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What should I do about a tricky situation regarding a student who plagiarized twice?

answered Apr 22, 2023 at 20:48

77 votes

Supervisor does not want to contact reviewer after publication

answered Jan 16 at 20:39

67 votes

Including divorce in CV

answered May 12, 2023 at 11:28

58 votes

Is declining an offer to give a talk at a conference halfway around the world a bad idea?

answered Aug 25, 2023 at 13:00

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How to deal with constant stress and uncertainty in academia?

answered Aug 13, 2023 at 14:05

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To break or not to break with advisor at the end of a Ph.D.?

answered Feb 7 at 15:07

43 votes

What do you do with graduate students who don't want to work, sit around talk all day, and are negative such that others don't want to be there?

answered Jun 29, 2023 at 12:02

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Weak student asking for reference for PhD place -UK

answered Apr 21, 2023 at 14:49

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How to reject a postdoc offer from ex-co-author?

answered Aug 16, 2023 at 0:46

38 votes

What are the caveats in pursuing a PhD mainly for fun?

answered Sep 6, 2023 at 23:16

36 votes

How should I deal with a well-intentioned, but poorly organized advisor?

answered Jan 24 at 20:53

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Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row

answered Aug 29, 2023 at 14:03

35 votes

Is there a way to stop students using AI to generate essays?

answered Mar 27 at 15:04

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Being asked if I would like to be considered for a non-funded admission offer for PhD math

answered Jul 19, 2023 at 12:17

31 votes

Coworker hiding and stealing lab material

answered Aug 27, 2023 at 21:55

28 votes

How common is it for US universities to ask a postdoc to bring their own laptop computer etc.?

answered Jul 28, 2023 at 12:28

26 votes

Famous professor refuses to cite my paper that was published before him in the same area

answered Aug 19, 2023 at 12:51

26 votes

Is it usual and/or healthy for Ph.D. students to do part-time jobs outside academia?

answered Jun 28, 2023 at 12:33

23 votes

Invitation to help writing and submitting papers -- how does this scam work?

answered Jul 6, 2023 at 7:59

22 votes

PI cutting 2/3 of stipend without notice. Any recommendation?

answered Jul 2, 2023 at 20:02

22 votes

How to deal with bad undergrad researchers

answered Aug 27, 2023 at 22:09

22 votes

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Will I be facing entitled students everywhere?

answered Feb 1 at 13:23

19 votes

Deciphering editorial rejection characterising my paper "not easy to access due to style"

answered Apr 26, 2023 at 22:48

18 votes

What should be the standard procedure for covering the expense in the case of independent research publications for a PhD student?

answered Mar 27 at 19:43

17 votes

Should search committees interact with job candidates on social media during active searches?

answered Apr 26, 2023 at 2:02

16 votes

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What steps should I take when contacting another researcher after finding possible errors in their work?

answered Jun 27, 2023 at 15:07

16 votes

Is having a tracker on your homepage generally ok in Academia?

answered Jun 24, 2023 at 21:28

16 votes

Finding a PhD supervisor as an experienced professional working outside of academia

answered Aug 22, 2023 at 19:29

16 votes

Are TAs supposed to get paid for hours it takes to grade?

answered Jul 19, 2023 at 5:09

15 votes

How can I start writing a research paper?

answered Jul 5, 2023 at 12:13

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161 Answers

What should I do about a tricky situation regarding a student who plagiarized twice?

Supervisor does not want to contact reviewer after publication

Including divorce in CV

Is declining an offer to give a talk at a conference halfway around the world a bad idea?

How to deal with constant stress and uncertainty in academia?

To break or not to break with advisor at the end of a Ph.D.?

What do you do with graduate students who don't want to work, sit around talk all day, and are negative such that others don't want to be there?

Weak student asking for reference for PhD place -UK

How to reject a postdoc offer from ex-co-author?

What are the caveats in pursuing a PhD mainly for fun?

How should I deal with a well-intentioned, but poorly organized advisor?

Applying to a tenure track job at the same school two years in a row

Is there a way to stop students using AI to generate essays?

Being asked if I would like to be considered for a non-funded admission offer for PhD math

Coworker hiding and stealing lab material

How common is it for US universities to ask a postdoc to bring their own laptop computer etc.?

Famous professor refuses to cite my paper that was published before him in the same area

Is it usual and/or healthy for Ph.D. students to do part-time jobs outside academia?

Invitation to help writing and submitting papers -- how does this scam work?

PI cutting 2/3 of stipend without notice. Any recommendation?

How to deal with bad undergrad researchers

Will I be facing entitled students everywhere?

Deciphering editorial rejection characterising my paper "not easy to access due to style"

What should be the standard procedure for covering the expense in the case of independent research publications for a PhD student?

Should search committees interact with job candidates on social media during active searches?

What steps should I take when contacting another researcher after finding possible errors in their work?

Is having a tracker on your homepage generally ok in Academia?

Finding a PhD supervisor as an experienced professional working outside of academia

Are TAs supposed to get paid for hours it takes to grade?

How can I start writing a research paper?