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What are the milestones in the career of an academic researcher?

Posted on 2019-08-08 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will talk about the different milestones that a researcher may meet during his career. I will start from the first stage, which is graduate studies until reaching the stage of being a permanent researcher working at a research institution … Continue reading →

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What happens after the PhD?

Posted on 2019-07-25 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

People will work several years to obtain a PhD, sometimes with the goal of becoming a  researcher in academia or the industry, or a lecturer. Some think that getting a PhD is  enough to become a successful researcher. But obtaining a … Continue reading →

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How to improve the quality of your research papers?

Posted on 2018-12-28 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I talk about how to improve the quality of your research papers. This is an important topic as most researchers aim at publishing papers in top level conferences and journals for various reasons such as graduating, obtaining a promotion or securing funding. … Continue reading →

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What I dislike about academia

Posted on 2018-09-16 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will talk about academia. There are numerous things that I like about academia, and I really enjoy working in academia. But for this blog post, I will try to talk  about what I don’t like in academia to … Continue reading →

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Top 10 mistakes made by young researchers

Posted on 2018-08-01 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will discuss 10 mistakes that some researchers do in their early career. 1. Not building social relationships with other researchers. Although one can do research by himself, there are many advantages to collaborating with others such as: getting the feedback of others, writing more articles, … Continue reading →

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Why attending academic conferences is important?

Posted on 2018-06-06 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will talk about the importance of attending academic conferences for researchers. I will answer two important questions: Why it is important to attend conference?  and What one should do at an academic conference to get the most benefits? Academic conferences Academic conferences are meetings attended by researchers mostly from academia,. … Continue reading →

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How to publish in top conferences/journals? (Part 2) – The opportunity cost of research

Posted on 2017-05-29 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Many researchers wish to produce high quality papers and have a great research impact. But how? In a previous blog post, I have discussed how the “blue ocean strategy” can be applied to publish in top conference/journal. In this blog post, I will discuss another important concept for producing … Continue reading →

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