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Research Scientists. Chemists, physicists, and all scientists who work to make new discoveries are called research scientists. They go to school for a long time to learn their subject. When they are finished with school, many research scientists work for businesses. Some work for the government of their country. Some work in universities. Do you like to find out how things work? Would you like to make guesses to explain something and then do experiments, or tests, to find out if you are right? Do you like to tell other people about your ideas and discoveries? If so, you may want to become a research scientist yourself!

The purpose of scientific research is to gather information and generate knowledge using both theoretical and experimental means. This work is often divided into pure research, where as yet there is no intended application, and applied research, which has a set target.

Research scientists contribute to knowledge in the fields of the natural sciences, medical science, computer science, environmental science and the social sciences. They make hypotheses, collect data and interpret results in order to answer questions about humans and the natural world. Research scientists normally have either a masters or doctorate degree in their specific fields of study, such as Physics, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science or Psychology.

A position as a research scientist in industry is different from one at a higher education institute or at a research institution.

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