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Discover what research is and how it can help you reach your goals.

What is Research?

If you’re just starting to explore what research is, Discover is the right place for you! Find out what is research and how it can help you achieve your goals! Research is all about looking at a problem in many different ways, learning new things about it, and sharing what you learn with the world!

It is a way for you to let your curiosity guide your exploration, and to contribute to your community (academic or otherwise) while you’re at it! As an undergraduate student, it is also an awesome learning experience, as it gives you a chance to get hands-on experience with discovering and mobilizing new knowledge on a topic that you care about.

Does this seem interesting to you? You can read more about what undergraduate research is and how it can help you here!

CURN | Behind the Research: April Reid

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 April Read, General Science
Filming and Editing by CURN Co-Creator: Elliott To, TRU Law

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Fears

Research Ambassador Blog Post By: April Read Forming a question and hypothesis is the first step of any study. We want to discover new things and learn more, which means there is not usually a correct answer or even a known answer for a study’s objective. The next step in research is running experiments. But where…

Finding Research That You Care About

Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Gwen Freeze So often we talk to friends who know exactly what they want to do with their lives. Come to the end of high school, they are dead set on being doctors, business owners, occupational therapists, and so on. I was never one of those people who knew what they…

Undergraduate Research Activities

Undergraduate research helps students to develop skills in a variety of ways. The following activities will allow you to DISCOVER what undergraduate research means to you! What are some of the ways that students can engage in undergraduate research? Learning to use the library search tools Completing a class-based research project Working with a Faculty…

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…

DISCOVER: What is research?

What is research? If you’re just starting to explore what research is, Discover is the right place for you! Find out what is research and how it can help you achieve your goals! Research is all about looking at a problem in many different ways, learning new things about it, and sharing what you learn…

DISCOVER: How do I get started?

How do I get started with research? It is never too late or too early to start, and you can do that by identifying things that pique your interest in school and in life, and then connecting with faculty and peers who can support you through your curiosity! Here’s a complete guide on getting started with…