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Questions tagged [research-undergraduate]

About research projects performed by (or involving) undergraduate students

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How to deal with incompetent PhD student as an undergrad

I am an undergrad who was recruited to join a lab by this PhD student and help her with her thesis, but since working with her I have come to the conclusion that she is incompetent and probably not going to finish her PhD. I often question her…
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As an undergrad student, how should I ask a professor for an opportunity to do research with them?

I was wondering what I should do in this situation as an undergraduate student: About a month ago, I applied for and did not get into a program that allows first-year students to work on research projects that professors put forward, with the…
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Do's and Don't's of Undergraduate Research

I was fortunate enough to get a position as a researcher for the Mayo Clinic's SURF Program this year. My PI's lab focus is on the the immune system's role in CNS axonal and neuronal injury, specifically through the lens of how innate and adaptive…
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How common is it to outsource tedious research tasks to undergrads?

How ethical or common is it for grad students to actively hire undergrads into their lab for the sole purpose of outsourcing tedious labour? Is this frowned upon and is it really any different than a typical undergrad research opportunity.
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What to do if undergraduate research has stalled for a long time?

So I'm pretty much working on my own project with guidance from two supervisors. Since it's my own project (and it's exploratory research), the two supervisors don't need to pressure me to get results. So - I got into a lot of dead ends in my…
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Do professors benefit from undergraduate research?

And does it depend on the type of field? Undergrads in biology can do the menial work, but what about undergrads in the computational sciences? Are they more or less likely to benefit from undergraduate research in schools/fields where the…
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On getting reviews for research work as independent learners

Consider an undergrad student (who wishes to dive into STEM research) in an obscure university in an obscure town who has a few ideas which he converts into a well documented article. All of this by learning completely on his own. He has no faculty…
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What sort of research experience does a college or university expect a professor to provide an undergraduate?

A lot of universities nowadays expect professors to be able to provide research experience to their undergraduates. i.e. in job applications for new hires. What do they actually expect- Publications? Senior projects? Funding opportunities for…
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What counts as undergraduate research?

I've been asking around my department recently for opportunities assisting with research (I'm in electrical engineering). Some of my professors work in labs, but others do largely computer-based work. The computer-based work interests me more. I…
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Should I have undergraduate class papers on ResearchGate?

I just finished undergraduate and I am now in my first year of grad school and I am working on some real research projects now. I have one paper that I am already submitting to a peer-reviewed journal. I uploaded a few papers written for…
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What to do during summer?

So I just finished my 2nd year as an undergrad majoring in mathematics. I plan to continue on to a Ph.D afterwards, but only recently did I realize how behind I was... I haven't done any research, completed any projects or summer programs. I haven't…
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How do I ask a professor for a summer research project?

I am a student of IT in India. I'm in my fourth semester and want to work on some project during summer. How should I write the email to the professor asking for the same?
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Asking a professor to supervise research done with a different professor

I'm a 4th-year science student planning to do undergraduate research for credit during the summer. I completed an engineering course the previous semester and discussed research opportunities with the professor a handful of times. From what I…
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Transitioning from engineering to research as an undergraduate RA

I'm an undergraduate about to finish my first year of undergraduate research in CS. This past year has been mostly engineering-based as I learned how things worked in terms of implementation. I'm looking to move from engineering / implementation of…
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Lack of exposure to research

I am a senior computer science student and I am working on my senior graduation project. My supervisor said that I should implement a job search web portal as a graduation project. But I want to make some research oriented project rather than raw…
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