majority of the work, including the idea generation, research, and the writing. I am coauthoring with my advisors and a few other researchers. In the paper the authors will be **alphabetically** listed due to a cultural factor. The field is a branch of **applie... |
2021/12/01 | 465 | 2,047 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a Ph.D. student in computer science. I found that the corresponding author is often not marked in conference papers.
For example, in the following paper, how do I know who the corresponding author is?
<https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9065598><issue_comment>username_1: The pr... |
2021/12/01 | 1,017 | 4,161 | <issue_start>username_0: As a professor I’m planning to include more training about plagiarism in my courses to address some of the misconceptions and misunderstandings. What is your experience with such tools?
My university doesn’t have any tools, so I’m often left to my own devices:
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> “Hmm… that was a really goo... |
2021/12/01 | 399 | 1,754 | <issue_start>username_0: There was one reject review of the paper, but the final decision was accept.
The rejecting reviewer wrote a lot of useful feedback, and was fair and balanced: my intentions are certainly not to further argue for my case, just to discuss some things (including the paper and their thoughts on it... |
2021/12/01 | 1,233 | 4,875 | <issue_start>username_0: So I am invited as a planery speaker to a conference which will be held in another country. It is not a big conference but it is in Europe and has some European leaders with EU projects organizing.
I sort of said yes with a question about details of "logistics" hoping the other party would tak... |
2021/12/01 | 714 | 2,762 | <issue_start>username_0: For example, [Professor <NAME> - Samsung Professor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_P._Boyd), [Professor <NAME> - BP Professor](https://ori.ox.ac.uk/people/paul-newman/)
Does it mean said company pays that professor's salary? Does that professor have any obligations towards said company?... |
2021/12/02 | 559 | 2,373 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm working on my PhD in Rhetoric & Writing (Dept of English) in the US. I am also a writer with enough qualifications to teach creative writing at a US university.
I speak enough Spanish to get by as a tourist but am nowhere near fluent. Would it be possible for me to get a position at a univ... |
2021/12/02 | 517 | 2,011 | <issue_start>username_0: Considering how hard it is to get a PhD done due to limited resources, I was puzzled by reading about a guy in his 80s getting a doctorate. He made it clear that he has no intention to work so why would a university waste time on somebody like that?
The purpose of a PhD is to produce scientist... |
2021/12/02 | 343 | 1,469 | <issue_start>username_0: Currently, I am falling short on recommenders for my PhD applications in the United States. I don't want to ask the professors with whom I only took a few classes as I know those letters could be weak. I have done 3 research projects and all my supervisors have already submitted letters of reco... |
2021/12/02 | 623 | 2,769 | <issue_start>username_0: **Background:** In some disciplines, a primary means of disseminating scientific results is publishing papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Often, the article is only available after peer-review and acceptance. If other researchers are unhappy with this already published paper, if they ... |
2021/12/02 | 1,715 | 7,194 | <issue_start>username_0: What are the privacy implications of including a section in a CV listing information about students that one has supervised, e.g.:
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> **PhD supervision**
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> <NAME>. *Awesome thesis title* (2020).
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> <NAME>. *Another awesome thesis title* (2018). Received the Northwest State Univers... |
2021/12/02 | 591 | 2,514 | <issue_start>username_0: I am one of the teaching assistants for a course with multiple TAs. However, the professor keeps sending all the important information regarding the course, like when the exams are, information about assignments, and all other such things only to one specific TA. We, the other TAs, get to know ... |
2021/12/02 | 412 | 1,875 | <issue_start>username_0: So you might be thinking that my school invades the privacy of the students, but the question is at what point should it be private?
The reason I am asking this is because one of my classmates just got caught searching for illegal things (messed up things like that page with a 34) by checking i... |
2021/12/03 | 1,518 | 6,373 | <issue_start>username_0: There are several questions about tense use in paper writing. My question is specific to the results section. What tense should it be used when reporting the results of the paper itself?
"Two groups out of three had a higher incidence of..."
