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Great Research, Great Publications – Why & How

Great Research, Great Publications – Why & How. Graham H. Pyke School of the Environment University of Technology Sydney. Content. Research & Being a researcher … What’s it all about? Great Research … How to recognise? Great Research … How to do? Approach/ Mindset Tools

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Great Research, Great Publications – Why & How

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  1. Great Research, Great Publications – Why & How Graham H. Pyke School of the Environment University of Technology Sydney

  2. Content • Research & Being a researcher … What’s it all about? • Great Research … How to recognise? • Great Research … How to do? • Approach/ Mindset • Tools • Great Research … What’s the point? • Research quality … How assessed?

  3. Research is about … • Observations & Questions • Why is it so? • What are the consequences? • Explanation & Prediction • If A then B … Yes/ No? • Iterative process • Understanding increases

  4. Being a Researcher is about … … discovering/ understanding & ??

  5. Being a Researcher is about … … discovering/ understanding & telling the world & ??

  6. Being a Researcher is about … … discovering/ understanding & telling the world & having fun

  7. Research has … Context

  8. Great research requires … Approach/ Mindset:“SIP” • Significance • Influence • Presentation

  9. Tools required: Significance • Identify questions &/or issues • Hierarchy • Evaluate • Fundamental significance • Relevance

  10. Example: Significance Fundamental Question: Why do animals (& other organisms) forage the way they do? • Hierarchy of questions

  11. Tools required: Influence • Audience size • Influence level (Context)

  12. Example: Influence • Audience Everyone interested in Biology • Influence sought: Adopt advocated approach

  13. Tools required: Presentation • Standard approach … • KISS • Concise • Logical • Clear • Pursuing Excellence … • Captivating • Compelling • Memorable

  14. Writing: My Approach • Logical order of simple points • These are lead sentences of separate paragraphs • One point per paragraph • Applies to articles, reviews, grant proposals, reports etc • Test & Outcomes

  15. Writing: Test • Combine lead sentences of each paragraph into single body of text. • Convey ‘story’ simply & completely • Understandable to almost anyone => Feedback

  16. Writing:Outcomes • Basis for abstract or summary • Basis for being captivating, compelling & memorable

  17. Research excellence: How? • SIP Approach … • Significance max • Influence max • Presentation is captivating, compelling & memorable • Tools • Feedback

  18. Great Research: Your career • Opportunity • Grants • Students • Institution • You

  19. Research Excellence: Metrics • Quantity • ‘Publish … Or perish’ • Quality e.g., # publs weighted by venue ‘quality’ # citations • Now: ‘Publish in high quality venues and be well cited …. Or perish” • Future: ‘Publish & be well cited … Or perish’

  20. Great Research? Great publications?Goals Research of (relatively) high significance & influence Publication (or other presentation) that is captivating, compelling and memorable, while being simple, concise, logical and clear.

  21. Great Research? Great publications?How • SIP approach • Research & presentation excellence • Citations & other performance measures • All-round benefits • Tools essential • Focus & Determination

  22. Why do you do research?

  23. Why do you do research? ‘Because I love it’

  24. Why do you do research? ‘Because I love it and seek to make a significant and positive difference’

  25. Further Reading • Pyke, G.H. (2000) A strategy for reviewing the biology of animals. Australian Zoologist 31: 482-491 • Pyke, G.H. (2013) Struggling scientists. Please cite our papers! Current Science 105 (8): 1061-1066 • Pyke, G.H. (2014) Achieving research excellence and citation success: What’s the point and how do you do it? BioScience Advance Access 15 Jan 2014

  26. Questions?

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