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networking
9 posts tagged networking.
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What does a great mentor actually give you? (Not their topic.)
A 2020 PNAS study of nearly 40,000 scientists finds a great mentor's biggest gift is a tacit skill for creating and communicating important research, and that protégés who copy their mentor's topic do worse than those who strike out on their own.
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The cold email that gets a reply from a busy researcher
How to write a cold email a busy researcher will actually answer. Real before-and-after teardowns, plus the honesty line most people skip.
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Email the people whose work you cited
Every paper ships with a built-in list of 30 to 60 people who already care about your topic: the authors you cited. Almost nobody emails any of them. Here is how, and the template to do it.
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Cold Email Templates for Academic Networking
Access high-conversion academic networking email templates designed to help researchers build genuine co-author relationships and scale citation loops.
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Email Outreach Strategies for Researchers
Master email outreach strategies for researchers. Learn how to draft authentic, highly contextual emails to expand your academic network and build citations.
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LinkedIn Strategies for Academic Researchers
Master LinkedIn for researchers in 2026. Learn how to share your academic work, build a global peer network, and drive citations.
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She could've been Erdős-1, but she was shy
She turned down a paper with Paul Erdős because she was too shy. On the gender gap in self-promotion, why visibility is part of the job, and how to leave a trail without bragging.
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Why your acquaintances, not your closest friends, bring you the next opportunity
Granovetter's 'strength of weak ties': most useful job leads come from acquaintances you see rarely, not your closest circle. How to put yourself near the next opportunity.
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Where you debut probably decides where you stay
A network study of nearly 500,000 artists shows the first five exhibitions predict the next thirty. The same gatekeeper dynamics shape any institutional career — choose your first move carefully.