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97 votes

Instructor listening in secretly in simulated intake assignment -- allowed? Ethical?

80 votes
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Considering a second PhD, this time in statistics. Will any professors be interested in working with me?

71 votes

What is the meaning of “we can't offer to further consider this paper in its current shape”?

41 votes

Should I name drop a famous coauthor on my resume?

38 votes

Postdoc Fellowships Collision

36 votes

What is the long-term professional status of a spousal hire?

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

34 votes
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Best way to highlight the main result in a mathematical paper

34 votes

What should I call my graduated PhD advisee?

31 votes
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Is it worth delving deep outside my field to revise a paper?

25 votes

Student asking to see recommendation letter

24 votes

How can I continue being a mathematician after not finding another postdoc position?

23 votes

Refusing authorship on a paper I consider scientifically unsound

21 votes

Why do German universities rank so low internationally?

20 votes
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Private sector professional being screened out of PhD program

20 votes

Can Postdocs in Germany Have Second Job?

16 votes

3 papers in a 5-year PhD or 2 papers in a 4-year PhD?

14 votes

How do successful undergraduate and PhD students differ?

13 votes

How do physics/math programs accommodate students with advanced preparation when rigid requirements apply?

13 votes

How to move from theoretical computer science PhD to an algebraic geometry PhD

13 votes

Is it realistic to submit a grant proposal in which the only budget item is one person’s salary?

12 votes

What do legit journal/conference/review invitations look like?

12 votes

Can exam questions be removed for being too difficult after students have sat the exam?

11 votes

How do academics measure their working time (and do employers even care)?

10 votes

Do active researchers in mathematics read a paper in detail?

10 votes

Is publishing runnable code instead of pseudo code shunned?

10 votes

Is writing recommendation letter job for a faculty required?

9 votes

UK faculty salaries are much lower than US – is there any upside?

9 votes

Marie Curie IF Global fellowship low salary not covering living costs

9 votes

Is it socially acceptable to email a PI about a potential flaw with their research?