{"id":39241,"date":"2025-11-04T15:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/?post_type=video&#038;p=39241"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:05:07","slug":"find-the-right-research-topic","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic","title":{"rendered":"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When you want to choose a topic for your PhD research, where do you start? Here are some tips for finding ideas, building knowledge, and asking the right questions!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Not knowing how to begin writing your first research paper is a common problem faced by PhD students and early-career researchers. In this video, Dr. Daniel Wasser explains how to find your research question, build your knowledge, and spark new ideas. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here\u2019s what you will learn:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to build your research experience over time.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why attending weekly seminars and department meetings matters.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">How connecting with new professors can help you find direction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The importance of reading research papers in your field.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to find the top journals and conferences in your subject area.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why questioning \u201caccepted knowledge\u201d is key to innovation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He also talks about why it\u2019s okay to challenge outdated views\u2014especially in fields like medicine, where practices may have been shaped by narrow or biased studies in the past. Watch the video to get expert insights on initiating your first research!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Get a perfect thesis ready! Check out Editage\u2019s <\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/services\/other\/thesis-editing?utm_source=editageinsights&amp;utm_medium=article-boilerplate&amp;utm_campaign=find-the-right-research-topic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thesis Editing Services<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and let experts refine your work!<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":39244,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"new_categories":[],"new_tags":[5981,5980],"series":[],"class_list":["post-39241","video","type-video","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","new_tags-early-career-researchers","new_tags-phd-research-topic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic | Editage Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Not knowing how to begin writing your first research paper is a common problem faced by PhD students and early-career researchers. Get tips for finding ideas, building knowledge, and asking the right questions!\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic | Editage Insights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Not knowing how to begin writing your first research paper is a common problem faced by PhD students and early-career researchers. Get tips for finding ideas, building knowledge, and asking the right questions!\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Editage Insights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Editage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Editage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic\",\"name\":\"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic | Editage Insights\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-04T10:04:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"Not knowing how to begin writing your first research paper is a common problem faced by PhD students and early-career researchers. Get tips for finding ideas, building knowledge, and asking the right questions!\u00a0\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Find the right PhD research topic\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/\",\"name\":\"Editage Insights\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Editage Insights\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/editage-insights-logo-1-scaled.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/editage-insights-logo-1-scaled.webp\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":324,\"caption\":\"Editage Insights\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Editage\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Editage\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic | Editage Insights","description":"Not knowing how to begin writing your first research paper is a common problem faced by PhD students and early-career researchers. Get tips for finding ideas, building knowledge, and asking the right questions!\u00a0","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic | Editage Insights","og_description":"Not knowing how to begin writing your first research paper is a common problem faced by PhD students and early-career researchers. Get tips for finding ideas, building knowledge, and asking the right questions!\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic","og_site_name":"Editage Insights","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Editage","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Editage","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic","url":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic","name":"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic | Editage Insights","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-04T10:04:53+00:00","description":"Not knowing how to begin writing your first research paper is a common problem faced by PhD students and early-career researchers. Get tips for finding ideas, building knowledge, and asking the right questions!\u00a0","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/find-the-phd-research-topic.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Find the right PhD research topic"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/find-the-right-research-topic#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Find the Right PhD Research Topic"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/","name":"Editage Insights","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#organization","name":"Editage Insights","url":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/editage-insights-logo-1-scaled.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/editage-insights-logo-1-scaled.webp","width":2560,"height":324,"caption":"Editage Insights"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Editage","https:\/\/x.com\/Editage"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video\/39241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/video"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video\/39241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"new_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/new_categories?post=39241"},{"taxonomy":"new_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/new_tags?post=39241"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=39241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}