Research Podcast Series: I want to do research, where do I start?

About this episode

This episode discusses how to start engaging with research, featuring insights from Professor Benita Olivier.

Welcome to the Research Masterclass series, a collaboration between the SASMA Podcast and the Research Masterminds Success Academy . This series was created for clinicians, academics, and professionals who are curious about research but often find the academic world opaque, intimidating, or complicated. The aim of this series is to slow that conversation down. We want to unpack research in a way that is honest, grounded, and practical—starting not with methods or proposals, but with the bigger questions: what is research training, why do people do it, and how do you even begin? In this episode, we are joined by Professor Benita Olivier, to take us through "where to even begin." If you’ve ever thought, “I might want to do research, but I’m not sure what that actually means,” this conversation is for you.

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Benita Olivier

Topics covered

• research training
• academic world
• clinicians
• professionals
• research methods

Keywords

• research
• training
• academics
• clinicians
• intimidation
• practical advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SASMA, Research Masterminds Success Academy

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