During Victoria Munn and Erin Griffey’s research seminar, they discussed beauty in the likes of Renaissance paintings, reflecting the ever-growing importance of beauty within our society. Their work highlighted the importance of researchers developing a comprehensive understanding of their own research topics in order to truly grasp it.
This idea has come to stick with me as I have realised the downfalls that research may have should the researcher choose to ignore this.
Failure to dive deep into your work can not only harm your research but may also restrict it. You could miss the big picture or present something that excludes different perspectives and opinions. Heck, it could even lead you to think that one view is innately superior over another.
That is why it is our job as researchers to explore how we may restrict ourselves from diving deep into our work, and how we may need to challenge ourselves to go beyond these restrictions. By doing so, we can move towards research that is more considerate and insightful.
After all, as researchers, we hold the ball in our hands to enlighten everyone who may come across our work. So, I say, why don’t we embrace that to the fullest extent that we can?!
