Questions tagged [phd]
Questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, including requirements such as dissertations and university programs leading to a Ph.D.
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PhD student using work without acknowledgement and claiming sole credit for teaching
Over three years (from 2019 to 2023), I developed or co-developed with the PhD student a dataset, a corpus, Python and R codes, questionnaire, hypotheses/research questions, and course materials for a ...
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What to do when mental illness interferes with PhD
I just started my PhD programme in a very wet, cold place. I come from a tropical South Asian country, and this is my first time living in such extreme conditions.
I arrived at my university with a ...
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When should I send e-mail to a potential supervisor if I want to start an individual PhD in April 2027? [Germany]
(hey - thank you for the replies to my previous post, I've already found the information and the PhD I wrote about is possible at the universities I'm interested in :) Using the moderator's answer ...
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Is there a website where we can find the average stipend/salary for the PhD and Postdoc for each country?
I am doing my Ph.D. in Hungary via the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship. The stipend is extremely low: ~470 Euro per month for the first two years, ~570 Euro per month for the last two years.
I’m ...
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Basic questions about starting an individual PhD in Germany that I haven't found answers to [closed]
I have a few questions about individual doctorates in Germany. I've found answers to many questions online and on university websites, but I can't answer a few rather simple ones. I should add that in ...
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20 minute presentation for phd interview [closed]
The professor email me to prepare 20 minute presentation for my phd interview based on the computational methods i have used in my previous projects.
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On how to handle frustration and an advisor who does not put effort in my success
I am a "freelance" (not yet enrolled as a student) research assistant in lab at a top-20 university in Japan doing computer engineering related research. I am planning to obtain a PhD in ...
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Topic mismatch in my current PhD program [closed]
I enrolled in a PhD student in computer science at an Italian university that started 1 month ago. Before that, I was a research fellow at the same uni. I initially decided to enroll in this program ...
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Include endowed chairs/emeritus status in recommender titles for grad apps?
I'm currently finalizing my applications for philosophy PhD programs, and have a question about how to specify my letter writers' titles on my application.
Both programs to which I'm applying have a ...
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How can I extract the full publication date (year–month–day) from Scopus instead of only the publication year?
I am currently extracting bibliographic data from the Scopus database for my PhD research. The issue I am facing is that Scopus only provides a publication year in the metadata fields I can access ( ...
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Advice needed for transferring to another school as a PhD student (mathematics)
I'm a second-year grad student in the US. I'm interested in stochastic PDEs, and more generally in stochastic analysis. I got into an Ivy League school for my PhD, but, unfortunately, I'm struggling ...
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How should I choose between a higher-ranked but unfunded PhD with limited supervision and a funded PhD with strong supervision? [duplicate]
I’m currently deciding between two PhD options and would appreciate some advice.
Option 1: A PhD at a QS ~80 university, but without funding and with very limited supervision. The potential supervisor ...
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How can a CS/AI applicant with no publications but a strong master's record identify realistic PhD programs in Europe/Canada? [closed]
I am trying to calibrate my expectations for PhD applications in computer science / AI (with an interest in machine learning and computer vision) and would like to understand how to identify realistic ...
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What level of Math competency is required for Biological Science PhD admission in the US? [closed]
I plan to apply for a PhD in basic Life Sciences. I do have research experience, but my work so far involved very basic statistics and making simple graphs that could be easily done using a software ...
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Is it appropriate to email professors to ask for research work as a PhD student?
I’m starting a PhD in one of central European countries (self-funded) and I already have a supervisor. During my interview, my supervisor told me that in the future I might be able to help in their ...
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