Research students

advantage n– преимущество
to provide ~ – предоставить преимущество
advantageous adj – преимущественный
to be ~ – обладать преимуществом
assimilate ideas – воспринимать идеи
benefit (from) v– извлекать пользу (из)
competition n – конкуренция
fierce ~ – жесткая конкуренция
competitive adj – конкурентный
~ environment – конкурентная среда
do a degree/work towards a PhD – заниматься в аспирантуре
generalize v – обобщать
inquisitive/inquiring mind – пытливый ум
long term aims – долгосрочные цели
more employable – более привлекательный для работодателя
motivation n – мотивация
option n – выбор
outdated adj – устаревший
problem-solving – решение проблемных вопросов
produce a dissertation – написать диссертацию
put theory into practice – использовать теорию на практике
skill n – умение
higher level ~ s – умения более высокого уровня
to acquire ~ s – приобретать умения
to develop ~ – развивать умения
specialize (in) v – специализироваться (в)
~ a particular field – специализироваться в конкретной области (знаний)
speciality (Br.) /specialty (Am.) n – специальность
staff n – штат служащих
academic / teaching ~ – профессорско-преподавательский состав
succeed academically – достичь успехов в учебе
tailor a course – разработать курс
time management – умение организовать свое время
value v – ценить
valuable adj – ценный
~ experience – ценный опыт
variety of reasons – разнообразие причин
undertake further study – продолжить обучение
work experience – опыт работ


What qualities does research demand from postgraduate students, those young people who make up their minds to pursue research activities? Some of these qualities are discussed in the text below. Think of the other ones. Do you enjoy solving problems, have creative abilities or things like that? Are you patient enough, hard-working for this kind of activity?


Different types of study require similar qualities from the people who undertake them. Thus, working towards a research degree demands an inquisitive mind that will maintain the motivation to learn and discover new information. It also demands a high level of intellectual ability in order to cope with the pressures of understanding the possible complex arguments, facts or theories, requires a high degree of organizational ability and time management, as so many different things need to be attended to.


Why undertake postgraduate study? There is no definite answer to this question. There are various reasons for choosing postgraduate study but some reasons are more positive than others. Look through the opinions below and get ready to discuss motivating reasons to do a higher degree.