[n2women] Group Mentoring Digest, April 8, 2019

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What are the advantages and disadvantages to working on multiple research projects in parallel?

What are the most important factors (graduate school, postdoc, publications, quality of dissertation, recommendations) in getting an Assistant Professor position?

Would you expect your Ph.D students to be in the lab on weekends? Would you feel frustrated if they are not?

What don't people tell you about working at a top tech company?

Does the thought occur to minority professors that the reason they're getting hired or promoted is because of their race, or because it is advantageous for colleges to signal how 'diverse' their faculty are?

What are some tips for an already stressed-out PhD student to maintain a healthy work-life balance?

Why do you need to do a postdoc after getting your Ph.D.?

Would you go for a postdoc with a supervisor who has not many published articles, but who is very engaged with industry projects?

How many hours does a PhD student usually work every week?

Is it normal for a PhD student to start working on something, only to discover by chance that his/her work has already been done? If you encounter this situation, how would you proceed?

As a professor/ teacher, what study hacks will you give your students so they sincerely learn & succeed at your course?

Is there any reason why I should attend conferences and seminars when I could easily get the knowledge from books?

Are there biased college professors forcing their thoughts and opinions on to their students?

What is the first thing a new PhD student should know?

What happens when a scientific paper is published and then someone realizes that one of the plots was done wrong and they corrected it?

How are PhDs in the UK (at places like Oxford and Cambridge) different from those in the US (at places like Stanford and Harvard)?

How true is the phrase “publish or perish” in academia? Is academia really that tough and rigorous?

What are the things PhD candidates should keep in mind throughout their program?

For a PhD, would you select a young or an old famous supervisor?

How can I make sure my PhD is successful?

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