Researcher
Explore how researchers develop questions, gather evidence and contribute carefully tested knowledge.
Roles vary across organisations and change over time. Use this profile to identify questions, then investigate current role and course information.
What does this career involve?
Common kinds of work to investigate when learning about this area.
Work you might explore
- Reviewing what is already known about a question
- Choosing ethical and suitable research methods
- Collecting, analysing and documenting evidence
- Sharing findings, uncertainty and limitations
What skills can help?
- Critical reading
- Research methods
- Data or textual analysis
- Careful writing
Courses to explore
These are possible learning routes, not fixed requirements. Course content and entry conditions vary.
Projects students can try
Small projects can help you test your interest and practise the work behind this career.
Run a small ethical survey study
Reproduce and explain a published open-data analysis
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