"Group A is taller than group B"
I guess both migh... |
2021/12/03 | 1,630 | 6,818 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD student in a program where everyone is funded by the department by default, generally through teach, but many students are sometimes funded their advisor. The upside to being funded by your advisor is basically that you don't have to teach, and funding after 5 years isn't guaranteed ... |
2021/12/04 | 1,579 | 6,665 | <issue_start>username_0: A few days ago, I received an email from the IEEE copyright team informing me that one of my articles had been removed from my researchgate account due to a copyright violation. However, after the 24th month of the embargo period, I published my paper on researchgate. In response to my request,... |
2021/12/05 | 777 | 3,305 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently received an invitation to review a paper for publication in an MDPI journal. This is the first time I am being invited to review. I do feel qualified to do it since I have several publications relevant to this topic. However, in the invitation e-mail, I am greeted as Dr.- which revea... |
2021/12/05 | 539 | 2,150 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a job at a university in the UK. When I got the offer, the working hours were 38h per week. When they sent the contract to sign, it says, minimum of 38h and the university will from time to time ask to work extra hours without further remuneration. Is this normal in the UK? Should I discu... |
2021/12/05 | 1,497 | 6,410 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm joining a US university as a tenure-track assistant professor in January. I was previously told that I will teach 1 undergraduate course in the spring semester which will start in the 2nd week of January. Despite sending multiple emails, I was unable to find out *which* course I would be te... |
2021/12/05 | 1,322 | 5,476 | <issue_start>username_0: The university I'm attending for gradaute school offers programs that give you official certification in university teaching. The program consists of taking teaching workshops, participating in teaching sessions, and things like this.
My question is, how much attention would a hiring committee... |
2021/12/05 | 1,070 | 4,190 | <issue_start>username_0: On [1 to 3 December 2021](https://www.bbc.com/news/education-59415694), the [University and College Union (UCU)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%932021_UK_higher_education_strikes#Industrial_action_December_2021) initiated industrial action. This affected my daughter because her tutori... |
2021/12/05 | 1,105 | 4,668 | <issue_start>username_0: **Background**
I am a postdoc in theoretical physics and have severe [dyslexia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia). A consequence of my dyslexia is that I have a very low reading ability and comprehension level - in the lowest 1st percentile.
It is very hard for me to read a single paper... |
2021/12/05 | 378 | 1,632 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a first year grad student, studying abroad, and there is a conference in the country where I am from which I think can be a good experience (I have never presented in a serious conference) to present the research being carried in my group. Is it OK for me as a student to propose my supervi... |
2021/12/06 | 401 | 1,568 | <issue_start>username_0: So I'm currently a university undergrad, and I was notified that I was among the top students (out of ~200) in one of the modules that I took, let's call it CS4321. I'm also thinking of applying to grad school in an area that is related to the content of CS4321. Would this achievement be worth ... |
2021/12/06 | 905 | 3,815 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm an undergraduate student, and I've been reading various academic papers for a Computer Security module I'm currently taking. Occasionally I run into papers with very strange/difficult to read sentence structure for example:
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> Vigenere cipher is a substitution technique
> of polyalphabet... |
2021/12/06 | 3,316 | 12,949 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postgraduate in biology. I haven’t had an opportunity to learn mathematics beyond secondary school. In my current project I have to use differential equations, ordinary differential equations (ODE), and trajectories to understand kinetics and modeling mechanisms. Unfortunately, I have ze... |
2021/12/06 | 848 | 3,458 | <issue_start>username_0: I write to ask how to renege on a signed postdoc position in the US, and whether there should be legal consequences.
During the embassy interview waiting time, the health of one of my close family members deteriorated and it would be very difficult for me to travel even for one year.
I have not... |
2021/12/06 | 1,347 | 5,648 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a paper that was accepted for publication and we the authors have already filled out the copyright transfer. There was a disclaimer saying we're not allowed to share the paper publicy before 2 years.
