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Yesterday I got a phone call to my office number where I guy took the time to try to “sell” me a great opportunity. Due to a last minute cancellation I had the chance to publish my research on “model … Continue reading →

This has already appeared in thousands of sites in different forms (I discovered it here) but I felt this blog wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t not reproduce it here as well. It may look like a joke but there’s … Continue reading →

Having a bad review experience (like this bad reviewing patterns ) is always upsetting but for phd students it can be really disheartening since probably that paper had been his only focus for some months. When this happens I try … Continue reading →

Great variant of the well-known John Lennon’s “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans” sentence by the even greater  Jeff Gray. See the original mention (and a couple of variants) in Jeff’s google plus account if you … Continue reading →

Given that like it or not research is done in English , tools that help us with the writing of English texts are always welcome. In this sense, Netspeak looks like a very interesting alternative to google which I’d say is still … Continue reading →

If you are thinking the student can decide his/her own future, let me tell you, you are wrong! When looking for postdocs I’ve made the mistake several times to contact directly PhD Students that were about to finish her PhD … Continue reading →

Welcome to my research rants blog! - Because research is not only a passion but also a job and as all jobs, it sometimes sucks! Don’t get me wrong. My job as a researcher gives me a lot but I think … Continue reading →