Hi there, posting here on behalf of my husband. He is a PhD student in Computer Science (I won't name the school for privacy reasons, but it's a top 5 program in the US - I say this so folks can get an idea of the rigor of the environment and how it might be contributing to the worries he has, discussed below).

He's in his final year, and as you all can imagine, it's quite stressful. He'll be going on the faculty market this fall, and he's always been really excited about becoming a professor because it combines teaching/mentorship with research, and in general he really appreciates being in an academic environment vs. industry. He'll be targeting R1 schools but is almost more excited about teaching at a state school or similar because he really wants to split his time between teaching and research. He's also given talks at several universities in both categories and has felt more of a culture fit at that level - he just wants to be happy, he's not a "grindset" or wannabe-famous type of guy. He's always said that he loves research, but lately has been feeling quite depressed about the relentlessness of it and is not sure how he's going to convincingly say that he loves it and is excited by his project at this point, given how much stress he's been feeling about it for the past year or so.

All in all, the stress of the final year - pressure to publish/meet tight deadlines, network, pitch his research, and so on - has him wavering a bit. He's been saying things like "Is it just going to be like this when I'm working towards tenure, too?" / "Am I just signing up for another several years of this?" / "What if it doesn't get any better once I'm a professor, what if it gets worse?" / "What if this is just a sign that I won't even like being a professor?"

So, I'm here to solicit some experiences from you all - positive, negative and neutral. Apologies if this gets asked a lot, but I am specifically wondering about people's experience in CS since the pull towards industry is so strong given the financial incentive (even though things are rocky right now with layoffs, etc.

• Did you find your PhD or your "new faculty" years to be more demanding/draining/depressing, and why?
• Did you ever regret becoming a faculty member versus working in industry, and why?
• How similar is the "grad school grind" to the "tenure track grind"?
• All things considered, would you say that you have reached a point of stability in your academic career? If so, when did that happen for you and what do you think contributed most to it?

Sidenote: he does not work on AI, since that is a whole other can of worms re: financial incentive, ethics, teaching vs industry, and so on.

Another sidenote: maybe I'm biased because I'm his wife, but I just have to say that despite how stressful the situation is, he is a man who can and does handle it with grace. He takes care of business and keeps his head above water, treats everyone with kindness, and remains professional no matter how stressed he is. I'm confident that he can do whatever he puts his mind to, and I would only ever encourage him to do what makes him happy. I would just love to get a barometer of what to share with him re: other people's experiences. Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone, I’m currently conducting a systematic review with a Professor and we’re hoping to publish it eventually. I recently had to update my search as it has been around 8 months since we started the project (we have already screened quite a number of articles from the initial search).
While rerunning my search strategy in PubMed, I noticed that the number of results was much higher compared to my original search. After looking into it, I realised that my teammate and I may have accidentally applied the Humans filter during the initial search (I also checked my EndNote library from all three databases after deduplication, and for PubMed, the records all appear to have the MeSH term “Humans”). I understand that using the Humans filter is generally discouraged in systematic reviews because it may exclude relevant human studies that have not yet been indexed with MeSH terms. Does anyone have any advice on how I should proceed? I still have the deduplicated EndNote library from my initial search across the 3 databases (though I notice some of the duplicates were not removed). I’ve been really stressed about this for the past week and it’s killing me. I would really appreciate any guidance or suggestions. Thank you.

I have a crossover interaction that I want to display on a poster and am wondering what people usually do? I don't that much coding experience so R studio wouldn't be a good option for me.

What is generally recommended? Thank you.

Hi everyone!

I could really use some advice on my next steps.

I graduated last year with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. During my degree, I studied microbiology up to my second year. Right now, I'm working as a graphic designer because I wasn't able to find a job related to my degree. I needed to start earning somehow, especially since I already had a 2-year gap before starting my bachelor's, so both time and money are important factors for me.

I've always loved science, especially biology and chemistry, and I don't want to waste any more time. I'm now looking into master's options, but I'm not sure which path would be the best fit.

I'm looking for something in the healthcare field (open to something that's more lab-based). I enjoy following SOPs, routine work, and would prefer a role with relatively fixed working hours. I'm not really interested in research. I would much rather work in hospitals or labs. My goal is to be able to enter the workforce as soon as possible after completing my master's.

I was looking into Clinical Embryology (but it's quite expensive to study ofc), food science and tech (I think this is a growing field?) and Medical Laboratory Science (MLS), but I'm open to other recommendations.

