Collaborative Research: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

摘要

Interdisciplinary research is on the rise, driven by the lure of solving increasingly complex research problems and a shift in funding trends. The resulting need for broader technical expertise than typically exists in a single academic research group has stimulated collaborative projects, which means they are becoming the vehicle for teaching graduate students how to do research. Here we describe personal observations about the impact of collaborative research on faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.