BECOME

Become a lifelong learner and share your knowledge.

How do you become a researcher? 

In case you haven’t noticed, you already are one – and here’s why: You weren’t born knowing how to use a computer or what the internet is. You had questions along the way, and you had to find your own answers by asking for help from those who might know or by trying things out on your own and seeing what happens!

This is exactly what research is all about: the continuous process of being in touch with your own curiosity, asking questions, figuring things out, and sharing what you learn with others! This last part is particularly important, which is why we made this whole section on becoming a researcher.

CURN | Behind the Research: Lauren Okano

Research takes many forms, take a look at the human behind the research with our Research Ambassadors at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC.

Featuring: Research Ambassador Lauren Okano, BSc., Chemical Biology
Filming and Editing by CURN Co-Creator: Elliott To, TRU Law
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Continue Becoming!

How to Make a Stellar Academic Poster

Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Lauren Okano Picture this. You have just completed a research project on your dream research topic, and you can’t wait to share your findings. What do you do? Well, you have come to the right place because this post is all about one of the key players in research dissemination:…

My Research Story – Nikki McAnulty

My name is Nikki, and I conducted my own self-led wildlife behavioural ecology research within Kamloops, BC, in 2021/2022. I wanted to learn about the ecological preferences that the Western terrestrial garter snake (T. elegans) possesses in an urban city park. There seemed to be a particular small hill within the park that the snakes…

Research Coach: Kristen Gardner

How did you become a Research Coach? What was that process like? I was approached by Lea Bucknell, who knew that I had an interest in casting and installation work; she was planning a project for her first-year sculpture class that incorporated both of these elements. Casting is a fairly in-depth medium, and she thought…

BECOME: How do you?

How do you become a researcher?  In case you haven’t noticed, you already are one – and here’s why! You weren’t born knowing how to use a computer or what the internet is. You had questions along the way, and you had to find your own answers by asking for help from those who might know or…

BECOME: I’ve shared my work, now what?

Am I done with research after I’ve shared my knowledge? That depends! What are you interested in? Are there still questions you want to answer? Are there other areas you want to explore with your newly acquired knowledge? Is there more to the project than you were able to explore in the time frame you…

BECOME: How can I share my findings?

How can I share my research with others? There’s no right or wrong here, and you should share your work in the way that best matches the preferences and habits of your target audience. Did you discover something that might affect how other researchers view their own fields or approach their own projects? Then writing…