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Asked by kathanhal to David, Luna, Mark, Melanie, Probash on 22 Mar 2011 in Categories: Scientist.
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Luna Munoz answered on 22 Mar 2011:
Lots! But at least a lot of it is digital now. My paperwork comes in 5 main flavours:
1) writing down the results of my studies for communicating results
2) keeping a record of the researchers’ papers that I used to come up with my theories
3) ethics applications and risk assessments
4) writing to apply for government money to keep the studies going
5) printing forms for my research participants to fill out
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Probash Chowdhury answered on 22 Mar 2011:
Because the work I do is used as part of big documents which are reviewed by government agencies as well as doctors and nurses, there is a lot of paper work. Every thing is documented from the instructions for running an experiment to the report, then the safety summaries and interpretations, correspondence with other scientists, doctors and governments, minutes from all the meetings……Most of my day is spent in front of a computer.
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David Pyle answered on 22 Mar 2011:
It completely depends on the area of science, and what you are trying to do! In my field, there is not too much: most of my ‘paperwork’ involves writing, reading and reviewing scientific papers, applications for funding, student research dissertations and so on – and most of this is still interesting, most of the time! In other areas, important paperwork tasks will include risk assessments, getting ethical permission for experiments, and so on.
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kathanhal commented on :
Ok thanks.