A Student Guide To Gaining Research Experience & Publishing

How to find the right research topic, identify a suitable supervisor, publish your work and more

What you'll learn
Finding the right research topic for you
Identifying and approaching a suitable supervisor
Defining your role in a research project
Following through and publishing your work
Finding success through multiple streams of research
Requirements
University level (undergraduate or postgraduate) student interested in research. No other prerequisites.
Description
Getting research experience and publications is an important part of college/university but can be overwhelming. Knowing where to start, building the right strategy to achieve this and following through by publishing your work are essential steps.My name is Robin and I am a UK based junior doctor in Cambridge passionate about research and teaching. Throughout university I was actively involved in publishing papers which have been cited 100s of times. I am keen to offer the insight I've gained along the way to help others get involved in research and find success.This course covers essential topics to get started in research including how to find the right research topic for you, identifying and approaching a suitable supervisor and defining your role in the project. We also go through other crucial steps which are often difficult to navigate such as negotiating authorship, offering your skills to others, shortcuts to publishing and finding success through multiple streams of research. These lectures will give you the background and tools to get started by pursuing meaningful research and publishing your work.Whether you are an undergraduate, masters or PhD student, this course offers guidance for pursuing meaningful research and maximizing your opportunities to publish papers.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Identifying a research topic, finding a supervisor and developing a project

Lecture 2 Discovering your research interests

Lecture 3 Identifying and approaching the ideal supervisor

Lecture 4 Defining your role and when to say no

Section 3: Writing a review and shortcuts to getting published

Lecture 5 Writing a review

Lecture 6 Shortcuts to getting published

Section 4: The most important (but least discussed) ways to get publications

Lecture 7 The importance of offering your skills/support to other researchers

Lecture 8 Finding success through multiple streams of research

Section 5: Closing remarks and summary

Lecture 9 Thank you - summary and closing remarks

University level (undergraduate or postgraduate) student interested in research.