I have a muslim sounding name. But I was born to a christian family and I consider myself an atheist. I have been trying to get fellowship in Canada. Will mentioning my religion in the CV help?
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I recently moved to a Nordic country in an academic position. For my first grant application, I collaborated with other researchers at the university. As I was submitting the proposal along with the CVs, I noticed that two of the researchers had mentioned their religion. I have never seen this in academia, at least in South-east Asia where I spent majority of my work life.   Here are other details that I think are relevant:   Our research domain is engineering, not humanities or social sciences. Both researchers are Muslim. The funding agency is a private one that favors industrial collaborations.   My questions:   Is it appropriate to mention one's religion in an academic CV? Does mentioning one's religion help in grant proposals or academic positions? I think in a fair world it shouldn't. Do western countries, especially European, favor candidates who are Muslim?
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I am planning to visit Canada for about a week from US. I am in US for about 1.5 months with B1-B2 Visa. I have applied for Canada visa in visit (6 month or less) category.   My friend, who is permanent resident of Canada, has invited me, stating - I am his friend, and provide accommodation, food, travel inside Canada. We used to work together few years ago in our home country. I have already uploaded the invitation letter. But It the submission website requires proof of relationship.   What document can I submit as proof of relationship with my friend?  Edit: Screenshot of the online form that asks for proof of relationship   When I click the ? mark near it, following information appears     You must provide proof of your relationship with your host or family member. This can include:      a marriage certificate      Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM5409)      a birth certificate      an official document naming you as a parent      a copy of the inside back cover of the inviter's passport showing the inviter's parents, if applicable
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I have one official first name which appears on my ID card. I have another first name which friends call me by. Is it possible to use my unofficial first name and official family name to publish scientific papers? How can I prove to someone that I am one of the authors?
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I know this isn't exactly appropriate for this site -- I'm not a parent, I'm a son -- but I think it's still applicable to the community here. I would prefer feedback from actual parents concerned about other parents, not people who theorize about child-parent relationships, but if there's a better q/a site for me to migrate this question to, please let me know.  I am 20 years old, third year in college. I went to church about every Sunday for the first 18 years of my life, with my parents. When I moved out to go to college, I stopped going to church all together. My Mom still tells me every time I see her (whenever I go home, about twice a semester) that she's praying for me. I go with my parents to church every time I'm home, sing the songs, pray the prayers at dinner, the whole deal. Both my parents ask me if I've found a church yet, how often I go looking, etc. but I always manage to give them the excuse that I've been really busy with school (which is true, but of course irrelevant).   The truth is, I haven't self-identified as a christian since I was 16. I've avoided telling my parents this because... well, it would be very difficult. My Mom would probably get really upset and my Dad would probably just try to get in a huge theological argument with me, but it wouldn't change my mind, it would distress them further, and lead to a large divide between us. At the same time, it feels wrong to outright deceive them all the time. I'm definitely willing to continue whatever traditional religious stuff I would otherwise do to please them, even though it all means nothing (other than family tradition) to me.   As a parent, can you give me some advice on what to do? Should I have the talk and break it to them? If so, what's the best way to do that? How can I avoid religion causing a divide between us?
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The decision:      you have submitted an invitation from the British army which state you   have been invitated you for an interview and assessment. I note that   the letter provided does not guarantee your enlistment. You have   provided no explaination for your apparent new interest in joining the   British army and you have nothing to indicate that you have ever   sought to join the military of your home     My question is that could there be that maybe someone removed my visa application letter? Because to my understanding it's like I only provided the invitation letter? And the bank balance from my business account show I have enough money that there is no resonable reason for me to go and do the assessment which am not sure of being enlisted. The the bank balance is 8000pounds and my budget was to use 4500 because I don't know what's out therefore I needed to be financial stable yet they have used it as I have money and I cant go to UK for just an assessment and spend that amount forgetting there is air ticket, hotel bookings, logistics plus pocket money.   And there decision I can not apeal why?
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I find it irrelevant to specify personal information on my CV, and frankly I do not see why they should be listed in academic applications. What is the advantage for the hiring committing to know if I am 18 or I have 17 children, aside from creating a chance to bias the hiring process with personal beliefs. Is it because they want to know that I am a prodigy child who got his/her PhD at 18 years old, or because if I am a 28 years old female married without children I will want children soon and so I will have to take maternity leave? Is this just an influence of the age/status discrimination in Europe where I see at times that  job offers are only open to certain categories of people (i.e.,younger than 30 years old) ?  If I omit this information will my CV be frowned upon? Or will they think I am hiding something? I do not know what I would be hiding because age can probably be guessed from the CV anyway.
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I have applied for a PhD position in October 2015. I was not informed about the result since then.  Is it appropriate to send a mail to a member of the hiring committee (with whom I have contacted before applying) to ask about the process? Or should I wait for them to contact me?  The university is in Sweden and I have contacted with the member prior to the application since he is the head of the research group that I intend to work in.
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I am a nontraditional applicant for medical school and wanted to ask questions about my application here. I was previously enrolled in another MD program. I had an undiagnosed disability that resulted in some abnormal behavior, including research misconduct (data fabrication). It led to me withdrawing from medical school program, but I have spent several years recovering. I have finished a PhD. I have published many papers including a few at top journals (Cell) since then. I maintain a strong interest in academic medicine and I am ready to take another go at it. How might my application be processed differently? How successful could an applicant like myself be? Do you have advice on how I can present myself in the best manner? Do I have a chance?
