申請英國博士可能被拒絕的幾個理由

申請英國博士可能被拒絕的幾個理由

可能理由：

Nature of the Problem (18.1%)

▲ It is doubtful that new or useful information will result from the project (14%)

【研究課題不新穎或者沒有用】

▲The basic hypothesis is unsound (3.5%)

【基本假設不成立】

▲The proposed research is scientifically premature due to the present inadequacy of supporting knowledge (0.6%)

【據現有知識，研究課題不成熟】

Approach to the Problem (38.9%)

▲ The research plan is nebulous, diffuse?and not presented in concrete detail (8.6%)

【研究計劃不清楚，沒重點】

▲ The planned research is not adequately controlled (3.7%)

【研究計劃不可控】

▲ Greater care in planning is needed (25.2%)

1. The research plan has not been carefully designed (11.8%)

【研究計劃設計得不嚴謹】

2. The proposed methods will not yield accurate results (8.8%)

【研究方法不能得出準確的結果】

3. The procedures to be used should be spelled out?in more detail (4.6%)

【程序步驟啥的不夠詳細】

▲ A more thorough statistical treatment is needed (0.7%)

【數據處理不夠周密】

▲The proposed tests require more individual subjects?than the number given (0.7%)

【試驗的個體受試者沒有規定的多】

Competence of the Investigators (38.2%)

▲ The applicants need to acquire greater familiarity with the?pertinent literature (7.2%)

【申請人對相關的文獻不夠了解】

▲ The problems to be investigated are more complex than the?applicants realize (10.5%)

【研究問題比申請人意識到的要復雜得多】

▲ The applicants propose to enter an area of research for which?they are not adequately trained (12.8%)

【申請人打算進入一個沒有任何經驗的研究領域】

▲ The principal investigator intends to give actual responsibility?for the direction of a complex project to an inexperienced?co-investigator (0.9%)

【主要研究者選了一個豬一樣的隊友】

▲The reviewers do not have sufficient confidence in the applicants?to approve the present application, largely based on the past?efforts of the applicants (6.8%)

【導師不信任申請人有這個能力】

Conditions of the Research Environment (4.8%)

▲ The investigators will be required to devote too much time to?teaching or other non-research duties (0.9%)

【研究者不能保證足夠的精力投入】

▲ Better liaison is needed with colleagues in collateral disciplines (0.4%)

【沒有相關學科同事之間的溝通交流】

▲ Requested expansion on continuation of a currently supported research project would result in failure to achieve the main goal of the work (3.5%)

【對現有研究計劃的展開研究有可能會失敗】

以上是The National Institute of Health 根據700份Research Proposal得出的數據

還有這幾個小錯誤，記得檢查規避一下。

▲ 18% forgot to number the pages【忘記編頁碼】

▲ 73% forgot to include a table of contents【忘記寫目錄】

▲ 81% had no abstract【沒有摘要】

▲ 20% failed to list the objectives of the project【沒有列出研究目標】

以上是The Bureau of Occupational and Vocational Education comparable study根據353份Research Proposal得出的數據

好了，關于 research proposal 這件事兒就說到這里啦。