Resources

Resources for students:

Reading:
- How to read a book by Paul N. Edwards
- Efficient reading of papers in science and technology by Michael J. Hanson
Writing:
- Mathematical writing by Donald E. Knuth et al.
- Notes on writing papers by Daniel J. Bernstein
- How to write a paper by Oded Goldreich
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk
- The King's English by Henry W. Fowler
Refereeing:
- Hints for referees by Donald E. Knuth
- A guide for new referees in theoretical computer science by Ian Parberry
Grant writing:
- A guide for proposal writing by the US SNF
- Writing a good grant proposal by Simon Peyton-Jones and Alan Bundy
General:
- Career advice by Terence Tao
- A letter to research students by Duane A. Bailey.
- List of references on academic skills, at Utrecht University
- List of references for graduate students, at Iowa State University
- Logical fallacies by Stephen Downes
- You and your research by Richard Hamming
In French:
- Conseils aux étudiants par Philippe le Tourneau
- 16 conseils de saint Thomas d'Aquin

Useful links:

IACR
Survey of existing and proposed laws and regulations on cryptography
The free Handbook of applied cryptography
UCL Crypto Group's list of cryptographic events
The leading journal in its field
SHERPA/RoMEO (data base of publishers's copyright transfer policies)
Foundations of cryptography (by Oded Goldreich)
Cryptology pointers (by Helger Lipmaa)
DBLP cryptography/security entries