At Ogwlab, research topics are set by each member's own interests, and the plan, analysis, and writing are examined concretely. This page explains how research moves from choosing a topic to presenting the results.
Discussing a research plan and a manuscript (illustrative)
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Settle a topic
Research topics are chosen from each member's own interests. We read the literature, discuss, and turn the interest into a question that experiments can answer.
02
Examine the plan
Hypotheses, experimental design, measurement, and analysis are examined concretely. As results come in, we also revisit how the question and the plan fit together.
03
Write, and take it outside
Manuscripts and fellowship applications receive concrete comments. Conference presentations, journal submissions, and sharing research materials are treated as part of the research itself.
04
Connect to collaborations
When the expertise a project needs lies outside the lab, we actively pursue collaboration. Research is not closed inside one adviser and one laboratory.
WORKING AGREEMENT
What the lab provides. What researchers decide.
The lab does not decide everything, and it does not leave everything to the researcher either.
OGWLAB PROVIDES
An environment for discussion and feedback
Regular opportunities to examine the research plan
Concrete comments on manuscripts and applications
Connections to conferences, journals, and collaborators
The equipment needed for behavioral and eye-tracking experiments
RESEARCHERS DECIDE
Ownership of the question and the path
What you want to find out
Which judgment to adopt after discussion
Explaining your findings in your own words
Your path afterwards — research, education, or industry