Questions tagged [university]
Queries related to universities, as an institution of higher education that grants academic degrees and provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education.
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MSc in Data Science and Linear Algebra Score [duplicate]
I’m applying for a Master’s in Data Science at ETH Zurich. I’m currently studying Electrical Engineering in my home country with a specialization in AI/ML, and I’ve taken many data science–related ...
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How to communicate on my CV that I was a TA for multiple groups of students split from the same cohort?
In my university, we admit roughly 200 students a year.
The curriculum is the same for all of them, but we find it more effective to have small classes.
Therefore, the students are "split" ...
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Why do most academics say that prestige of a PhD program and/or university doesn't matter when seems to me that it does in most cases?
I'm a recent PhD graduate who finished at a program ranked towards the bottom of my field. I've spoken to a lot of people with PhDs over the years and many of them have a tendency to say that program ...
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In the U.S., what protections are in place to help (under)graduate students whose entire department is removed?
An old professor once visited my high school to give a lecture about "The 4th Industrial Revolution." He argued that the majors/concentrations corresponding to careers that will be the most ...
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How to request to the University that I will join after 3 weeks?
I need some advice regarding joining as a faculty in an university.
I am currently a guest faculty at a university for the subject mathematics. I got selected for another university where I would like ...
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What's it like working for subsidiaries of UK universities?
Does anyone have experience with or otherwise insights into employment by private companies that are subsidiaries of public universities, e.g., Roehampton Academic Education Limited is a subsidiary of ...
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What is the real value of a degree when it doesn’t reflect actual knowledge or skill? [closed]
I completed my Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, but the entire academic experience was deeply disappointing.
Before entering university, I imagined it as a competitive and intellectually ...
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What percent of the fee revenues does Kaplan Online pay to the universities whose degrees it runs?
Kaplan Online partners with universities to run their online programmes. The relationship partly resembles outsourcing - with universities handing over the running of the programmes to Kaplan - and ...
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What measures have U.S. universities taken to retain researchers amid international recruitment efforts and federal funding uncertainty?
Recent developments have shown that European countries are increasing efforts to recruit researchers currently based in the United States. According to the WSJ, France has launched a program offering $...
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Does it make sense to ask for a recommendation letter for future use? [duplicate]
I’m pursuing an internship at a reputed organization where I’ve been actively involved in technical tasks under the guidance of experienced mentors. Since I’ve maintained a good rapport and my ...
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What institutional changes are needed to shift scientific writing away from cognitively taxing "Official Style" toward more accessible communication? [closed]
The recent paper "The evolution of scientific writing" by Hohmann et al. (2025) in Scientometrics presents a striking longitudinal analysis: by examining 20 million abstracts over 70 years ...
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Are research ethics boards making it harder to do research in universities? [closed]
I recently read a paper by Jeffrey Overall called “Bureaucratizing Ethics”. He talks about how research ethics boards (REBs or IRBs) have become very strict and slow, sometimes making it harder, not ...
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Active or passive voice in research statement
I'm applying for university jobs and am wondering whether one should use active or passive voice in the research statement (and other application contents such as the teaching statement).
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Are private organizations becoming better at technical research than universities? [closed]
I am sure someone will disagree with me, but I can't help but noticing a peculiar trend, at least in my field (AI research): all the top most cited works, that really have an impact, are coming out of ...
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Do theorists and astronomers usually end up on the highest floors of physics and astronomy buildings? [closed]
This is not a pressing or urgent question, I don't have a quandary that I need bailing out from, but it is something I've had a lifelong curiosity about.
In the physical and astronomical sciences, ...
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