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At your #uni, if someone submits for a #phd but is only awarded an #MPhil after corrections...

Would am investigation be triggered?

Does the student have right of appeal?

I've been let down by academia many times. Worst time was spending 10.5Y on a part time #PhD only to be downgraded to an #MPhil.

Im eager to connect with other people who have bad experiences of HE, anyone wanna chat?

Are Old Norse "Austr" and Latin "Auster" coincidence or cognates?

What criteria define #Homosapiens?

Ive read that they existed prior to anatomically modern humans, so what makes early H. sapiens included despite not being physically the same?

Might stop getting excited for jobs, it feels like an impossible task to secure one. Plus, sometimes you dont even get acknowledgement.

No acknowledgement email upon application, and not heard anything despite interviews being Friday.

Don't think I got it :(

Applied for a #SciComm job at a science centre.

Quite confident because im a good fit.

But im sure it'll be hella competitive.

Any tips for the (hopefully) interview?

Last week I shared some thoughts about mentorship in higher education (and the lack thereof).

Id love to hear some thoughts and experiences from others too!

Let me know the good, bad, and ugly you've seen :)

*how* does dividing by (n-1) for sample variance make it unbiased?

Why n-1? Why not a different negative?

So much #stats #education tells us what to do but neither why nor how it works.

Anyone savvy enough to help a naive but enthusiastic learner?

Academia has a mentorship problem.

My thoughts on crossing the invisible bridge.