independent research

collocation in English

meaningsofindependentandresearch

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withresearch.
independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
See more atindependent
research
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us
/ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/
a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a ...
See more atresearch

(Definition ofindependentandresearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindependent research

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
However, the lack of footnotes and the short bibliography limit its usefulness as a tool for encouraging furtherindependentresearch.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Data from twoindependentresearchprojects are provided in the next section.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A growing number of universities andindependentresearchand policy institutes now conduct research on social aspects of ageing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The government for several years has been implementing policies to coordinate the research efforts of universities,independentresearchinstitutes, and industry.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Reliability was established by having anindependentresearchassistant, blind to the hypotheses of the study, code a randomly selected 15% of the tapes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This concentration means thatindependentresearchprograms will result in several patented products in the same therapeutic class being launched in close temporal order.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Linkage of such studies to dietary surveys in pregnant women may be more cost-effective thanindependentresearch.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the third category of research,independentresearchinstitutes (not for profit) choose their own basic, strategic, and applied research.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theindependentresearchvariables explained 26 per cent of the variance for the pre-retired respondents, and 36 per cent for the retirees.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Severalindependentresearchgroups have been active over the past years searching for mutations using different methods with similar results.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Studies have shown that postgraduate research presents particular challenges, ranging from self-management,independentresearch, and extended writing, to working with a supervisor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Is the assimilation of newindependentresearchmethods possible in the larger scope of music theory?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Randomization was performed by anindependentresearchassistant at patient level using blocking by practice (blocks of four) and a table of random numbers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Derx retired early soon afterwards to direct anindependentresearchinstitute.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The committee may, however, request the licensing authority to commissionindependentresearchon its behalf.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Noindependentresearchhas been commissioned on this although officials will make assessments of the impact of particular proposals from time to time.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I hope that there will be moreindependentresearchand better presented cases.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is the opinion ofindependentresearchon the proposal.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have commissioned extensiveindependentresearchto help evaluation and this is expected to be completed in 1996.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The electricity industry is supporting high-quality,independentresearch.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofindependent
Go to the definition ofresearch
See other collocations withresearch