However, I received an email by a PhD student saying his institution doesn't have acces... |
2021/12/06 | 844 | 3,627 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it generally acceptable to ask how many applicants there were to a position I applied for, and does it depend on the current stage of my application? For instance, immediately after applying, at an interview, after receiving an offer, etc.<issue_comment>username_1: I would recommend not doin... |
2021/12/07 | 479 | 1,947 | <issue_start>username_0: I made a mistake in my grad application.
I have around 10-15 publications/under review/conferences put together.
For 2 papers, I didn't add all the author names.
For 1 paper, I didn't provide the latest version of the paper. Gave the wrong journal name. (for the new submission of this paper, ... |
2021/12/07 | 801 | 3,301 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I've been invited to a PhD interview, for a three-year program.
They are asking me to book two whole days for the interviews. The invitation asks me be avaliable "from 9am on Day X to 3pm on Day X+1", for a large number of talks, one-on-one interviews, and meetings with current employe... |
2021/12/07 | 2,133 | 9,146 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an international student trying to contact a potential PhD advisor in the US. I believe I have solved an important question in my field. To contact the potential PhD advisor, I will mention that I am working on some important problems and made some progress, that I am interested in becomin... |
2021/12/07 | 399 | 1,723 | <issue_start>username_0: I applied for a tenure track job recently. There were two deadlines mentioned in their advertisement (on mathjobs), one was Oct 1 and the other was Oct 15. I did not notice the Oct 1st one and applied on Oct 15. I never received a call from them, so out of curiosity, I looked at their job ad an... |
2021/12/08 | 401 | 1,710 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm an undergraduate student applying to graduate schools. A few weeks ago I sent my application plans to the professors who will write me the reference letter. However, recently I decided to cancel some of my applications. In my reminder email, I just wrote to the professor "I cancelled my pla... |
2021/12/08 | 398 | 1,707 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm in the process of doing my PhD applications. A few weeks ago, I filled out the Letter of Recommendation section, which sent out emails to all of my referees asking them to upload their letters via an external link.
They have since submitted their letters. Today, as I was submitting an appl... |
2021/12/08 | 371 | 1,615 | <issue_start>username_0: Because of words limitation, I put many of important things in supplementary material. So, is it okay to ask the reader to visit our supplementary material in manuscript? For example,
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> We encourage the one to visit Supplementary Material to avoid misinterpretation.
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If it is okay,... |
2021/12/08 | 918 | 3,952 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a math postdoc. I have recently finished a good paper, but I want to make sure about it before I put on arXiv. That is why I have sent it to some good and great mathematicians to know their opinions.
Right now, I am a bit worried that they might steal my ideas as they have not answered my... |
2021/12/08 | 898 | 3,857 | <issue_start>username_0: I finished my report and want to submit it. What should I write in the email?
**My version:**
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> Please find attached the research paper.
> I have attached it to the body of this email in doc format, plus an extra version in pdf format in case you have difficulty accessing the file.
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>... |
2021/12/08 | 868 | 3,824 | <issue_start>username_0: I am going to present a paper at a conference for the very first time. Given the COVID-19 scenario, that conference is being held online. I have prepared a slide for my presentation. Can I annotate my slide during the presentation to help the audience get a better understanding? My topic is qui... |
2021/12/08 | 1,287 | 5,561 | <issue_start>username_0: Basically the title says everything. I came from a very low ranked university outside the UK (Africa). During my PHD, I worked as a part time lecturer at another University in my home country for 1 year and I have a lot of experience in supervising and a very good research background with good ... |
2021/12/09 | 4,664 | 19,379 | <issue_start>username_0: Today I've just been told by my advisor that she thinks it would be better for me to quit after this quarter. I asked her why and she told me she thinks I don't have what it takes to complete grad school. I am a second-year Ph.D. and currently, I am doing great coursework-wise. I really really ... |
2021/12/09 | 5,801 | 24,184 | <issue_start>username_0: Inspired by [Tutoring is depressing because my students are struggling too much with my exercises. What do I do?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/87737/tutoring-is-depressing-because-my-students-are-struggling-too-much-with-my-exerc)
The text of that question says:
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> I am a tu... |
2021/12/09 | 5,436 | 22,795 | <issue_start>username_0: My professor sent out an email saying he had evidence of me cheating in a Physics class. Exam was done on gradescope. And I don’t really know what evidence he has.