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Surname field is blank in my passport. My full name is in "given name", so will that be a problem while applying for a study visa to Australia?  My actual name:    surname: Ganta given name: Dheeraj     In passport:    surname: given name: Ganta Dheeraj
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I recently noticed a new feature, the network profile link, just under the flag weight in my user profile page. It probably seemed like a good idea but I really don't like it. Here's why:  I am very committed to StackOverflow, use my real name for the account, take a professional approach to it and hope to use it as something of a portfolio-light at some point in the future.   Every now and then I venture onto other Stack Exchange sites but I do so with mostly different names for different SE sites. I have posted some questions and answers that I would rather not have connected back to my Stack Overflow account. They've been silly or controversial and have nothing to do with software engineering. I would rather a potential employer not see these posts or even see links to other sites I may be a member of. There are sites where mere membership can be offensive to people. For example: Atheism, Christianity, Skepticism, etc. I really do not want these sites and accounts to be linked back to something that I do take seriously such as SO.   It is also a matter of privacy. I see the network profile and accounts links as something akin to using a particular browser and finding out that the browser is publishing your history for all the world to see. Some might be OK with that but not me. There are SE sites I find interesting and want to participate in from time to time but only anonymously. Had I known that all of my SE accounts would at some point be tied and published together I would have never signed up for many of them.  I would very much like to see a check box when editing my profiles that specifies whether or not my SE accounts should be displayed.  Thank you for your consideration.
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I am a 21 year old from Canada applying for a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa.  This is my travel history in the UK:  1: October 20th 2017 - Mid January 2018  2: Approx January 29th 2018 - January 31st 2018 (was in UK for around 2-3 days just catching a flight from London to Norway  3: March 15th - April 31st 2018  On my application it asks for my two most recent trips to the UK. I can ONLY list two maximum. I cannot list all three.  Should I not include my transit trip as it was so minor?   Basically should I list my March and January trips?  Or should I list my March and October trips?  I don't want to seem like I'm hiding my October history. But I want to do what's best.  Thank you!
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My wife has publications under both her maiden name and her married name. How should she indicate that this is the case on her CV, if she wants to mention publications from both time periods?
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I came across a phrase for a type of question which is designed to discover someone's religious background, particularly in the context of sectarianism and divided societies but can't for the life of me remember it.   For example, if you are in Scotland and I ask you what football team you support, that may reveal your religion. Or in N.Ireland, if I ask what school you attend, likewise that may do the same.  It's like a 'veiled question' only that's not the term I'm looking for. Any help appreciated.  I've a feeling that the second part of the phrase is (question) as in, a INSERT TERM question, but not 100% sure.
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Does it mean neither a muslim nor a pakistani anymore? Or it means muslim and ex pakistani. I will be very thankfull if you people kindly elaborate this for me.
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From  I have received the information of the person with the possibility of great-grandfather.   However, I have a bigger problem from here which is whether he really is my great-grandfather because there was a brother to him in the information.   If I can find his brother's descendants, then I may be able to learn the kinship with DNA testing.   How can I find the living descendants of this great grand uncle?  I was born and grew up in Japan where research is easy for me but I do not know the best way in Britain and Australia.  C.Z.Ede is the name of the candidate for my great-grandfather and his information can be found at   There is also a Mr Peter Zohrab site () which mentions "Sydney Cuthbert Ede, Eagleville Station, Talbotville, Victoria, Australia".  Mr Peter Zohrab from that site suggested that I look for descendants of Sydney Cuthbert Ede in Australia or New Zealand. However, I have not yet found any. I am also inquiring at the church in which he was baptized.
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I have applied recently for a general visitor visa to the UK to spend 10 days during Christmas with my British unmarried partner and it has been turned down.   The Entry Clearance Officer stated on his refusal notice the following:     I note that you have never previously travelled to the UK or any country with similar immigration requirements and you therefore do not have a history of travel and compliance to consider.      You have submitted an employment letter to confirm your occupation in KSA but I am required to also assess your personal, domestic and economic circumstances in determining whether you are genuine visitor travelling to the UK for the period and purpose you state.      You claim an income of SAR ........ per month which equal ........ GBP and from the evidence submitted this appears to be your sole source of income.   I note that this monthly income is reflected on your bank statements. However, the bank statement you have presented show a recent large deposit that are in excess of your stated income and inconsistent with the account history. You haven't provided evidence toward the origin of this recent deposit and in the absence of reasonable evidence I am not satisfied that these bank statements accurately reflect your personal circumstances.      In view of the above, I am not satisfied you have demonstrated that your circumstances are as you claim and therefore I am not satisfied that you're travelling to the UK for the period and purpose you stated. 41(i)and(ii).   Its true that I have deposited that sum of money right before I apply and it was a commission I received from work earlier this month.   So, could you please give me your advice on the above as I am planning to apply again soon. and how to avoid my application being refused again?
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We want to visit Canada on a short-term visitor visa for tourism. We are a family of 4 but we have a family friend traveling with us. While applying for the visa online and filling the questionnaire, it asks for additional family members traveling with me and their documents so shall I include our family friend in the same list? If not, how do we process it otherwise?  All 5 of us applied for a USA/UK visa in the same way in a single application. I just had to mention the people traveling with me, we applied as a group and went for interview together. We were granted the visa successfully.