Research Skills: Innovation

An excellent researcher at doctoral or PhD level:

• Understands the role of innovation and creativity in research.
• May engage in inter-disciplinary research.

Looking ahead, a doctoral student can aim to become an excellent early-career researcher who:

• Exercises critical judgement and thinking to create new and/or imaginative ways of understanding.
• Develops new ways of working on a topic and has unusual ideas.
• Identifies which ideas are likely to be successful.

Note: These skills are identified in the UK Researcher Development Framework – where they appear as A3.3 Innovation