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Ding dong!
Your 2021 year-end review is ready!
From its first original article in 2017 to this review, PhDSciNet had accompanied readers for four years. The review reported 128 original articles, participation by dozens of PhD researchers from different fields, and more than 1,300 followers. More people were getting to know us as we grew through experimentation and innovation.
As we said goodbye to 2021, we thanked everyone who supported and followed PhDSciNet. Looking toward 2022, we planned to keep our original commitment to research writing and bring readers more excellent articles about the fascination of research.
In 2021, your support helped PhDSciNet keep growing!
1. Science talks
A Microfluidic Technology for Detecting the Coronavirus ☜
Science against the pandemic: human ingenuity can help us respond!
Cybersecurity, Part 1 ☜
Are Cloud Drives Safe? ☜
As the internet develops rapidly, are you still leaving yourself exposed online?
A New Pattern in Modern Warfare: Military Drones ☜
A Glimpse of Future Projects with Investment Potential ☜
From civilian to military uses, drone technology is part of a new era of flight.
A New Approach to Lowering Blood Pressure? ☜
My Friend, Please Eat Well ☜
Eating well is a simple way to look after yourself.
Have You Heard the Latest Stories from Academia? ☜
We aim to explain science expertly and follow the stories around research.
3D Printing: A New Era of Making Things ☜
3D Bioprinting: Hope for Future Organ Transplantation ☜
How much do you know about these remarkable 3D-printing technologies?
Even Headlines Are Competing: Have You Noticed? ☜
However many stories there are, remember to judge them rationally.
After 120 Years, Does the Nobel Prize Still Have Money? ☜
Wealth may eventually disappear, but the human search for truth will continue.
Are Cattle Really the Main Culprits Behind Global Warming? ☜
The article argued against treating cattle farming as the single main culprit behind climate change.
A Century of Drug Oversight: The FDA ☜
A century of the FDA’s work to protect and promote health.
Some Things About COVID-19 Vaccines ☜
Some Things About COVID-19 Vaccines, Part 2 ☜
Some Things About COVID-19 Vaccines, Part 3 ☜
COVID-19 vaccination was a major tool in the pandemic response discussed in 2021.
2. The long and difficult road to a PhD
PhD Researchers Moving into Industry ☜
The Path from PhD to an Academic Position ☜
Industry or an academic position: a difficult choice.
Life After the PhD: The Postdoc ☜
A postdoc can feel like entering a maze toward a university career: the destination may come quickly, after many turns, or never at all.
Chinese Scholars Amid Tensions Between China and the United States ☜
How were Chinese scholars doing amid those tensions?
Here Comes the Supervisor! ☜
Here Comes the Supervisor Again! ☜
A supervisor may seem to hold the initiative, yet can also feel frustrated and helpless when a student disappoints them.
Difficult Supervisors, Part 1 ☜
Difficult Supervisors, Part 2 ☜
Difficult Supervisors, Part 3 ☜
The relationship can feel like Tom and Jerry. Students may tread carefully around their supervisors; learning to handle the relationship is an important challenge in doctoral life.
Time Management ☜
In a world of fragmented information and time, do you manage your time effectively?
A Few Suggestions for New Supervisors ☜
Many PhD researchers hope for an academic position. What should new supervisors pay attention to?
Eat Well, Drink Well, and Enjoy Life! ☜
However busy research gets, remember to eat well.
Four or Five Tough Years for One CNS Paper? ☜
Those Driven by Deadlines ☜
Doctoral students can work extremely hard without being noticed. Under pressure, remember to make room for a better state of mind.
Thinking About a PhD? Wait—We Have Some Warnings! ☜
A Long Doctoral Road: Take Care as You Go ☜
As studying for a doctorate becomes a trend, must we follow it?
3. Gender bias in research
Physical Challenges Faced by Women Doctoral Researchers ☜
We hope society and universities can offer women researchers a warmer, more inclusive, and more open environment for the physical challenges they face.
Manipulation in Research ☜
Sexual Harassment in Research ☜
Manipulation and sexual harassment are difficult subjects. If you encounter such harm, remember: you are not alone.
Women PhD Researchers: Fragile or Resilient? ☜
Women doctoral researchers can be strong and resilient through the difficulties of a research career.
Stereotypes About Women in Research ☜
Even when society claims to have achieved gender equality, stereotypes about women persist. How can we respond?
Remembering My Grandmother, Chien-Shiung Wu — Jada Yuan ☜
An exceptional woman showed the world the achievements of Chinese women.
Winter snow settles over mountains and seas; a new year arrives in song.
2021 quietly leaves; 2022 gracefully arrives.
In the renyin Year of the Tiger, may you
find joy in beautiful days and moonlit nights,
and peace and health year after year.
Happy Lunar New Year, and good fortune in the Year of the Tiger!
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