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My obsession. It's finding stuff out, new things, things people know but don't write down, things that were unknown. It's about being curious and asking questions. It's never ending, my life's work, the thing that makes me want to get up in the morning and let's me meet people, work with them and share ideas around the world even!

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Balancing the insecurities of worrying you haven’t found enough/any literature on the topic because of a skills/knowledge deficit on your part, with the confidence you might have identified a new research questions no-one else has yet considered in the same way - and you aren’t finding anything because there isn’t anything to find.

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A typical activity during the research process ...

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A typical activity during the research process ...

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Is to look at things in a different way, gather together information and put it together to make something new and interesting.  The aim is the fly high and hopefully make a safe landing, probably with the help of a research librarian.

An important aspect of research is gathering together data and then thinking about how that data should be looked after, organised, stored and archived for future use. Research data management is very much on the agenda and creating a RDM plan is something that is now required by my University (University of Birmingham) and some funders are also asking for this. It's a process that helps the researcher think about the data they are collecting and to give serious thought about how it should be curated.

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This is similar to what others have said: a process with an end point or goal, but with the potential to branch off or take the scenic route. I also like the image of the forest (or 'tangle of literature') researchers have to make their way through. As somebody whose background is as a medievalist and who now works with humanities researchers I have always enjoyed this quote by Roberta Frank of Yale University: '"When the philologists repair to their wilderness of old texts, they end up getting gloriously lost, diverted by unexpected echoes and detours, crossroads of meaning and a confusion of learned dwarfs."

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complex and sometimes the end is not in sight...

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complex and sometimes the end is not in sight...

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but actually with proper planning it is manageable (the staircase looks winding but it does have a beginning and and end)

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Finding existing and emergent research  can be overwhelming- especially if we have done a good job exposing researchers to the many resources that are out there. In addition to supporting good search practices, we need to make sure researchers are equipped to manage the information that they find. This image can represent the jungle of literature that researchers have to cut through to find what’s relevant to them.  The vines also remind me of the tangents  and new directions that can tempt researchers.

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holding the big and small pictures in mind at once

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holding the big and small pictures in mind at once

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Researchers have to be so focussed on the specifics of their own work, but also the bigger picture of their career, their field, the process of research and being part of a global research system. There must be a lot of pressure to change the world for the better on many different fronts - all while being a flawed human being with a life!

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There's an end goal, you can reach it in different ways, and it's a select group who take it up.  Planning, repeating activities, being coached and slogging away on your own all key.  You'll hit the wall sometimes, but

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A typical difficulty when researching...

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A typical difficulty when researching...

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I couldn't resist using this meme as for me it represents the root of so many of the challenges that I myself deal with as someone who supports researchers and that those doing the research also experience.

This image combines the dual challenges of doing novel research therefore meaning that no-one knows what they're doing, with the amazing pressure of finding yourself suddenly at a level of research when you have others looking to you for the answers and you're not quite sure how you got to this point! Confidence and psychological pressure are powerful things!

All we can do as researchers and research supporters is just work through these challenges together and be comfortable enough to sometimes say "I don't know...but I can find it out anyway".

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The goal of research is to advance knowledge.

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The goal of research is to advance knowledge.

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A typical activity in the research process is literature searching.

A typical difficulty is accessing all the resources needed.

I've assisted researchers through informing them about open access and directing them to open access sources.

Lots of questions about research support, some of which are...

How do we reach out to researchers.
How do we target/appeal to researchers to use us for support.

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about the gathering of concepts and ideas to create and disseminate new insights

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about the gathering of concepts and ideas to create and disseminate new insights

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Image from https://www.bridgemaneducation.com/en/asset/2622308 choice inspired by the Philip Pullman quote: "Read like a butterfly, write like a bee". I also like the meandering water in the background that alludes to the concept of research as a journey.
Debbie Bogard

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Research can be nebulous and hard to get a hold of!

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Research can be nebulous and hard to get a hold of!

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Perhaps defining exactly the goal of research, what the question is, and where to look.... That is where we come in!
Marion K

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For me, research is all about communication of knowledge and ideas

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For me, research is all about communication of knowledge and ideas

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This sculpture beautifully encapsulates the purpose of research for me. I'll explain why during my paper!

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Research as Abandonment