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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 3h

🌬️ Slow down and breathe. Don’t rush your answers.
📚 Trust your preparation: You know this work better than anyone in the room.
🏫 Remember: examiners aren’t out to trap you. They’ve seen it all, and they’re willing to clarify or repeat questions if you need.

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How to prepare an excellent thesis defense [6 tips] - Paperpile

What is a thesis defense and how do you prepare for it the best way? This guide discusses what a thesis defense is and offers 6 tips for how to prepare.

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 3h

It's normal to feel nervous before your thesis defense. Nerves don’t mean you’re unprepared—they mean you care.

Here’s what helps:

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 1d

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 1d

Citing gets messy fast when your library is full of duplicates.

🧹 Friday Tip: Take 5 minutes to clean up duplicates. Open the duplicates filter in Paperpile, and merge or delete references.

A clean library means faster citations, fewer errors, and less frustration when deadlines are looming.

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 2d

Realized a review I came across was already in my paperpile collection, so I checked the notes to see what my take-aways were...

screenshot of paperpile notes saying "ok everything is a goddam mess"

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 2d

Sometimes “everything is a mess” is the key takeaway 🤣

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 2d

Science shouldn’t just share polished results—it should share the messy middle too.

When we hide pivots, pilots, and failed attempts, readers misjudge robustness, early-career researchers waste time repeating mistakes, and impostor syndrome grows, via @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Six journal rejections and a major rethink: why I’m happy to admit to my research failures, and you should too

Outlining the trial-and-error processes that are involved in every research project could help others to become more efficient and paint a more honest picture of life as a researcher.

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 3d

You control what is shared. Decide if links include PDFs, notes, or annotations. 📝

Read more 🔽
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New in Paperpile: Flexible, fast sharing for teams and collaborators - Paperpile

Discover Paperpile’s new sharing features—designed to make collaborating with colleagues and teams faster and more flexible, whether you're working on a joint project or managing shared references.

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 3d

Collaboration in research breaks when sharing is clunky.

Paperpile gives you 3 ways to share:

🔗 Quick links for sending papers to anyone
📂 Shared folders when you're working on a project together
📚 Shared libraries when your whole team needs a central repository

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 4d

📊 Don’t rehash the results: Connect and extend your findings
⚖️ Be honest about limitations, but don’t overdo it
🔍 Avoid vague calls for “more research”: Point to clear next steps

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What your Discussion section isn’t

Today, the next instalment in a short series inspired by bad papers I’ve read (some of them, I have to admit, my own). I’ve let myself rant about what a Methods sections shouldn’t be, and what a Re…

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 4d

Discussions can be difficult to write, but that’s because they do heavy lifting: they show why your results matter, how they connect to the field, and where to go next. ✍️

3 common mistakes when writing a discussion section, via @stephenbheard.bsky.social #AcademicSky

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 5d

AI agents can now check published papers and reproduce their results in hours.

This could help resolve the replication crisis in research, provided there are benchmarks for accuracy and fairness, via @emollick.bsky.social

www.oneusefulthing.org/p/real-ai-ag...

Real AI Agents and Real Work

The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 8d

Collaboration isn’t optional in science. 👥 📖

You co-author papers, pass along reading lists, keep a shared repository for your team.

We completely revamped sharing in Paperpile to support all of these scenarios. Learn more 🔽
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New in Paperpile: Flexible, fast sharing for teams and collaborators - Paperpile

Discover Paperpile’s new sharing features—designed to make collaborating with colleagues and teams faster and more flexible, whether you're working on a joint project or managing shared references.

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 8d

Collaboration isn’t optional in science. 👥 📖

You co-author papers, pass along reading lists, keep a shared repository for your team.

We completely revamped sharing in Paperpile to support all of these scenarios. Learn more 🔽
paperpile.com/blog/paperpi...

New in Paperpile: Flexible, fast sharing for teams and collaborators - Paperpile

Discover Paperpile’s new sharing features—designed to make collaborating with colleagues and teams faster and more flexible, whether you're working on a joint project or managing shared references.

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 9d

🔍 Make each paper’s focus truly distinct
🎤 Use an “elevator pitch” to justify separation
📄 Each article should stand alone
✏️ Draft abstracts in parallel to divide content
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Writing multiple articles from one set of data

So you’ve got this mountain of “stuff” that keeps revealing new secrets every time you look at it. Or maybe you’re doing a PhD by publication and panicking about how to sort out the art…

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 9d

Can you publish multiple papers from the same data without "salami-slicing"?

Cramming everything into one paper risks superficial treatment of key themes or burying findings in supplements no one reads.

Tips for writing multiple papers from the same data, via @patthomson.bsky.social #AcademicSky

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 10d

⏳ Consider your timeline: think about career stage and goals
👥 Research the editorial board
📚 Track where the key works you cite are published
🎯 Weigh special issues carefully
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8 Tips for Choosing the Right Journal

Go beyond aims & scope to find real fit.

www.publishnotperish.net

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 10d

Submitting to the right journal can feel like trying to hit a moving target. 🎯

The aims and scope of a journal may only tell half the story.

Tips for selecting the right journal, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social #AcademicSky

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 11d

An analysis of 28M articles shows that teams with more beginner researchers produce work that’s more disruptive and innovative.

Innovation peaked in all-beginner teams, and was also high when beginners paired with co-authors known for bold ideas, via @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Want to do disruptive science? Include more rookie researchers

Papers from research teams with a substantial number of beginners are highly disruptive and innovative, study shows.

www.nature.com

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 12d

Academic life is a non-stop stream of requests. If you don’t set boundaries, someone else will set them for you.

📅 Tip: Do weekly planning. Block out teaching, service, and personal commitments so you know your true capacity for research and writing. #AcademicSky

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 14d

🎯 Identify the purpose of your review
🔎 Do an extensive search
✅ Evaluate and select the most relevant sources
🧠 Analyze those sources, don’t just list them
📐 Plan a clear structure

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How to write a literature review in 6 steps - Paperpile

How do you write a good literature review? This step-by-step guide on how to write an excellent literature review covers all aspects of planning and writing literature reviews for academic papers and…

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 14d

A strong literature review isn’t just a summary. It maps the field, shows what’s been done, and sets the stage for your contribution. It tells readers: here’s where my research fits, here’s why it matters.

Here’s how to do it well:

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 15d

Perfection is a trap in research. If you wait until your work is perfect, you’ll never submit.

Instead, aim for better. Draft the article. Share the messy version with colleagues. Submit the grant proposal.

Each iteration makes your work stronger. #AcademicSky

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 17d

An analysis of peer review data found that reviewers tend to favour submissions from their own countries and consequently authors from countries with few reviewers face a structural barrier to publishing, via @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

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Lack of geographic diversity in peer review skews “publishable” research - Impact of Social Sciences

An analysis of peer review data for 204,718 submissions to 60 Institute of Physics journals finds that reviewers tend to favour submissions from their own countries.

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Paperpile @paperpile.com · 19d

🎯 Identify your priorities, goals, and commitments
🛠️ Choose tools that work for you
⏳ Build in time to review and adjust

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The Best Time to Organize Your Research Is Now (opinion)

Don’t put research on the back burner: A good project management system can help you work consistently throughout the academic year, Shiri Noy writes.

www.insidehighered.com