Understanding Research


Episode 2: What is Research?

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Overview

In this video, Anne defines research, gives a variety of examples of how individuals conduct research in a variety of disciplines, and describes the skills that research involves. You’ll also hear from several students and university faculty about the type of research they do.

Related reading:

The Practice of Science: An Introduction to Research Methods

This video is one in a series that introduces students to scientific research. You can go to the table of contents to see all of the videos in the series.