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Excel in both teaching and research as a junior faculty member
I am working as a junior faculty member in a tenure-track position at the Economics department of a mid-sized university in Asia where I am expected to excel in both teaching and research. I have ...
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What do I do if I cant find a proper basis for my methods of experimentation?
I am currently a senior high school student whose study is about producing homemade paper using coconut husks and testing for their certain properties. However, most studies that I have come across ...
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Writing graduate,undergraduate or research level math textbooks?
I know that writing textbooks is an art in itself, as opposed to writing research papers. Where can I find a good source for learning to write this type of book at the undergraduate, postgraduate, ...
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How can I get scholarships to study a Master in Europe? [closed]
I'm an undergraduate student from Chile in Mathematics and it's my last year. I was thinking about applying for a Masters somewhere in Europe. I tried investigating on the scholarships that Chile has ...
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Advisor wants to kick me out unfairly of the program. Do I leave and take my work with me before he kicks me out? [closed]
My advisor has been unsupportive throughout my research journey, not just to me but to my colleagues as well. As a result, I stopped seeking his advice and worked independently, relying on my own ...
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Should I change my masters supervisor? [closed]
I am currently doing a 2-year Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering in a Canadian university under professor A and the research topic is something that I like (scramjet optimization). But ...
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PhD Reapplication
I had applied for a PhD last year but couldn't get in. The professor who I wanted to work under told me that he really liked my project and encouraged me to reapply this year. I do have plans to ...
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Is it a cheating if I used a formula I found online in homework without citing the course (math class)? [duplicate]
A student used a formula in math homework that they found online. They didn't cite the source.
The formula wasn't covered in the class and the method is different from what was covered in the class. ...
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Waited almost a year and a half for a review. The reviewer reviewed the wrong paper. What to do?
Waited almost a year and a half for a review. The reviewer reviewed the wrong paper. What to do? Can I ask the editor to really expedite the next review?
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Is this an invitation to submit or a polite rejection?
I have sent an email to an editor of a highly competitive math journal, asking if they think I should submit my paper there or not. The editor is an expert in the field of the paper, so my email was ...
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Job Prospects for a Retired University Director with a PhD in Geology [closed]
This question is for my father, a 62 yr old Retired University Director and Professor. He has a PhD in Geology from the University of Montana on a Fulbright scholarship. He taught geology for a while ...
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I feel guilty about past behavior in my college
My relationships with professors is not exactly nice, like the following for example:
Nearly a year ago, I asked to collaborate on a project with a prof A over the summer. He suggested we meet after ...
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Applying for Mphil in Ireland without transcripts due to war [closed]
I would like to know what the likelihood of being accepted into Trinity College Dublin Mphil in International Peace Studies if I don't have my official transcripts due the war in my country Sudan. ...
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Authorship of class notes written by students
Recently in my department we decided to re-organize the teaching program. For this reason, I had to prepare almost from scratch a new course, which I taught this semester.
The course is on a topic on ...
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Crazy emails from superstar professor [closed]
I'm working on my doctoral degree at a mid-ranked institute. I am visiting a super famous lab and professor for a short time, think the top of the very top in the USA. Some of their research relates ...
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