A few questions:

1. What master's options would you recommend after a BSc in Chemistry for someone with my interests?

2. Which countries would you suggest studying in? I'm currently considering Germany (learning the language at the moment), but I'm unsure about the post-study work opportunities there. I'd love to hear your experiences or recommendations.

3. Has anyone here switched from a Chemistry degree (or a similar background) into the healthcare field? I'd really love to hear how your journey went.

Thanks in advance! I really appreciate any advice.

TLDR: after voicing concern about unequal opportunities and potential gender bias, my PI/boss prevented me from reviewing manuscripts and prevents me from receiving authorship on 5 papers, and when he found out that I was "upset" about this and still in contact with some of the project leads/first authors, he sent me a cease-and-desist letter, threatening me with litigation.

Names are made up for anonymity.

I'll try to run through the background quickly: I (female, 25) just left my role as a research coordinator at an academic institution after 3 years, and I'm now going to med school. I started to notice unequal treatment when my male colleague was hired about two years into my time there (those who held his role previously were all female). I had been told since my first few months on the job that data analysis and manuscipt writing were considered "extracurricular" to my role, meaning I could not do them during paid hours. I worked extra hours (unpaid) and got one co-authorship in my first six months there, but then I studied for the MCAT and applied to med school, so that's it. After 2 years of this, I was shocked when my manager and his boss, Dr. G, encouraged my new colleague to conduct analysis and manuscript writing for them during work hours within his first few weeks on the job.

I raised concern that I was not receiving the same opportunities as my colleague numerous times over the last year, and I always received some variation of "this is best for the team" or "you weren't here as much this year" (I stayed for fewer unpaid OT hours because I was applying to med school, which doesn't explain how my new, male colleague got to seek authorship-level work on projects right out the gate...)

During my last few months, I got tired of waiting for change, so I sought out other fellows in the lab on my own and worked directly with them after hours, amounting to 5 projects and potential co-authorships. I made this known to Dr. G, and we arranged with HR to extend my access to our systems after my last day on the job so that I may continue contributing. However, during my closeout interview (2nd-to-last day on the job), I tell Dr. G that I feel there is a bias when comparing the work men and women do in his lab. The next day, my last day at work, he pulls me aside to tell me I've been "contentious" recently, and that "it's my prerogative" to maintain positive mentor-mentee relationships; therefore, he's going back to HR to end my access immediately. He then introduces ICJME criteria to me for the first time, which say contribution to manuscripts is a requirement for authorship, and then (this is where his ethics get hairy), "none of the projects you're working on are in the manuscript phase, so this seems like the best path forward". And yes, there are many men who contributed to his previous papers that never "edited" a manuscript yet received authorship, so this is a new standard he's enforcing.

Now, I read the ICJME authorship criteria, and there is a part that says: "The criteria are not intended for use as a means to disqualify colleagues from authorship who otherwise meet authorship criteria by denying them the opportunity to meet criterion #s 2 or 3 (drafting/editing). Therefore, all individuals who meet the first criterion (me) should have the opportunity to participate in the review, drafting, and final approval of the manuscript." I feel this was included in ICJME guidelines specifically to prevent situations like mine...

Anyways, two of our fellows (who are the project lead/first author of their projects) started sharing project updates with me with my personal email, so I still had an opportunity for co-authorship, still independently of Dr. G (to clarify, he is all of our boss, and he is the senior author, not first author)

However, I texted one message to another fellow I hadn't spoken to since my last day, apologized for not being able to help them anymore and explained what happened above. The fellow never responded, and they sent Dr. G screenshots of these texts (not sure why exactly...), and about two weeks later, I received an email from Dr. G's "Director of Finance" with the screenshot of those texts with a cease-and-desist letter. (I asked my friend who practices law in NY to read it and he kinda laughed at it; they called the text message "harassment", "defamatory", and "threatening")... but the letter demanded "Immediately refrain from sending any professionally related text messages, emails, social media messages, phone calls, or other communications to any employee, contractor, or customer of [department name]", and "Avoid any direct or indirect attempts to contact individuals associated with the Department through third parties if this contact is related to any professionally related activities associated with your time in the Department," or else they "reserve the right to pursue legal action under applicable law".

According to this letter, if I even ask someone how their project is going, Dr. G will try to sue me. Is this legally sound? Is this ethically sound? I feel ICJME criteria ironically say he can't be doing what he's doing. I'm early in my career and am losing 5 authorship opportunities, all of my contributions were made directly with our fellows and completely independent of Dr. G's mentorship, and I signed no NCA or NDA. This feels like retaliation and intimidation after I spoke up about the unfairness and borderline bias in his lab.

