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Monthly Archives: July 2008
EPSRC Funding Applications
I was recently at a university which prides itself on maintaining links with the industry and getting funding for hot research projects from the research councils. I managed to attend an extremely useful workshop arranged by a representative of the … Read More
Tagged: EPSRC
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Academic Jobs: Disincentives
Money talks…: A big disincentive in academic jobs is the relatively low pay as compared to management and bank positions. A couple of friends who completed their PhDs in theoretical physics and economics are now working as quantitative analysts in … Read More
Tagged: Academic job, City job
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Academic job: Incentives
As my PhD deadlines draw nearer, I need to do some soul searching. It is time to make some big decisions. For some one doing research in algorithms and game theory, you would think this would be easy. Well trust … Read More
Tagged: Academic job, Teaching
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Accept Me, Accept Me Not: Applying for PhDs
I was at a conference in Bristol lately and couldn’t help over hearing two distinguished professors complaining about how many of the PhD applications get dumped in the dustbin simply because they are written on the lines of ‘I have … Read More
Tagged: Funding, PhD application
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