Is it OK to email a professor from another university?

But the point is, yes, you can email and, depending on how busy the person is or how interested they are, they will/might reply.

Can someone be a professor at two universities?

It’s definitely possible. Today, a university might have hundreds of professors. Even a small private college with 1,000 students might have 70–80 professors. There was a time when professorships were very rare, and most courses were taught by lecturers.

Can you do research with a professor?

If you’re not ready to start research yet, it’s certainly still okay to ask a professor (or a senior grad student) how you could prepare to do research in her area. This might involve taking courses or MOOCs, reading a textbook or papers, or building certain mathematical or programming skills.

Do researchers own their research?

Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, UK, and USA the university owns the research results. The researchers own the inventions in Sweden and other countries, e.g., Finland, Italy (OECD 2003b).

Do universities own my IP?

Who Owns Intellectual Property Discovered or Created at the University? The University is sole owner of all IP: Created by University employees in the course of their employment. Created by individuals—including employees, students, post-doctoral or other fellows—using substantial University resources.

Is professor the highest degree?

‘Dr’ denotes someone who has studied for, and been awarded, a PhD, so it denotes an academic qualification: the holder of the highest university degree. ‘Professor’ doesn’t denote a qualification but an academic staff grade – the most senior one.

Can I do research at a different university?

You can do research with another professor at another university, and often you might be encouraged to do so. Doing research with other researchers, students and professors is an important part of doing scientific research.

What is the best way to reach out to a professor?

Send generic emails. You may be reaching out to more than one professor in your effort to get involved in research. If there are many faculty members performing research in your field of interest, or if your interests are diverse, that’s a perfectly appropriate strategy, so long as you keep your email messages from looking like form letters!

How do you write an email to a professor for research?

Address the individual you’re emailing. Don’t just say “Hi” or “Dear Professor”; this can appear as if you sent out a mass email message, which in turn indicated that you haven’t thought carefully about what kind of research you want to do and who would be an appropriate faculty member for your project.

Where can I find a list of what a professor has published?

You can find a list of what a professor has recently published in his/her curriculum vitae (an academic resume), which should be accessible on the professor’s profile on his/her department’s webpage.

Why won’t professors respond to my emails?

Professors are very busy…but they also have enough experience to know when they are not a good fit for your research interests. You may not get a positive response the first or second or fifth time you send an email. Keep trying! Also, don’t be afraid to ask professors who turned you down if they can refer you to another faculty member.