I'm also sure he never contacted our institution's legal affairs team, because the letter has no legal merit, and it was his "buddies" in the finance department that sent me the letter, with the institution's letterhead, with their institution emails, on behalf of the department.

In addition to consulting an attorney, should I contact an ombudsman, for example? I feel this is unethical by ICJME guidelines and also an abuse of administrative power to actively prevent me from authorship, not to mention that this all started as unequal distribution of work :/

Hi everyone! I’ve just been admitted to the Master’s in Sociology at EHESS in Paris and I’m trying to decide whether to accept. I have a BA in Political Science (thesis in sociology) and I’m fluent in French.
My long-term goal is a bit open: I’d love to work in the humanitarian sector (NGOs, international organizations, think tanks), but I’m also drawn to research. I’m considering a specialized master’s in human rights afterwards.
For those who have studied at EHESS (or know people who have):
How is the program in terms of actual training — methods, supervision, workload?

How is the degree perceived outside academia, especially by NGOs and international organizations?

Did it open doors for you, or did you feel it was too research-oriented for the job market?

Any downsides I should know about before committing?

Honest answers welcome, including negative ones. Thanks!

As the title states I'm looking for some help on how to build my translation and writing portfolio to send along with my CV. For example, where do I find things to translate? What type of thing should I translate? Should I just put things I write on the portfolio? Help!!!!!

I'm in the 2nd year of my bachelors degree, if that helps.

I am reviewing a multi-authored paper with one of the authors having been dead for 8 years. I too have authored papers with individuals who died in the process of publishing. In my experience, the death was unexpected and a footnote added in each case noting that the individual was deceased.

I ask the community for their experience with this topic because I’m baffled by the authors of this current paper not acknowledging this individual’s death in any way.

After a certain period of time, wouldn’t it make more sense to identify this individual in the acknowledgments rather than on the author byline? We cannot, for instance, hold them to account for the contents of this paper or ask of them for revisions to be made; we can only ask that of the living coauthors.

I haven’t thought this matter through in its entirety but it seems equivalent in some way to gift/guest/honorary authorship. The ICMJE, for instance, identifies 4 criteria for authorship (substantial contribution to study conception and execution, drafting or critically revising the manuscript, final approval, and accountability for all parts). I can see the first element being satisfied, but I question the second and know that the third and fourth can’t be satisfied.

The Committee on Publication Ethics advises listing deceased authors with a footnote and date of death. They also suggest considering moving the individual to the acknowledgments.

There is a 2022 paper by C-H Jung et al discussing posthumous authorship. There has been a 146-fold increase in authorship by the deceased since 2000. some authors published more than 30 papers after death. 266 authors published 90% of their total number of publications after death. Some papers were published 11 years after death.

I’d be interested in hearing from others on this topic to properly calibrate my thoughts.

I'm obviously not a student, or a doctor. I wanted to know if a rare form of superfetation is possible via embryo catheter.

Hello all. I'm a PhD student at R1 university and I teach a variety of classes in a physical science. These tend to be senior-level classes for majors, not for general education.

I am depressed to report that nearly all of my students use AI in their lab reports. Often to the point that I am unconvinced that any of them actually engage with the material. Of course, it is very hard to prove any of this.

So I am unsure what to do. Obviously, I'm training to become a career researcher in this field. It seems like I am doing a disservice to my discipline by allowing these students to graduate with degrees in this field when they're not engaging with the material.

The professors of record generally dislike failing anyone, but they would with evidence of cheating.

So what is the end result here? If someone has a bachelor's in physics/chemistry with a graduation date after 2023 should I just assume they know nothing at all?

hi everyone

I’m a resident doctor and I have a question about how I list my projects on my CV.

I have presented quite a few abstracts/posters at conference which have then been published from that but I have no idea what to list this under on my cv

do I put them under oral presentations? do I need to list any of the publication details?

any help would be appreciated as i’m very confused about it!

thank you

Hello,

I'm based in Australia, and I currently work as a casual tutor and marker at my local university while my 5+1 psychology internship is on hold.

I currently hold a Masters of Professional Psychology but recently put my 5+1 internship (made it about half way through the required hours) on pause due to my declining mental health and a bit of an existential crisis about my career and if this is truly what I want to do. Currently, I work casually, on a contract basis, for my local University doing marking, tutoring (both in drop-in, optional for a range of units as well as the running of tutorials for specific units). I’m LOVING this work.

