What is Research?
[[File:Aristoteles_Louvre.jpg|thumb|[[Aristotle]] — an [[ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] researcher of [[natural history]] and [[philosophy]]]] '''Research''' is a way of looking for new [[wikt:information|information]], new [[wikt:understanding|understanding]], and new [[fact]]s. A person who does research is called a '''researcher'''. Some researchers work in [[academia]]. Other researchers work for [[business]]es, for [[organisation]]s, or for the [[government]]. Research is often used for solving [[problem]]s or increasing available [[knowledge]]. This can be done by testing [[Theory|theories]] and making [[observation]]s. Research usually prefers to be systematic, organised, and [[Objectivity (science)|objective]].<ref name=Bunge>Bung, Mario 1967. ''Scientific research''. vol 1: The search for system; vol 2: The search for truth. Berlin:Springer.</ref> Research is used in many different [[Discipline (study)|fields of study]] such as [[science]], [[mathematics]], and the [[humanities]]. {{quote|If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineuniversities.com/articles/students/how-to-begin-basic-academic-research/ |title=How to: Begin Basic Academic Research |author= |website= |publisher=OnlineUniversities.com |accessdate=4 October 2016 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006195449/http://www.onlineuniversities.com/articles/students/how-to-begin-basic-academic-research/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|[[Albert Einstein]]}} == Academic research == [[Researcher]]s take part in field or [[laboratory]] [[experiment]]s, reading relevant books, [[journal]]s or [[websites]], taking notes and making [[wikt:conclusion|conclusion]]s. [[Teaching]] and [[Lecture|lecturing]] is only part of the job of a [[professor]] or researcher.<ref name=journresource>{{cite web |url=http://journalistsresource.org/tip-sheets/research/introduction-studies-academic-research-journalists |title=Academic research and studies: How they wor