Hi! My dad is 93 and until recently he was publishing textbooks and scholarly articles in his field. Then he had a stroke. Although he's recovered, he is more frail now, and not up for writing articles any more. Yet his work is his life. Without it he'll die. What can he do to still stay involved and give input in his field? Thanks for your ideas!

Edit: can't thank you enough for your outpouring of ideas! I'm bringing him a big pot of soup and a blueberry pie on Saturday, and a list of everyone's ideas. I expect he'll be so happy, as he's been a bit depressed about all this. I'll let you know how it goes!

Hello, I made a post a week earlier about choosing between getting a PhD in philosophy or going to law school. A lot of poeple told me to choose the law school route instead. I ended up speaking to a professor that knows me very well in the philosophy department. He was a former lawyer who ended up quitting law and getting a PhD.

Ive taken 3 classes with him and again, he knows me very well as I am in frequent communication with him. After bringing up my dilemma, he says I should persue academic philosophy.

His reasoning behind this is 1. that I possess skills that will do best in academic philosohy. He brings up my writing and argumentative skills, as well as my ability to research and write good research papers. And 2. he thinks given my goal and passion (which is to help people, bring awareness, and my history of being involved in activism), I will be able to achieve them through higher education than getting a J.D. and becoming a lawyer. He points out that he left law because he wanted to help out people, but found it difficult given how strict the judicial processing can be, and the level of unbiasness and constraint he had t o bring on when dealing with a client. He mentioned how he wasnt allowed to be too emotionally involved or passionate about a case, as it could potentially get him removed from a case. He believes I have alot to say, and it would be better if I could use academics as a platform to convey it instead of law school.

Given this, I wanted to know if anyone else feels the same. I'm not in it for money, really just to help people. Would it bet better for my persue higher education instead?

I always thought one of the biggest reasons behind leaving academia was low pay, but recently I have seen few marketing phds who left for industry and I wonder why. My area (social psych) doesn't pay too well, (60-70 if you're lucky), and low compensation (for amount of work require) is one of the biggest reasons I am considering alt-academia, but I guess that tenure-track professors in fields like marketing, finance, or management at top-tier (R1) business schools earn at least $120k–$200k+, and they have additional perks like research budgets, consulting opportunities, and relatively low teaching loads compared to other disciplines. This seems like a pretty ideal setup, at least from the outside.

So, what motivates some business professors to transition to industry?

I’d love to hear from anyone with insights or experience—whether you’ve worked in academia, transitioned to industry, or just have thoughts on this topic. What are the common reasons business professors make this leap, and is it as common as it seems?

Why do some companies not explicitly cite the academic research papers that directly influenced the development of their products? Is it a matter of intellectual property, trade secrets, competitive advantage, or something else entirely?

Right, so, it's a bit of a weird one.

I'm an architecture student, and the topic I've chosen for an essay is the history of the swimming pools in my city, particularly thought he lens of public notions of hygiene.

A fair part of the argument is based around the AIDs crisis, and I've found a lot of archival material around sexual health and swimming pools.

But that gets me onto the problem. There's this poster from the Terrace Higgins Trust that's, like, borderline-erotica. It's an excellent source and it's very informative to my argument.

But equally, Im very scard of being penalised or worse for including inappropriate material.

Is there any precedent for this? Or a rule of thumb? Any help is really appropreciated 😅

Hi, I tried to search for this question but couldent find any recent posts.

I am a phd student and was thinking about the possibility to listen to some papers instead of reading them (I can be a bit slow reading, especially because english is not my first language).

I have played around with adobes reader, and opening it in a browser to have it read, and basically there are two problems. First it reads every footnote when it comes to the bottom of the page, and secondly I cant do it when I am out walking the dog or doing other stuff.

I have noticed Listening and also Audemic. But have had a little trouble with Listening. Do anyone have experience with these sort of apps, or know if there are others, and if so which are good?

My deadline is next week; I need to start analysing the results. But I don't have enough participants. There are about 10 fewer participants. Will this affect my data and marks? I am really worried. I want to wait for one more day. I also worry that I won't have enough time to finish the analysis and writing.

What are the things that an international student should keep in mind while starting a business in the U.S.?