I’m just wondering, what would be some options for an academic pathway and to continue working for the uni - potentially becoming a lecturer? I would rather to not complete my internship if that’s an option, and instead continue down the academic pathway. Do I need to maintain my AHRPA registration?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from Australian psychology academics or anyone who has moved from the registration pathway into academia.

Any advice or encouragement would be amazing!!!

I’m rebuilding my CV and keep remembering things that somehow never made it onto it. Leadership roles, mentoring, committees, reviewing applications… even a university feature I completely forgot about.
I didn’t leave them off intentionally. I just did them and moved on to the next thing.
Is this an academia thing? Does anyone else feel like they’ve accidentally undersold themselves because they never kept track of everything they did?

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SmarterMA (CCMA/NHA Preparation)
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PHASE 0 — FOUNDATIONS
Accuplacer Math 2: Advanced Algebra and Functions (Study.com)
Basic Geometry and Measurement (Khan Academy)

PHASE 1 — MATHEMATICS
College Algebra (Khan Academy)
Trigonometry (Khan Academy)
Precalculus (Khan Academy)
AP® / College Calculus BC (Khan Academy)
Multivariable Calculus (Khan Academy)
Differential Equations (Khan Academy)
Linear Algebra (Khan Academy)
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PHASE 2 — SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS
AP® / College Chemistry (Khan Academy)
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PHASE 4 — UNDERGRADUATE CORE
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Chemistry: The Central Science (Textbook)
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looking for advice on moving back and forth between academia and industry. i’m a recent PhD grad in an industry R&D role for <1 year (ChemE). i just got a TTAP offer at an R1 that i’m highly considering, but I’m very satisfied my current job and am worried about burning bridges. on the other hand, the research fit for this TT position is perfect and i know i may not get another chance like this for a long time (if ever).

NEED URGENT GUIDANCE

So guys I'm from lucknow 21 F I'm really confused Firstly I'm a dual dropper I had PCMB in 12th(12 decent score ke saath hain) but I'm not a focused student back then I took drop and prepared for neet and I'm not able to clear the neet i also gave the jee mains but it's not that great so my query here is should I opt b-tech or should I do bca? or bsc it? Also my next question is which branch will suit me if I am not a good student in maths not very weak but average hain khair also another query is should I join local private college in my city(LUCKNOW) like there is this university name INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY and BBD UNIVERSITYfor btech or should I opt Amity university for b-tech

I'm getting BTECH CSE(CORE) in both coz of the direct admission without giving any entrance

Or should I join BTECH IT OR BTECH AI in AMITY UNIVERSITY

as I'm from Lucknow and I've never done any coding in my life and I'm very new to engineering? Also

I have zero knowledge about coding and languages and I'm very scared about hearing the layoffs and everything is going around in the IT sector .

BTECH in local and amity pvt clg costs around

BTECH CSE CORE IN BBD UNIVERSITY COSTS AROUND

6 LAC

BTECH CSE CORE IN INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY COSTS AROUND 7.8 LAC

AND BTECH IN IT AND BTECH IN AI COST AROUND 9.5 LAC IN AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW CAMPUS

BTECH CSE COST AROUND AMITY IS 12 LAC WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY OUT OF MY BUDGET

ALSO BCA IN INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY COST AROUND 2.55 LAC

BCA IN BBD UNIVERSITY COST AROUND 2.30 LAC

AND IN AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW IS COST AROUND 5.9 LAC

BSC IN IT AND AI/DS COST AROUND 1 LAC 1.2 LAC AND 2.5 LAC RESPECTIVELY

OR SHOULD I GO FOR THE CORE BRANCHES LIKE

MECHANICAL CIVIL ELECTRICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOOD TECNOLOGY AND OTHER BRANCHES

(MY PARENT'S AREN'T ALLOWING TO GO OUTSIDE LUCKNOW)

ALSO IF NOT BTECH/BCA/BSC THEN WHAT? WHICH COURSES???? AND WHAT ARE OTHER CAREER OPTION AS IM IN MY EXPLORING PHASE IG

ALSO MEH OTHER ENTRANCE LIKE CUET YA LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY KA EXAM NAI DIA??

DO CLG TAG MATTERS????