He is requesting a zoom meeting with him, I don’t know if it’s a good idea to meet him because he said he will be filling a report... |
2021/12/09 | 567 | 2,332 | <issue_start>username_0: Is this possible?
If you are funded under a T32 and they provide a stipend are you allowed to raise your salary with additional money from a PI or other smaller rewards? I know I wont be rich on a postdoc but looking to have a little breathing room with soft money from other sources. I am look... |
2021/12/09 | 1,573 | 6,948 | <issue_start>username_0: Developing useful software products is becoming an increasingly important research activity in many fields.
However, it seems the proper credit/incentive system has not been fully worked out.
The situation becomes particularly problematic when large and complicated software products depends on... |
2021/12/10 | 1,699 | 7,253 | <issue_start>username_0: My co-authors and I are preparing to submit a manuscript and have a problem regarding authorship.
Several months ago, a grad student on the project became upset and quit. We just discovered that, after quitting, the student apparently decided to publish results from the project under their own... |
2021/12/10 | 477 | 2,109 | <issue_start>username_0: I have submitted a manuscript to a journal. After submitting it, I found mistakes in the manuscript and corrected them. I tried to send the revised version of the manuscript to the journal, but it is not available. I tried to withdraw the manuscript, but that seems impossible too. Under this si... |
2021/12/10 | 793 | 3,499 | <issue_start>username_0: I obtained my PhD from a very low ranked university in Africa. Research was really hard due to a lack of many resources. But by working hard I managed to land a postdoc at a top world research intensive university. It wasn't easy to get the job as I had good papers but published in "average" jo... |
2021/12/10 | 546 | 2,429 | <issue_start>username_0: A layman wants to help people in science. How useful would it be for him to join for some [BOINC](https://boinc.berkeley.edu) project? I somehow think that many researchers gets computing power from their universities so I am unsure why do we need [BOINC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_... |
2021/12/10 | 1,438 | 6,202 | <issue_start>username_0: If I turn in a test with my work on it, is that work under copyright by me or the teacher? If the teacher does not want to give me the test contents, can I ask for my answers to the questions as intellectual property?
Also, my goal is to be able to see my answers on a test after I have taken i... |
2021/12/10 | 451 | 1,984 | <issue_start>username_0: I do not have prior experience in research in academic institutions but I do work at research and development as statistician in a top multi national company. Do I need to do some research in academic institutions before applying for phd in a top school ?<issue_comment>username_1: Generally spe... |
2021/12/10 | 1,161 | 4,894 | <issue_start>username_0: I teach in a college and I have a small annual fund allowing me to purchase textbooks. If I do not use this fund, it will expire every academic year and thus I am considering creative ways that I can make good use of this fund.
I use textbooks which the authors have passed away so that I do no... |
2021/12/10 | 846 | 3,735 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a PhD student at a university that is in the process of evaluating updates to stipend policies and one of the students involved in providing feedback on said policy updates. During a meeting a few weeks ago with the PIs in our department, our department's official policy on minimum student ... |
2021/12/11 | 780 | 3,336 | <issue_start>username_0: I imagine it is fairly common for students (at the PhD level) to produce work of lower quality than their advisors. Indeed, even excellent students must start somewhere, and if they were able to produce work of the quality of professors, then they need not be a student. Moreover, not all studen... |
2021/12/11 | 527 | 2,406 | <issue_start>username_0: After our first Zoom meeting, my potential supervisor asked me to prepare a PowerPoint presentation about my thesis or any research I've done (it doesn't matter if it's not related to her research area), and present it in another Zoom meeting to the rest of the lab members. She said it will als... |
2021/12/11 | 1,605 | 6,887 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in a bit of a bind. With institutional background, I've managed to formalize a novel way of approaching a problem. It is not really a groundbreaking thing, but it works, and I've only seen it as a high-level idea in blogposts so far. I have spent a year on this, wrote the whole code, and w... |
2021/12/11 | 1,512 | 6,567 | <issue_start>username_0: Two months ago I was notified that I did not receive a full-time position. I was also informed of who was hired and why. Two weeks ago I was called for a final interview with the president of the university. I think this is odd. Does anybody have any ideas of why I would be invited for a final ... |
2021/12/12 | 1,752 | 7,403 | <issue_start>username_0: This might not be the best place for this question, but I don't know where else to turn. I'm a 32 year guy currently doing a bachelors in biochemistry. I'm definitely doing a masters after this, and maybe a phd.
