Is it in bad form to ask an author directly via email for an electronic copy of a dissertation or non-refereed academic article, if I, as a student, have no other method of access to the resources? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 16 answers

I am applying for a small travel grant to fund a trip to a semi-local conference. The problem is that I have no idea how to write one! [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 7 answers

Interesting careers with a social sciences PhD? / Talk me out of grad school! [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2008 - 13 answers

How do I get excited about my research or is academia really for me? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 19 answers

I will finish my PhD in a few months, and now is the season for postdoc applications. Thing is, I am not sure if I want to stay and academia. Should I apply for postdocs anyways and keep my options open? If not, any Ph.D.s out there (especially physicists) who have any advice on making the transition away academia? [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2007 - 16 answers

How much research is being conducted that never crosses the language barrier into English and/or how long does it typically take research to disseminate into English-speaking journals? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2006 - 9 answers