PhDs & Postdocs

An Uncertain Future! Science majors who persisted through to doctoral research are finding that their prospects upon graduation aren’t any better than their peers who studied for…

Research Objectivity The assumed purity of scientific research is thought to lie in the objectivity of the researcher, observing and recording behaviors and results with all…

While budget-strapped researchers may be willing to accept funds from either non-profit donors or corporate sources, critics are increasingly concerned about the price that is paid…

The Academic Bubble As a graduate student seeking a position in a doctoral research program, your field of vision may not extend too far beyond the end of your nose. You have…

As the volume of published academic research material continues to grow, the prospects for new researchers looking to navigate through all of that data in order to compile a…

Two recent papers on worldwide biomedical R&D spending have some good news and some bad news for researchers in the field. For researchers in Europe and North America the news…

Consider Your Purpose Passion for a research topic can get you through some tough spots when you’re struggling with your hypothesis, buried under articles for your literature…

The Coming "Biblioclasm"? Academic librarians facing the rapid onslaught of digitization of their collections could be forgiven for turning Luddite and comparing the trend to the…

What is Basic Research? In simple words, basic research (also known as pure research or fundamental research) is conducted with the sole objective of contributing to existing…

It’s about Wants Vs. Needs! For centuries, retailers have struggled with this classic inventory problem. That if you carry enough items in your bag, prospective customers will get…

The Transformative Consumer Research (TCR) Movement Academic researchers, especially in the field of marketing, have been studying consumer behavior for decades.  The promise of…

Beyond How Often and How Many Human beings have always been difficult to research. Unlike the natural sciences where we can use quantitative methods to capture how often things…