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139 votes

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

answered Nov 29, 2023 at 3:06

59 votes

I found a paper that basically covers my whole thesis

answered Jan 10 at 4:10

37 votes

Is it unprofessional to add illustrations to a master’s thesis?

answered Feb 13, 2023 at 18:18

35 votes

How do I ask my PI to be a co-author on a side project they didn’t supervise much (without harming the relationship)?

answered Feb 9 at 3:18

29 votes

Should I accept an offer of being a teacher assistant without pay?

answered Jun 28, 2024 at 5:31

27 votes

Conflicted over pursuing a PhD but taking a significant pay cut

answered Oct 1, 2025 at 1:38

26 votes

What are desirable traits for a PhD advisor?

answered Jun 12, 2023 at 3:10

19 votes

How many hours spending learning a day

answered Mar 11, 2024 at 17:58

18 votes

Am I Part of a Failing Group?

answered Sep 24, 2023 at 17:05

18 votes

How to prepare for a tough thesis defence?

answered Apr 25, 2025 at 5:42

15 votes

What does the following message from editor mean?

answered Jan 24, 2025 at 20:34

15 votes

What to do when mental health interferes with PhD?

answered Dec 6, 2025 at 20:07

15 votes

Supervisor / boss obsessed with ResearchGate and other academic social media platforms

answered Jan 4 at 9:08

14 votes

Similar working paper by senior professors, should I worry?

answered Sep 14, 2023 at 22:43

14 votes

Can a coauthor do the presentation at a conference?

answered Nov 15, 2023 at 23:25

14 votes

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What does a potential PhD Supervisor / Professor expect when they ask you to read a certain paper?

answered Jul 16, 2023 at 3:19

13 votes

My advisor has told me that my past two drafts were the last one, yet he's still requesting revisions. Is this normal? What else can I do?

answered Mar 8, 2025 at 18:39

12 votes

How to deal with mistakes or embarrassing moments in front of peers?

answered Oct 4, 2024 at 16:55

12 votes

Why do people keep saying 'it is your responsibility' to make sure your supervisor uploads their letter of recommendation (or similar)?

answered Apr 5, 2024 at 22:22

11 votes

Interested in pursuing a Ph.D. to do research in making warp drive a reality

answered May 19, 2024 at 19:18

11 votes

Including an old publication in a CV for a PhD

answered Jan 13, 2024 at 6:05

11 votes

How to respond to a professor asking for investment in their business?

answered Aug 5, 2023 at 4:45

11 votes

How can I pass a statistics exam that overly relies on memorizing formulas?

answered Sep 3, 2023 at 6:57

10 votes

Is it normal that a professor in a class I am taking asks to design a graduate course in return of 40% of the course grades?

answered Apr 4, 2025 at 1:24

9 votes

Advisor was severely uninvolved in my research. Looking for ideas to not give him undeserved credit in acknowledgement section

answered Jan 29, 2025 at 6:47

9 votes

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Can I paraphrase a conference paper I wrote in my dissertation?

answered Jun 8, 2024 at 17:09

9 votes

What is the potential harm of using AI to check calculation error/ doing routine but boring calculations?

answered Dec 7, 2025 at 22:46

8 votes

What is the meaning of a demanding and high-risk revison?

answered Dec 30, 2025 at 1:24

8 votes

Advisor won't let me push back against reviewer comments

answered Oct 16, 2024 at 1:57

8 votes

How does one go about writing papers as a nobody?

answered Aug 25, 2024 at 6:52

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

I found a paper that basically covers my whole thesis

Is it unprofessional to add illustrations to a master’s thesis?

How do I ask my PI to be a co-author on a side project they didn’t supervise much (without harming the relationship)?

Should I accept an offer of being a teacher assistant without pay?

Conflicted over pursuing a PhD but taking a significant pay cut

What are desirable traits for a PhD advisor?

How many hours spending learning a day

Am I Part of a Failing Group?

How to prepare for a tough thesis defence?

What does the following message from editor mean?

What to do when mental health interferes with PhD?

Supervisor / boss obsessed with ResearchGate and other academic social media platforms

Similar working paper by senior professors, should I worry?

Can a coauthor do the presentation at a conference?

What does a potential PhD Supervisor / Professor expect when they ask you to read a certain paper?

My advisor has told me that my past two drafts were the last one, yet he's still requesting revisions. Is this normal? What else can I do?

How to deal with mistakes or embarrassing moments in front of peers?

Why do people keep saying 'it is your responsibility' to make sure your supervisor uploads their letter of recommendation (or similar)?

Interested in pursuing a Ph.D. to do research in making warp drive a reality

Including an old publication in a CV for a PhD

How to respond to a professor asking for investment in their business?

How can I pass a statistics exam that overly relies on memorizing formulas?

Is it normal that a professor in a class I am taking asks to design a graduate course in return of 40% of the course grades?

Advisor was severely uninvolved in my research. Looking for ideas to not give him undeserved credit in acknowledgement section

Can I paraphrase a conference paper I wrote in my dissertation?

What is the potential harm of using AI to check calculation error/ doing routine but boring calculations?

What is the meaning of a demanding and high-risk revison?

Advisor won't let me push back against reviewer comments

How does one go about writing papers as a nobody?