Why Are Progress Reports Important in Research?
Did your supervisor ask you to write a progress report? A significant part of your supervisor’s job is to be a project manager and be accountable to funders. Remember, your…
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To Pursue a Career or a Postdoc?
After completing my Ph.D., I had a difficult choice to make: A career in academia or in the industry? I was also looking at a postdoc as an option. So, I was a bit indecisive at a…
The Importance of Sampling Methods in Research Design
In research design, population and sampling are two important terms. A population is a group of individuals that share common connections. A sample is a subset of the population.…
What is Null Hypothesis? What Is Its Importance in Research?
Scientists begin their research with a hypothesis that a relationship of some kind exists between variables. The null hypothesis is the opposite stating that no such relationship…
How Important Are Data Availability Statements (DAS)?
Is public access to the raw data that underlies the findings of published articles important for research? Should readers be given access to this data? Data availability statements…
Why Is a Pilot Study Important in Research?
Are you working on a new research project? We know that you are excited to start, but before you dive in, make sure your study is feasible. You don’t want to end up having to…
4 Essential Project Management Skills for PhD Students
Earning a Ph.D. requires you to complete years of coursework, perform laboratory studies, publish your work, and attend conferences. Time management, therefore, is a difficult but…
Tips on Developing an Effective Undergraduate Research Program
Undergraduates can partake in research and they do so regularly. These opportunities are good for students who wish to get a taste for research. Undergraduate research projects…
Does Humanities Lack Research Funding?
Research funding is an important aspect of academic life. Graduate students, researchers, and professors are always in need of funding for their studies. Recently, there has been a…
Should Researchers Include a Confidence Index of Their Results?
The ongoing reproducibility crisis has drawn attention to the way experiments are reported. Alarmingly, a Nature survey revealed that 70 % of scientists were unable to reproduce…
How Working As a Research Technician Can Help Improve Your Scientific Career
Research technicians in academic universities and research institutions often play many roles. Their main responsibilities are conducting experiments, processing samples, and/or…
Why You Should Involve Undergraduates in Your Lab
The best way to really learn something is to do it. As an academic, you are as passionate about educating students as you are about your research. Therefore, one way to really make…