When in Academic Research

Whether it's publish or perish, living in ivory towers or the achieving of tenure, every academic researcher has a funny bone somewhere.....

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WHEN STUDENTS AMBUSH YOU AT THE COFFEE SHOP DEMANDING HINTS FOR THE UPCOMING EXAM

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WHEN THE BRAND NEW ACADEMIC IN THE DEPARTMENT EXCITEDLY TELLS YOU THAT THEY GOT AN EMAIL STATING A JOURNAL WILL ACCEPT THEIR ARTICLE FOR THE LOW PRICE OF $120

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WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE ON EXTRA MARKING BECAUSE YOUR TA IS SICK

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WHEN THE BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR THE OFFICE ADMIN IS JUST SITTING THERE IN THE STAFF ROOM

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WHEN YOUR STUDENTS CITE YOUR RESEARCH COMPETITORS IN THEIR ASSIGNMENTS MORE THAN YOU

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WHEN YOU FIND A GLARING ERROR IN YOUR RESULTS SECTION OF THE PAPER YOU ARE CURRENTLY WRITING

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WHEN YOU HAVE TO DELIVER YOUR LECTURE TO STUDENTS DIRECTLY AFTER LUNCH

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HOW MOST RESEARCHERS VIEW THEIR JOB (OR WE ALL HAVE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME)

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WHEN A SERIAL LATE ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTER COMES TO YOUR OFFICE WITH A LATE ASSIGNMENT

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WHEN YOU ARE STUMPED BY METHODOLOGY IN YOUR LATEST RESEARCH PROPOSAL

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WHEN YOU MARK THE 20TH ASSIGNMENT TODAY THAT FAILS BASIC GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

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WHEN YOU DEVELOP THE MOST EVIL ASSIGNMENT TOPIC EVER

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WHEN YOU GET UNFAVOURABLE COMMENTARY ON YOUR RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLE

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WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING LATE FOR A GUEST LECTURE AT A RIVAL UNIVERSITY AND YOU’VE LOST YOUR CAMPUS MAP

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WHEN YOUR ENDNOTE LIBRARY FAILS

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THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE TO A PhD STUDENT

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WHEN YOU ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AN ARTICLE ON AN AREA OF RESEARCH YOU KNOW ALL TOO WELL