1.0Michael Rowehttps://www.mrowe.co.za/blogMichael Rowehttps://www.mrowe.co.za/blog/author/michael/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8JBClumsWN"><a href="https://www.mrowe.co.za/blog/2019/01/read-academic-research/">Read: Academic research</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mrowe.co.za/blog/2019/01/read-academic-research/embed/#?secret=8JBClumsWN" width="600" height="338" title="“Read: Academic research” — Michael Rowe" data-secret="8JBClumsWN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.mrowe.co.za/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://i1.wp.com/www.mrowe.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/in-page-ford-pool.jpg?fit=1500%2C757&ssl=11500757Many people think that “ivory tower” intellectuals make little difference in the world. But some of the highest impact people in history have been researchers, and if you have good personal fit with academic research, we think it can be one of the highest-impact paths…In this article, we’ll cover why we think a career in […]