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My passion for understanding the world around me and trying to stitch together the different pieces of information

I love to discover knowledge during my education, which motivated me to become a researcher.

A keen curiosity to understand why the world is the way as we know it today.

My honours supervisor who supported me to publish from the honours research

Human curiosity and the desire to understand and explore the world around us influenced my decision to become a researcher.

As a PhD student and a teacher educator I have to do research for promotion and certification

The nature of my work in IT strategy requires research abilities; requirements of the academic program

The greatest influencer was a Spanish naturalist called Felix Rodríguez de la Fuente, whomake a serie of TV documentaries called The Man and the Earth. He showed me and several generations the amazing secrets of Iberian fauna and planted te seeds of so many vocations for biology

to make a meaningful contribution to their field or society as a whole and to develop new technologies, discover innovative solutions to problems, or contribute to scientific advancements that can improve people's lives.

My work experience made me more inquisitive, and I have continued on that path.

The need to have empirical analysis for decision making influenced me in becoming a researcher.

Am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science working on Insecurity and National Integration in Nigeria. My motivation is the desire to contribute to research on how Nigeria can become more united by providing answers to the question of why national unity has remained elusive over 6 decades after independence.

Self inspired based on the need to acquire cutting edge skills to investigate problems in my community and help address them.

In my 2nd year science course, we tracked the development of sea urchins from a single cell organism to a multicellular living being, I was hooked from that day.

Since I am part of the academic community, becoming a researcher really is one of the things that we do, doing research and finding solution toa certain problem helps improve ones life.

During my Masters, a professor once said that researching is like falling in love: it keeps you awake at night!

I am a PhD Scholar from LMIC, also my passion for knowledge and desire to contribute to scientific advancements motivated me to become a researcher.

When I was successful on a research grant at my early career, and that resulted a half dozon of single authored papers.

My parents and grand parents. All of them are academics and PhD holders!

I actually never saw myself as a scientific researcher, it was a far fetched idea. But as I progressed in my graduate studies, I now do see myself as a researcher to better understand business inquiries and provide better advise from a theoretical sound approach, but also grounded in pragmatism. And what makes it even more interesting now is that there are AI tools that can automate a lot of the administrative work.

My mentor which lead to my career as an academic and my passion for teaching as well.

Academics has been a profession of my choice. Becoming researcher is part of this journey as well as it serves as the right response to the profound internal call for doing something creative and helps justify one's existence.

I grew up in a small town in India and have seen firsthand the healthcare issues that underprivileged populations endure.

After 14 years working in outsourcing Industry and Government, in 2001, I joined the academic world to research, learn, and discover skills, tools, and perspectives on How and What and Why about many things that weren't answered in Buisness world...

Passion for knowledge and teaching is influenced my decision to become researcher.

Researchers have the ability to use logical and scientific understanding to solve problems.

My interest in drawing connections between the arts (literature and film) and society, with a view to exploiting that research potential in teaching.

Passion, interest, and opportunity. Started as a research assistant and grew from there.

At 13 my dad explained to me about his multiple sclerosis, and how a blood brain barrier functions. Got fascinated by the BBB, understood the MS part way later ahaha. Now I work on regenerative medicine.

After our mother passed, my sister was diagnosed with cervical cancer. I felt like I needed to learn more and do something proactive. I wanted to help, even if only in an indirect way.

Wanted to dig deeper into the topic of data science and machine learning in operations management.

My harrowing experiences teaching STEM out of field in regional Aussie high schools. Now exploring how to do it successfully!

my personal health struggles (transplantation at age 9) revealed to me the importance and urgency of medical research

I was influenced my mentor who has been walking with me through the Research journey as an upcoming researcher and Graduate student.

To explore and uncover new ways to maximize human potential and fulfillment.

Desire to stand on the shoulders of giants who gave their sweat and blood to push the frontiers of knowledge

My niece and her endless curiosity to understand the world around her.

The key thought I had was "how on earth did they find that out?" .Most studies are indirect by nature trying to identifying and understand how multiple factors interact with each other.

I am inspired by great scientist such as Da vinchi, Newton, Darwin, Madam Curie

My father influenced my decision to pursue research and development field as a professional

Counselor in elementary school, during an awful injury, showed me there was more to swimming than just training - got me into (sport) psychology, I eventually transitioned into cognitive science.

I wanted to explain complicated things in simple manner and trying to find simple models instead of complex models.

I want to show my kids that you can do anything you set your mind to! I am 49 years old.

My grandparents (both scientists). I wanted to become a role model for my (grand)kids just like my grandparents were for me.

My decision to become a researcher was greatly influenced by my former professor, who played a pivotal role in shaping my academic and professional trajectory.

It was my desire to learn the scientific process to understand the physics of particular phenomenon and to develop a scientific thought process.

Professor Akin L. Mabogunje, Nigeria's first Professor of Geography and first African President of the International Geographical Union.

Richard Feinman deciding to only research questions he was naturally curious about.

I wanted to see how we could improve educational tools for young children to be more inclusive

I don't have a specific person that have included my decision to become a researcher. It is my inner drive and higher calling to be an education research scholar and make a differences in the life of individuals.

Destined for a PhD under a geophysics pioneer, his untimely passing led me to continue his field, his memory fueling my current lunar and Martian research

During my undergraduate studies, I had a lecturer in vector biology who possessed a profound passion for malaria and dedicated their research efforts to exploring diverse strategies for controlling malaria vectors.

Current trends in research metrics encouraged me to be a researcher, I improve my postgraduate training sessions from experiencing research.

My baby when he was in my belly. I'm always looking for learning more and contributing to a better world.