How to have your abstract rejected: http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~rupak/rejectedabstract.htm
Research advice to beginner students: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v426/n6965/full/426389a.html
PhD: Don't forget the bigger picture: http://www.openculture.com/2010/09/the_illustrated_guide_to_a_phd.html
