research groups

Academic investigation units

Research groups are teams of scholars, scientists, or analysts who collaborate on investigating particular topics or problems.

The term appears most often in academic and scientific contexts, where a research group typically includes a principal investigator and students or junior researchers: She joined a research group studying climate adaptation.

In corporate or policy settings, research groups may be departments or think tanks producing reports and analysis.

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activity purpose

research groupsproduction teams

Groups creating finished works

field operations · teaching faculty

methodological approach

research groupsthink tanks

Research organizations advising policymakers

advocacy groups

knowledge orientation

research groupsteaching faculty

Educators at an institution

instructional staff · practitioners · service providers

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