How to cold email a professor for research
What actually makes a research professor reply — the mindset behind a good cold email, the mistakes that get you ignored, and the fundamentals every student should know.
Guides
Guides on finding research labs, writing to professors, and getting into undergraduate research.
How to find research labs that actually fit you
Most students apply to labs they stumbled across. Here's how to systematically find research labs that match your background — and how to tell which ones are worth your time.
Where to find research lab opportunities (start with publications)
You can't just Google 'research labs near me' — lab websites barely rank. The reliable way in is through what labs produce: their publications. Here's where to look.