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ArXiv will no longer accept review or position papers in computer science unless they have already been peer reviewed. The repository is taking steps to tackle a surge in low quality, AI-generated content, via @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Research collaborations sometimes go off the rails. If misunderstandings pile up—about roles, expectations and trust—progress can stall and relationships can fray.

📚 Friday tip for smoother writing next week: Before you log off, spend 5 minutes tidying your references — add missing PDFs, fix duplicates, or add new papers to folders. A few minutes of cleanup today means one less distraction when it’s time to write. 💪 #AcademicSky

You asked, we built it. 🙌 You can now download multiple PDFs as a single ZIP file — complete with your folder structure and supplementary files. Perfect for sharing, backups, or uploading to apps like ChatGPT or NotebookLM. ⚡

Academic writing includes reading, note-taking, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, editing, proofreading. All of these steps are part of the writing process. 📝Tip: Stop blending reading, drafting, and editing into the same time block. Focus on one writing stage at a time by blocking time for each.

Doing a PhD can feel like being lost in a forest with no map. But that uncertainty is part of the process. Confidence grows from noticing your progress and realizing you’re learning more than you think. Tips for building confidence during your PhD, via @patthomson.bsky.social #AcademicSky

When is a scientific question really solved? Probably never. But maybe a field can reach saturation—when new discoveries get smaller, and it’s harder to ask fresh questions. At that point, do you keep digging deeper, or move on to new problems?

Academic writing isn’t about long stretches of genius. It’s about returning to the page, over and over again. You don’t need a perfect outline or a breakthrough idea. You just need one focused writing session, one quiet hour to move your work forward. Keep showing up and your confidence will grow.

Just in time for Halloween 🎃 No tricks, just treats — PDF night mode makes late-night reading easier on your eyes. 🌙

Librarians have long been masters of search—but the kind AI demands is different. 🔎 Today’s landscape runs on semantic search, vector embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation. These aren’t buzzwords—they’re a new foundation for how information is found and ranked. #AcademicSky

In linear algebra, changing the basis can turn a hard problem into an easy one. Generative AI can do the same for learning — letting us grasp the broad structure of a concept first before mastering its fine points.

Tip: After reading a paper, spend 10 minutes adding and labeling new sources to your reference manager. Filing them forces two things: 1️⃣ Better recall: Future-you won’t waste time hunting for “that one paper about methods.” 2️⃣ Clearer thinking: Organizing what you’ve read clarifies what you know.

🚀 In case you missed it: we’ve rolled out new Paperpile feature updates! Check out what’s new this month and how it can make managing your research even smoother 🔽 paperpile.com/blog/product...

As a PhD student, you may feel pressure to be always 'on". How to avoid graduate student guilt, via @nature.com

PhD students: Your thesis hinges on the alignment between your work’s contribution and its significance. 💡 Contribution is what your research adds that didn’t exist before. 🌍 Significance is why your findings matter beyond your thesis.

It’s easy to come up with a research idea. A new experiment, a follow-up study, a twist on someone else’s work. But truly good ideas? The kind that shift how people think or open a new line of research? Those are rare, via @mrillig.bsky.social matthiasrillig.substack.com/p/how-many-g...

📅 Academic time management tip: At the end of the day, plan tomorrow. Slot your next day’s tasks into your calendar, not just your to-do list. You’ll disconnect faster, focus better, and start each day already knowing what deserves your best attention.

Academic Deep Research isn’t valuable because it can churn out a ready-made lit review. Its real value is in helping you orient quickly by creating a map of the territory so you can read and think more effectively.

Paperpile’s sharing features are designed to make collaborating with colleagues and teams faster and easier. 💫 You can now create a shared library separate from your personal library for lab or company-wide repositories.

Software is the invisible backbone of modern science—powering everything from climate models to protein simulations. But unlike papers or data, software is never “finished.” It evolves and improves in real time.

PhD timelines look neat on paper, but peer review runs on its own clock. Since PhD publication requirements and review processes don’t always align, preprints and post-publication peer-reviewing could be used instead, via @themodernpeer.com www.themodernpeer.com/accepted-tod...

Smooth research starts with small details. ✨ Our latest updates have cut out friction so your workflow feels faster and easier. 🌙 Night mode for PDFs 📥 Bulk downloads in one click 📂 Streamlined navigation

If you love dark mode, you really love dark mode. Bright white screens don’t just look harsh—they drain focus. 🌙 Paperpile’s new PDF night mode flips pages from white to dark for comfortable, focused reading.

Smooth research starts with small details. ✨ Our latest updates have cut out friction so your workflow feels faster and easier. 🌙 Night mode for PDFs 📥 Bulk downloads in one click 📂 Streamlined navigation

Research flows better when the small details work. ✨ We’ve smoothed out key friction points so your workflow feels faster and easier. Here's what's new: 🌙 PDF night mode: Read without eye strain 📥 Bulk PDF downloads: Save time, one click 📂 Streamlined navigation: Find what you need faster

Many faculty learn to mentor the same way they learned to research—by doing. But good mentorship doesn’t just “happen.” It takes reflection, training, and community. 5 tips for improving mentorship, via @science.org #AcademicSky

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:

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.

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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:

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

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 blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

A well-designed project management system can help you work consistently throughout the academic year, even when you have only 20 minutes a day to spare. 3 steps to build your project management system, via @insidehighered.com

Peer review is often slow and inconsistent. Could comments on blog posts and newsletters offer a better alternative? Advantages of blogs over traditional peer review, via the Dendrite blog

Academics: Instead of sticking to a rigid schedule, use transition points—like finishing an analysis or a meeting's end—to recharge before switching gears. Take those breaks seriously: make tea, step outside, disconnect. A quick reset helps you return refreshed and ready to dive back in.

In academic research, publishable results matter—but discovery matters more. 🎨 Exploration mode: Follow curiosity, chase ideas 📑 Publication mode: Meet reviewer expectations, follow standards Both modes are essential, but if you only chase what’s publishable, you risk losing the joy of discovery.

Peer review should be critical. But sometimes, feedback crosses the line into unprofessional territory. How to push back against peer-review bullies, via @nature.com #AcademicSky

A new study by the American Association for Cancer Research found that 36% of submitted abstracts to their journals contained AI-generated text but only 9% of authors admitted it. Reviewers are also quietly using AI, via @science.org #AcademicSky www.science.org/content/arti...

When everything feels urgent—admin, teaching, service—your time slips away.⏳ 3 time management strategies for faculty, via @bskybymidge.bsky.social #AcademicSky