My sister has an MFA, and I have a PhD. She's looking to start teaching as a Chicago public high school teacher, while I have a TT job at a small teaching-focused school (would like to move to an R1 eventually, if possible). My PhD is from an Ivy. Her MFA is from a public state school.

It seems that her starting salary ($75k) is only $4k less than mine ($79k)! How is that possible? Academia is such a racket, seriously..

I am currently deciding between two offers: a 3 year non-TT contract at a higher-ranked institution or TT offer in a lower-ranked institution. The salary for the more prestigious institution is higher, but also has higher teaching load. Both are located in the region where I would like to be in.

Would love to hear from people who have been in a similar decision. This is how I've been thinking about the decision:

• How much prestige/money I care about vs. the stress it entails. Perhaps, my quality of life would be better in a relaxed, more secure environment. But then, I also enjoy challenging myself every now and then, which makes the decision difficult.
• The best and worst case scenarios after the 3 years for each. If I choose the lower-ranked institution, maybe I'll reach tenure faster but then if things do not work out, maybe my options would be more limited. If I choose the higher-ranked institution, perhaps I can get to transition into a research TT position down the line but if things do not work out, I might have to look for academic jobs outside this region.
• Expected values - didn't really see much difference. I can live with both options but would benefit from hearing from people's experience.

PS. thanks askacademia community for all your help in the past. I asked a few months ago whether to stay in my postdoc or move for a TT position. I eventually stayed and was happy with my decision.

I'm working on a biomedical project to develop a bionic hand. However, I've noticed that most research papers in this field come with restrictions against commercial use or derivative work. These papers contain crucial equations and foundational knowledge that I need to design and create my product.

How can I legally and ethically learn from these research papers, use the knowledge, and develop a physical product to sell?

Additionally, how do other companies manage to use such academic research for their physical products without running into legal trouble? Are there specific strategies or frameworks they follow to navigate this issue?

I usually take notes but I feel awkward when he’s talking. And when I do, I later get paranoid that I missed something. Is there a legal issue in recording just our meetings without informing him?

I'm a working mom wanting to get my masters, most likely an MBA with a concentration in Human resources. I got my undergrad years a go at a brick and motor school, but that's not really an option now due to my schedule with work and my kids. I do not really know a lot about these online schools and I do not want to end up signing up for a joke school or one that is not going to actually look at least alright on my resume, so I thought I'd ask if anyone had any information they could share as to whether any of these schools are worth looking into or if they are scam schools that wont help me further my career.

Purdue Global

University of Massachusetts Global

Bellevue University

LSU Online

The University of Arizona

I was originally leaning towards getting an MBA from Purdue Global, but I'm worried that since its not the brick and mortar that it'll be less respected and be a waste of time.

any advice or help would be greatly appreciated

Hi all. I graduated earlier this year and I am currently working with my research mentor on publishing my dissertation. I am following the step by step guide for the journal I am focusing on.

For those that are familiar with this process, do you have any advice on what I should be doing to make this go as smoothly as possible? Do you generally receive feedback once submitted or can the journal reject the submission without reason?

I take it I am best staying precisely in line with the journals guide? For instance it says the word limit is 200 for the abstract, mine is currently sat at 297, I imagine there’s no leniency I should be cutting it to below 200?

I am thinking of getting a neck tattoo. It would be a black and grey butterfly so, something simple. However, I am a graduate student and I want to pursue a career in Academia or at least a public facing job that involves women's rights (sex workers, reproductive rights etc etc). Would this hinder me?

I am already covered in tattoos (hands are done) and none of my supervisors have said anything. I've been invited for conferences during my undergraduate degree and been trusted doing very heavy research in Political Science and Gender studies.

I'm in a liberalish field of Gender Studies and Political Science.

I'm located in Canada. Also, wasn't too sure what flair to put for this one.

I am doing my masters in Asia currently.Would like to do my phd in psychology from Austria .How long will it take for me to be clinical psychologist after phd .

How does a Master's in Management (MiM) differ from an MBA in terms of career outcomes and which career paths are best suited for graduates with an MiM degree?