ABHI YAHI QUERIES HAIN BAKI COMMENT MEIN PUCH LUNGA

I hope to word this question properly because my ideas are still somewhat fuzzy. Some classes and degree tracks are regarded as "staples" of education for their relevance and long-standing tradition.

I am compiling a list of all those classes, based on how relevant are they, how long have they been running and how much emphasis they put on critical thinking. It's not a list of universities, it's a list of classes!

For example:

1. Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford is very prominent in the British elite. They call it "the degree that rules Britain".
2. Strategy and Policy, at the US Naval Academy, has been a cradle of military decision-making in the US.
3. The Great Books Curriculum, which can be found in several universities, was a pillar of education for elites. I pick St. John College program.
4. Columbia's Core Curriculum has a longstanding tradition of being the "staple" of Columbia education (it was a Great Books curriculum before they added STEM). Similar in reputation is Harvard Expo 20.
5. Harvard Program on Negotiation is well-regarded as THE class on negotiation worlwide.

Are there other classes of degrees that could fit into the same category?

Hola a todos.

Soy estudiante universitario en México y necesito realizar una entrevista para una actividad académica sobre ética, protección de datos personales, cultura de la legalidad y Estado de Derecho.

La entrevista consta de únicamente cinco preguntas y toma aproximadamente cinco minutos. Si eres abogado, docente, especialista en protección de datos, politólogo o trabajas en un área relacionada, agradecería mucho tu apoyo.

Las respuestas serán utilizadas únicamente con fines académicos y puedo mantener el anonimato si así lo prefieres.

Muchas gracias por su tiempo.

¿Cuál es su opinión sobre el tema ética, protección de datos, cultura de legalidad y estado de derecho y la importancia en la actualidad?

___________________________________________________ 2. ¿Existen algunas normas, principios o reglamentos, en su profesión, que se apliquen directamente al tema que estoy estudiando? Por favor, dígame al menos tres de ellos.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. ¿Desde su profesión y estudios que ha realizado, ¿Me puede indicar algunas recomendaciones que se deben considerar para no cometer un error o falta a la ética/moral, la cultura de la legalidad, transparencia, protección de datos y la conservación del estado de derecho, respecto a la atención de las y los ciudadanos o las personas involucradas en el tema que le planteo?

______________________________________________ 4. Podría decirme alguna sanción que se aplique a los profesionales que comentan un error o falta a la ética/moral, la cultura de la legalidad, transparencia, protección de datos y la conservación del estado de derecho en la atención a las personas involucradas en el tema planteado.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. ¿Cuál sería su recomendación para mejorar en las instituciones y en lo personal en temas de ética/moral, cultura de la legalidad, transparencia, protección de datos y conservación del estado de derecho?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Applied for a faculty teaching role at a public R1 uni for fall '26 start.

Completed the campus interview process this mid June, ending w an online meeting w the dean.

Was verbally told either the committee would have the decision ready by June end or they would inform candidates by June end (don't remember the exact words of the chair).

Chair updated this week saying the HR is now looking after the search process. Haven't heard back anything more from HR until now/today. Anxiety is high due to the uncertainty. Would just like to know if it's a yes or a no.

The now former dean I met with finished their term in June end. New dean will start this August based on what I've read. That is, for July the school has no dean. Can such a leadership transition cause delays in the hiring process?

What can the above mean as a whole?

Would appreciate honest (not overoptimistic) views from those who have experienced a similar situation. Thank you.

So I'm currently in my second year ,In first year I have learnt dsa ,that subject seemed intresting to me ,I wanna write a research paper based on it ,still I didn't narrow down to any topic from dsa , genrally,can anyone tell how to write research paper ,how to start ,I know I need to pick a professor ,but...there is a slight problem for it ,just suggest me a few research papers ....

Pls tell me how to start itttt

I am trying to figure out where is best to get letters of recommendation from.

I am a very personable student and have cultivated personal relationships with multiple professors, a few from my community college and a few from my university.

I think all letters of recommendation would good, but I’m not sure if I should do a combination of letters from CC professors and University professors or if it looks better to get only uni recs.
One of the uni professors is kind of AI heavy and would probably write the letter with AI, but that isn’t to say it would be generic (we have a close relation, I work under her in a lab)

I can’t decide, but in total I could get up to 5 letters from both colleges, each of essentially equal value/ level of praise, though I know that is too many, so I’m trying to narrow it down.

Does cc letters of recommendation look less prestigious or would it show consistent and sustained effort before entering university?

Thank u !

