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Are you a student looking for ways to concentrate during a discussion or while studying? Or are you an educator struggling to restore your students’ focus? You should understand…

“PhDs, Assemble!” Donned as a badge of honor, the “Doctor” as a prefix to your name is just getting you closer to relating with the superheroes you’ve been imitating all this…

Considered as one of the most coveted achievements in an academic career, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say, “Nothing satiates an academic than a tenure!” The academic tenure…

You were busy gathering information on how to apply for PhD programs abroad and you came across terms like Statement of Purpose (SOP), personal statement, letter of recommendation,…

Are you thinking of switching your major? If you answered yes, you are not alone. It is common for higher education students, especially those undertaking majors in the STEM field…

You might have come across a situation wherein you were asked to teach undergraduate students along with managing your research work! You had no understanding of how to go about…

Why are young girls interested in toy cars and airplanes asked to play with dolls or organize tea parties with teddy bears? Why women who wish to perform experiments in the…

“I just can’t think straight. It’s been long since I last stepped in to a lab.” You certainly aren’t alone if you had this crippling self-doubt while getting back to lab work after…

There is a challenge in undergoing a research which involves a vast understanding of the environment and the study of subjects staying in that environment. Although the outcome of…

It’s finally happening! The university has sent you an acceptance letter for the PhD program you had applied to. Getting into a doctoral program is not an easy task, and the…

You have scheduled a real time PCR to determine your primer efficiency. After thorough planning, you were able to successfully finish the experiment and get the Ct value. As you…

This article is also available in: Korean “How well can you handle criticism?”—Hasn’t this been one of the most daunting questions to answer during an interview? Well, you…