My problem is that I am an insanely slow reader, and learner. I can easily spend a... |
2021/12/12 | 1,034 | 4,226 | <issue_start>username_0: **Some background**
Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder, which is often characterised by a e.g. difficulty reading (e.g. comprehension), writing, and with pronunciation. A common misconception about dyslexia is that it has something to do with vision (it doesn’t). Dyslexia is not correlat... |
2021/12/12 | 857 | 3,648 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently in the final stages of my PhD and am planning on looking for a post-doc position soon, preferably in the **US or in Europe** in theoretical research (theoretical physics).
Ideally, once accepted to a post-doc position, I would relocate and live close by the hosting academic inst... |
2021/12/12 | 320 | 1,146 | <issue_start>username_0: Usually, for Statement of Purpose (Ph.D. application), the standard length is 1000 words or 2 pages. However, the University of California, San Diego asked for a 2500 words limit. Does this mean I am expected to write closer to that length since my already written 1000-words length essay is les... |
2021/12/13 | 686 | 2,746 | <issue_start>username_0: I submitted a pure mathematics paper (my first paper!) to a journal in September 2020. It is now December 2021 and I have received zero reports. A few months ago I sent an enquiry. I got a response saying that I should hear back soon and that there is a very large backlog due to administrative ... |
2021/12/13 | 668 | 2,850 | <issue_start>username_0: A few days after two rigorous interviews for a postdoctoral position at a highly reputable UK university, I received an email from HR, along the lines of:
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> Could you please send us your passport details, so we can confirm you for the role?
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I wasn't quite sure what the email impli... |
2021/12/14 | 629 | 2,489 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an assistant professor outside the US. I want to email an associate professor in another university in the US, who I haven't talked to before. He's American. It's just because I want to discuss his paper. I agree with his paper, so the discussion will be most likely "nice".
Which is bette... |
2021/12/14 | 599 | 2,531 | <issue_start>username_0: I have signed a book contract with a reputable academic publisher a while back. I have finished half of the work and so far it's right on schedule. Now I'm about to give birth and after a discussion with my doctor, it will be a c-section. My doctor said that I would need a much longer time to r... |
2021/12/14 | 2,003 | 8,082 | <issue_start>username_0: We have a journal paper that got correction requests and need to be resubmitted. The changes need to be highlighted in the manuscript. How do you mark the changes? Is changing the text color enough? What if the reviewer/editor does not have a colored printer? or has color blindness?
I tried un... |
2021/12/14 | 427 | 1,538 | <issue_start>username_0: I am from India and I want to pursue a PhD in statistics in the US. In each university the application fee is at least $60 which is around 4,000 Indian rupees which is a significant amount to pay for each application. It is not possible for me to apply in 50 or 100 universities. I need some gui... |
2021/12/14 | 1,155 | 5,125 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently been invited to peer review an article for the first time. I must admit I went into the process expecting to find at least a number of faults with the manuscript and the idea that I could rely at least somewhat on the number of reviews I have received on my own work to structure... |
2021/12/14 | 927 | 4,062 | <issue_start>username_0: One of the questions posed to me as a peer reviewer is:
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> Is the research design appropriate?
