What does it take to be an effective researcher? This video is a complete guide to understanding the roles and responsibilities of a researcher, making it perfect for students, early-career researchers, and anyone planning a career in research.
Chapters
0:00 Author intro and session overview
2:07 Who are researchers?
3:55 Qualities of a good researcher
5:27 How to build a strong knowledge base
8:16 How to conduct literature review
12:31 Step-by-step guide to read research papers
22:19 Steps to plan and design research studies
23:15 How to formulate a research question
26:10 How to define research objectives (SMART format)
28:30 How to plan your research
33:40 Why publication planning is required
34:46 Tips to handle research data
37:49 How to communicate research findings
39:05 Tips to maintain research integrity
40:30 How to get funds for research
41:56 Steps to write a grant proposal
45:46 How researchers can network and collaborate
51:10 Why researchers should attend conferences
53:27 Staying up to date with the developments in the field
54:55 Career development for researchers
56:19 Work-life balance for researchers
58:08 Q&As on AI and helpful tools for researchers
Dr. Raffaella Gozzelino begins with a brief author introduction and a clear session overview, setting the stage for what it truly means to be a researcher in today’s academic and scientific world. You’ll learn who researchers are, what they do, and the key qualities that define a good researcher, such as curiosity, critical thinking, discipline, ethics, and a strong commitment to learning.
The video then focuses on how to build a solid foundation of knowledge by conducting a thorough literature review. It provides a step-by-step guide to reading research papers efficiently, helping you understand how to analyze structure, identify key findings, and extract useful information. From there, it moves into planning and designing research studies, explaining how to formulate strong research questions and define clear research objectives using the SMART format: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based.
You’ll also get a detailed roadmap for planning your research, including topic selection, identifying knowledge gaps, framing research questions or hypotheses, conducting literature searches, choosing the right research methods and designs, handling data collection and analysis, and reporting your findings. The importance of publication planning is highlighted, showing how strategic thinking can improve research visibility and impact.
Data handling is another critical topic covered in this session. The video shares practical tips on managing, organizing, and protecting research data, along with best practices for communicating research findings clearly through papers, presentations, and reports. It also emphasizes maintaining research integrity by avoiding plagiarism, ensuring ethical compliance, and following responsible research practices.
For researchers interested in funding, the video explains how to secure funds for research and highlights the essential steps of writing a strong grant proposal. Networking and collaboration are discussed as key elements of a successful research career, along with the importance of attending conferences to share work, gain feedback, and build professional connections.
Staying up to date with developments in your field, planning long-term career growth, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance are also addressed, reminding researchers that productivity and well-being go hand in hand. The session concludes with Q&As on AI and helpful tools for researchers, showing how technology can support research while still keeping human expertise at the center.
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