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Why do research?

Why do research?. RIMC Research Capacity Enhancement Workshops Series : “Achieving Research Impact”. To obtain a degree Satisfy the examiner To advance an academic career Publish, Publish, Publish To influence practice Multiple forms of communications To enjoy the lifestyle

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Why do research?

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  1. Why do research? RIMC Research Capacity Enhancement Workshops Series : “Achieving Research Impact”

  2. To obtain a degree • Satisfy the examiner • To advance an academic career • Publish, Publish, Publish • To influence practice • Multiple forms of communications • To enjoy the lifestyle • To change the world • Some or all of the above Why do research? “The mission of our universities needs to include meeting the socioeconomic challenges faced by the world's bottom billions” Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid. Science advisor to the prime minister.

  3. RM100million each • Publications doubled 2007 – 2009 • Postgraduate students increase 35% Four of Malaysia's universities have research status Universiti Malaya Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Universiti Putra Malaysia Universiti SainsMalaysia

  4. Academic careers advance by publications • Research boosts the other components of careers; • teaching, research, managing, writing, networking • The rewards for exceptional teaching rarely match the rewards for exceptional research • Higher education has moved from élite to mass • Academic careers are less secure and more demanding Research and academic careers

  5. Research and personal development • Esteem • Travel • Indulge your personal interests and curiosity • Expand your capacity and intellect • Fit into a team and a community • Effort and reward are directly correlated and causal. • If you can get passionate about something, you will do well at it • If personal development is not your primary goal, quality will suffer

  6. Gap: • Demand and supply mismatches • Insufficient incentives • Poor mutual understanding and communication • Weak social networks and social capital • Tacit knowledge has greater potential for impact but is the most difficult to communicate • Therefore: • Record external impact on your cv • Adopt the principles of customer relationship management • Publish openly • Communicate and network relentlessly The impact gap Academic research fails to fulfill its potential to influence wider societal development.

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