What is your mission in research?

When I started out in research I wanted to complete my PhD. Of course I wanted to make a contribution to knowledge in the area of my doctorate. When I had completed my thesis I wanted to write papers on various topics and write a book or two. When they were all accomplished I sat back back and wondered why I was doing research. Sure each project has an aim that you hope will have beneficial outcomes for practice and also make a contribution to knowledge. But even beyond that, is the desire to help people develop their research experiences and become full or part-time researchers. Really, this is now the main reason I do research so that in some way it can help others develop their profile and skill set. The experiences I have only have meaning if I can pass them on in some way to others. Hence, Phd students are a key part of the mission and so are other members of staff.


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