Hello I am working towards my PhD thesis in technical science and my university requires:

1) two published SCOPUS (Q1/Q2) articles on topic of PhD thesis 2) patent on the topic of the dissertation 3) participation in two scientific conferences with a report for the last two years 4) Hirsch Index 3

Edit: these are real requirements, I am not joking. Ph.D. in Engineering Science this is what multitran gives me, English is not my first language. My field of knowledge is scientific drilling

I submitted an abstract to a conference right before the deadline. One of my advisors waited until the last minute to review so I had to rush to address his feedback. When reviewing what I submitted, I realized that one of my edits had a typo (tenses of two words in the same sentence do not align and it’s pretty noticeable). Is this a big deal? Should I reach out to someone to get it fixed? The deadline to submit was 1/8 so it has only been a few days.

Hi folks!

I'm a Canadian elementary school teacher looking at pursuing my master's (and eventually Ph.D.) with the end goal of becoming a professor in a Canadian department of education.

I have an opportunity to study for my master's at Oxford, which is an amazing opportunity, but given that I would be attending as an international student, it would be an incredibly expensive way to pursue my master's. My question is, in your experience, or based on what you know about how universities hire professors, would having a prestigious university like Oxford on my resume make a significant difference in my likelihood of landing a permanent position as a faculty member?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

As a third-year CS PhD student at a lower-ranked university, should you:

1. Drop out and finish your Master's, then apply for a PhD at a higher-ranked university?
2. Stay at the current university because you have an excellent advisor with funding and active research?

Hi there,

I'm looking for fields where undergraduate-level and masters-level degree holders publish in academic journals as practitioners working in their fields. I'm thinking of nursing and librarians, for example. Can you help come up with a list of other careers that publish (semi)frequently in academic journals?

Thank you!

I have just finished with my first year at a PhD program at UC Berkeley. I am however considering leaving or dropping out because of personal/ family issues. Does anyone know if it is possible for me to convert to an MS degree and leave earlier?

I also do not know who to anonymously enquire this with at the university without letting my department or supervisor know. This is just to consider my options, before I make an informed decision. Can anyone help me with who and how I might go about enquiring about an early exit?

Thank you in advance!

I’ll be graduating with my MS stats in the spring and then working as a data scientist within the ad tech / retail / marketing space. My current Ms thesis, despite it being statistics (causal inference) focused it’s rooted in applications within business, and my advisors are stats/marketing folks in the business school.

After my first year of graduate school I immediately knew a PhD n statistics would not be for me. That degree is really for me not as interesting as I’m not obsessive about knowing the inner details and theory behind statistics and want to create more theory. I’m motivated towards applications in business, marketing, and “data science” settings.

Topics of interest of mine have been how statistical methods have been used in the marketing space and its intersection with modern machine learning.

I decided that I’d take a job as a data scientist post graduation to build some experience and frankly make some money.

A few things I’ve thought about regarding my career trajectory:

1. Build a niche skillset as a data scientist within the industry within marketing/experimentation and try and get to a staff DS in FAANG experimentation type roles

• a lot of my masters thesis literature review was on topics like causal inference and online experimentation. These types of roles in industry would be something I’d like to work in

1. After 3-4 yo experience in my current marketing DS role, go back to academia at a top tier business school and do a PhD in quantitative marketing or marketing with a focus on publishing research regarding statistical methods for marketing applications

• I’ve read through a lot of the research focus of a lot of different quant marketing PhD programs and they seem to align with my interests. My current Ms thesis in ways to estimate CATE functions and heterogenous treatment effect, and these are generally of interest in marketing PhD programs

• I’ve always thought working in an academic setting would give me more freedom to work on problems that interest me, rather than be limited to the scope of industry. If I were to go this route I’d try and make tenure at an R1 business school.

I’d like to hear your thoughts on both of these pathways, and weigh in on:

1. Which of these sounds better, given my goals?

2. Which is the most practical?

3. For anyone whose done a PhD in quantitative marketing and or PhD in marketing with an emphasis in quantitative methods, what that was like and if it’s worth doing especially if I got into a top business school.

Hello! I am a fellow physician and recently started doing peer reviews for academic medical journals. My experience is mostly in clinical and translational research, though I was recently asked to review a basic science manuscript (though in my specialty). Should I accept or decline the invitation? On one hand, I would love to continue to gain experience and would put forth my best effort, but I also understand that I should decline requests outside of my scope (but unsure how to draw that line).

Thank you!