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In my understanding, that would be an applicable question if the manuscript I am reviewing was presenting some kind of novel design or methodology.
In this case, I am reviewing a paper t... |
2021/12/14 | 2,437 | 10,576 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it normal to be put down in your first year of a PhD?
I won't lie, there's been a massive learning curve for me this year to get used to how things are done at this level. Even simple things like writing papers, reports and presentations demands a standard I'm not very used to.
Maybe I'm j... |
2021/12/14 | 400 | 1,731 | <issue_start>username_0: My advisor is currently in hospital waiting to have an operation. It is nothing serious but nevertheless he is away from work. I've noticed that some of my lab mates continue messaging him despite him being in this situation. I wonder if this is a cultural thing and whether this is actually nor... |
2021/12/14 | 1,737 | 7,324 | <issue_start>username_0: I started my PhD 2 years ago and I was my supervisor's first PhD student. He had no funding for any of the projects he promised me at the time. Later, he received a grant and so I was able to switch focus but I've had this weird feeling that he wants me gone for almost a year now. Here are some... |
2021/12/15 | 2,096 | 8,646 | <issue_start>username_0: I am finishing my masters, and my advisor wants me to stay to do my PhD. My advisor is also the department head. We have a very good relationship, he’s invited me over to his house for dinner and even thanksgiving.
Here’s the dilemma:
The city I am in feels like home, my long time girlfriend h... |
2021/12/15 | 647 | 2,476 | <issue_start>username_0: I graduated under the supervision of two professors, one of whom acted as *main* supervisor. To indicate this, I wrote the following sentence:
"I graduated under the supervision of Prof. A and the cosupervision of Prof. B."
Does the sentence correctly indicate that Prof. B was *not* the main ... |
2021/12/15 | 799 | 3,512 | <issue_start>username_0: I expect to finish my BSc in Mathematics this year so I am going through the process of applying to Master Programmes. Apparently, if you want to study as an international student a letter of recommendation is a key component to the application, however I am a bit lost in this.
I was thinking ... |
2021/12/15 | 571 | 2,343 | <issue_start>username_0: On my programming midterm, my teacher gave me one of the codes for the question on accident. I did not mention this to the teacher and used it as my answer and deleted where he gave it to me. The reason I did this was because, each student had to answer 10 out of 13 of the questions and I answe... |
2021/12/16 | 1,296 | 5,303 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a graduate student in Physics. The past semester was online due to the current situation. We had a particular course named "Workshop course" which is about the metal shop where usually they teach about how to use essential equipment for various purposes. This course, like others, was online... |
2021/12/16 | 475 | 1,948 | <issue_start>username_0: I have searched my university's site to see if there's a submission or packet I could send to nominate a professor for her amazing abilities as a professor. She's exemplary in teaching, and is professional, understanding, and above all, an amazing person.
How should I go about nominating her o... |
2021/12/16 | 639 | 2,693 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently completed a MSc. I would like to start a PhD. I would like this to be at an institution that is different to where I did my MSc. I have reviewed the academics in my area (London) and several are doing research in the area I'd like to focus on.
I would like to send a "Thank you" emai... |
2021/12/16 | 515 | 2,269 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using some images from the National Archives in my article, and it is my understanding they are in the public domain. I wrote to the National Archives requesting confirmation on usage rights and how to cite, and they don't need a citation, but a credit line, example: "Courtesy National Arc... |
2021/12/16 | 826 | 3,620 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to do a 'research stay', but I have no idea how to arrange it.
I don't need to go to another laboratory or country to do my own experiments, because I have already finished most of my studies.
I want to do a research stay in a different country but I have no idea how I can do it.
I am h... |
2021/12/17 | 540 | 2,224 | <issue_start>username_0: Last week I applied for two postdoc positions (one in the US, one in Germany). The deadline for both was 10 December. A few days ago, I got the acceptance letter for a paper (JCR Q1). I have two more Q1 articles in my CV (which is quite positive in my field).