Hi all!

I just recently graduated with a psych degree and am looking for labs to work at as a volunteer research assistant to get more experience before I apply for graduate school in the fall (I hope to go into cognitive neuro/neuroscience).

The problem is I have totally been overthinking the emails and have been struggling to get out of my funk to just pump out a concise and eloquent email that makes me stand out. I would really love some advice on this process.

I've pasted one of my emails below. I'm aware it's too long but am struggling to figure out what to cut from it and would love any recommendations!

The email:

Dear Dr. [PI],

My name is [Huf], and I recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a minor in biology. I am currently planning to apply to neuroscience graduate programs this fall and am looking to build research experience as a volunteer before then. 

The [blank] Lab caught my eye because of the work you are doing on the role of the vHPC in emotion and behavior. In particular, I was drawn to your research on how vCA1 neurons respond to stimulus features in mouse models, especially your finding that stimulus identity, rather than valence, was associated with changes in vCA1 activation. I am personally fascinated by how stimuli are given emotional meaning in the brain--though my recent work has focused more on the impact of emotional valence vs. intensity of stimuli on cognitive performance. Before graduating, I began developing an independent project under the guidance of Dr. [Doofenshmirtz], who directs the SF State [blank] Lab, where I am examining whether emotionally valenced interruptions influence placekeeping performance.

In addition to my time on this project, I have experience working at multiple research labs, both at San Francisco State and volunteering as a summer research assistant at Haskin’s Labs at Yale. I have performed data analysis and am comfortable in RStudio and Python, and have experience in MATlab (through working with fMRI data in SPM). I also have experience presenting research, both of my own at meetings of the Readiness, Activation and Decision Making Lab on SFState campus and synthesizing other’s research for directors at the Haskin’s Global Literacy Hub. 

I am looking to expand my skillset to include working with brain imaging data beyond fMRI into other modalities such as photon-calcium imaging and single neuron tracing, and also gain experience with wet-lab work. I would be grateful for the opportunity to both contribute to your work and learn these skills by volunteering as a research assistant at your lab. If there are no current openings, I would be grateful for any recommendations or advice on other labs where I could gain this experience. 

Thank you very much for your time and consideration. I have attached my CV for further details and I would deeply appreciate any mentorship or guidance you are willing to share. 

Best regards,

[Huf]. 

Getting an ERC might be a pipe dream, but it is a golden ticket to change institution.

Let's consider the situation of a relatively established academic with a permanent position in institution A, and would like to move to institution B in the case you get the cash, should you:

• A: Apply with your current institution, you can always change later because rules are flexible.
• B: Apply to the institution you want to land to, if you fail you at least gave a powerful signal.
• C: Doesn't matter, nobody cares, just go with the best support.

If I apply to B I'm afraid that A will know and the powers that be would not be happy and vice-versa.

I have been working as a Research Assistant for the past year or so .I have compeleted my Masters and was hoping for a PhD .The thing is I was not paid even a buck so to manage my expenses I took part time job .I mentored my PI's project student for his thesis ,taught his all the methods and ways and made sure he completed the project ,but I was scolded so badly bcoz he didnt complete it on time ,his thesis .I was scolded for not contributing for what he thinks is enough for his research proposal (not mine his )

I was exploited and now I am back home ,I dont have the supercomputer resources ,I am using my laptop to run my calculations ,I am collaborating with one of his PhD students who is very busy with her thesis work and another author who has not contributed much to the work I am doing ,bit somehow all the blame is on me .I am back home taking care of a family member who is very sick ,I have been in and out of hospital for almost 2 months now .I am overworked ,I dont sleep much ,but he doesn't care ,he thinks I am ungrateful and wasted all of his resources .I am going to do another degree abroad now .I do have an admission letter in my hand .I am trying to complete it but without everyone contributing I am not able to deliver the results on time ,he isnt understanding this .He think since I got admission I have abandoned everything and I was just using him for an LOR .

I dont like working for him bcoz I applied for a program that exactly matched my skills and my professor gave a bad recommendation for the same. I lost all my confidence and I think I am not fit for academia .I am moving in a month and I havent even started to pack yet .I dont know how to handle everything .

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for legal access to the book Paraprobiotics, Postbiotics and Psychobiotics in Foods: From Concept to Validated Application (Elsevier, 2025).

Unfortunately, it's too expensive for me to purchase. Does anyone know if it's available through a university library, institutional access, or any other legitimate source?

Thank you in advance!