zz【博士杂谈】推荐几本关于研究生学习的好书
   作者：点灯入佛

1. Who wants to be a Scientist?--Choosing science as a career Nancy Rothwell （曼彻斯特大学教授）
   这本书从选择研究生院开始，教你如何做研究，如何与导师打交道，如何在学术圈发展等等，极其全面。可以说是一本研究生的圣经，强烈建议大家阅读，可以帮你解决好多困惑。要是能在本科的时候就读到它，对你选择研究生院一定大有帮助。台湾已经出版了中文版，下面是英文简介。

   Scientific research is about discovering new things and applying them to improvements in life style for people and animals. But careers in science are now very demanding, requiring much more than a keen scientific mind and practical ability. If you are considering a career in research, have already embarked on your career and want to succeed, are uncertain which route to take, or advise, train or supervise scientists, this book should offer some helpful advice. It covers topics ranging from choosing a PhD or postdoctoral position, successful interviews and preparing your cv to managing your supervisor; how to give successful talks, publish high quality papers and get yourself known; and broad aspects of science which are so important today, including ethics and fraud, intellectual property and exploitation and disseminating science to the public.


 Written by Professor Nancy Rothwell, a senior scientist of international reputation, with extensive experience in training scientists and communication with the public
Written in a very easy and succinct style, to appeal to today's new students
Lets the reader know in a clear way what are the likely stumbling blocks or bottlenecks in a scientific career



2. Advice to a young scientist
P.B. Medawar (诺贝尔奖获得者）
这本书比上一本出的要早，但是可读性较弱（不强烈建议，有空还是可以看看的）。


3. Alternative careers in science--Leaving the ivory tower
一本关于如何在拿到博士学位以后，从事其他工作的书。


  我是在博士的最后一年读到这几本书的。对于第一本书，真是有一种相见恨晚的感觉，很多博士阶段的困惑和牢骚都迎刃而解。后两本书也让我很受启发，希望对大家的研究生学习有所帮助。欢迎补充。