Would it be necessary or appropria... |
2021/12/17 | 462 | 1,836 | <issue_start>username_0: For an assignment we were told
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Would it be recommended I cite the lab code I have used or not?<issue_comment>username_1: For something not for publication, citation may not be necessary. B... |
2021/12/17 | 764 | 3,399 | <issue_start>username_0: I had in-person interview for a tenure track faculty position with great feedback from the search committee and even the chair. They mentioned that I am a good fit for their position and they are excited that I applied. They mentioned their timeline for making an offer which was 1 week from now... |
2021/12/18 | 1,322 | 4,746 | <issue_start>username_0: I really like to use the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" while teaching. The reason is not necessarily to be formal, but to gather the attention to a particular point.
For instance, I'd occasionally say "this algorithm, ladies and gentlemen, was only discovered 30 years ago" in order to stress t... |
2021/12/19 | 487 | 1,784 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an undergrad student and I always get/send emails that start with "Respected Sir/Madam", or, "Dear Sir/Madam". But, I always wondered how I can be more gender-inclusive. "To whom it may concern" sounds a little bit old-schooled. So, is there any modern phrase to help me out with this probl... |
2021/12/19 | 922 | 3,643 | <issue_start>username_0: I am writing a research paper in mathematics. I am proving a theorem. I have two proofs for the same statement i.e., the theorem. I want to embed both proofs. How should I do this?
Do I make it two different theorems in the paper, keeping the same statement? Or, should I state it just once and... |
2021/12/20 | 606 | 2,093 | <issue_start>username_0: I received a fellowship from my university, its full name is very long:
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On my university's website, I've seen multiple ways to call this fellowship:
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2021/12/20 | 765 | 3,405 | <issue_start>username_0: In computational research, authors of publications are often required to open-source their code. However, while having open-sourced one's code improves chance for journal/conference acceptance, reviewers in general do not read code (for obvious reasons, as reading code is very time consuming). ... |
2021/12/20 | 231 | 949 | <issue_start>username_0: In various peer-reviewed scientific journals, there is usually a word count limit for the abstract, e.g., 250 words in one such journal I am submitting my paper. I am confused whether I need to count all the words, including the *articles (a, an, the)* used with the nouns. Also, are there any o... |
2021/12/20 | 1,985 | 8,847 | <issue_start>username_0: In our curriculum we have several courses that students fail a lot. One of the reasons which we suspect leads them to fail is that a lot of students do not do the exercises that we advise them to do. A possible solution we are considering, is to give students who successfully solve several exer... |
2021/12/20 | 5,732 | 23,940 | <issue_start>username_0: I graduated with engineering and physics degrees last year, and started a PhD program in theoretical physics. While the program is a good one, it is not top-15 in the US or top-50 in the world. This means that, statistically, there is very little chance of me ever being a professor at a school ... |
2021/12/20 | 932 | 4,125 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an adjunct professor. For some reason, I seem to draw out student complaints about full-time faculty from the students.
The complaints include:
* Slapping a student’s hand out of the way when the student wasn’t performing a lab fast enough.
* Calling a student “deaf and dumb” in front of... |
2021/12/20 | 1,666 | 7,063 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently looking for a postdoctoral position.
The PhD I did was quite multidisciplinary, and among the fields within there is a field "A" that I would like to investigate further during my postdoc in order to get specialized into it.
However, while I found postdoc opportunities in other... |
2021/12/20 | 1,078 | 4,598 | <issue_start>username_0: During a time-limited **closed-book final exam**, I was asked to write an essay summarizing what I learned in this course. I used a lot of key knowledge points and conceptual explanations from the memorized textbook in the essay (about 20% of the 1000 words), but did not add a citation for the ... |
2021/12/21 | 1,378 | 5,685 | <issue_start>username_0: As part of a thesis, I paraphrased a text from a peer-reviewed research paper and cited it at the end. But one of my friends thinks it's plagiarism. I wonder if anyone can make a comparison between the source and paraphrased sentences and let me know if that can be considered plagiarism.
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