research-intensive
Requiring extensive investigation
Research-intensive describes institutions, fields, or activities where original investigation and discovery are central priorities rather than secondary concerns.
Universities classified as research-intensive dedicate substantial resources to generating new knowledge, employing faculty whose primary role is conducting studies rather than just teaching.
She chose a research-intensive program because she wanted hands-on lab experience.
The term also applies to industries like pharmaceuticals or aerospace where development depends heavily on ongoing scientific inquiry.
Of advanced academic study
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
postgraduate · tenure-track · sabbatical · faculty · citations · grants · fellowships · methodology
Facility for scientific investigation
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- NIHFederal medical research agency
- NSFInadequate balance indicator
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
overhead · postdoc · facilities · equipment · infrastructure · collaboration · consortium · institute
Creating new products
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- biotechApplied biological engineering
- innovationCreating something original
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
prototyping · testing · patents · investment · breakthrough · commercialization · discovery · formulation
Requiring much duration
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- demandingRequiring great effort
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
thorough · hands-on · dedication · specialized · expertise · training · fieldwork · analysis
doctoral
Of advanced academic study
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
scholarly · postgraduate · tenure-track · sabbatical · faculty · citations · grants · fellowships · methodology · longitudinal
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- NIHFederal medical research agency
- NSFInadequate balance indicator
endowment · overhead · postdoc · facilities · equipment · infrastructure · collaboration · consortium · institute · center
R&D
Creating new products
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- biotechApplied biological engineering
- innovationCreating something original
proprietary · prototyping · testing · patents · investment · breakthrough · commercialization · discovery · formulation · validation
time-consuming
Requiring much duration
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- demandingRequiring great effort
exhaustive · thorough · hands-on · dedication · specialized · expertise · training · fieldwork · analysis · documentation
research-intensivesuperficial
Lacking depth or substance
cursory · shallow · casual · perfunctory · surface-level
research-intensivevocational
Related to skilled work
applied · community college · service-oriented · polytechnic · labor-intensive
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