Making a career as a research scientist can be the most fulfilling and life-affirming experience. Yet I have seen many students tempted by the prospect, only to retreat in short order to the relative comfort Read More
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Cao Xuetao, a senior researcher in China and president of Nankai University in Tianjin, is facing allegations of image manipulation in several papers he has authored. The authenticity of Cao’s work came under the Read More
During my undergraduate and postgraduate years, my circle of friends included a few people who were pursuing their PhD degrees. It was easy to see how our lives differed. My days were filled with classes Read More
Letters of acceptance for journal articles sometimes include a request from the editor for you to share and promote your article online. This is understandable – the journal wants your paper to be as widely read Read More
Editors have often observed that non-English-speaking authors who have extensive exposure to literature in their discipline generally do not make serious mistakes when using technical terminology in their papers. This is because the use of Read More
This is the story of my journey of submitting my MD thesis for Internal Medicine. I obtained the degree from a university in Bangladesh, at Chittagong. The university had started offering MD degrees from 2001 and Read More
In the world of materials science, many have heard of crystals, highly ordered structures in which atoms are arranged in a tight and periodic manner (in which the atomic arrangement is repeated). But, not many Read More
There is no doubt that being a researcher is the big challenge of my life. My journey in scientific research started when I got my master’s degree, and then continued into my PhD. It Read More
I have been leading a double life for the past nine years. I am a Filipino academic — a lecturer, an adjunct professor, a teacher, an ‘ajarn’ teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at Vongchavalitkul Read More
The previous article provided an overview of the patenting process, ethics, likelihood of success, and the complexities of filing patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). It is more accurate to refer to the Read More
