The research industry extends from universities, not-for-profit organisations and government departments to industry bodies and major private enterprises.
The university sector offers particularly varied career opportunities in the research field, with campus-based research institutes and smaller specialist units attracting grants and private sector funding to carry out a wide range of needs-driven research commissions.
Ultimately, you will have the satisfaction of seeing the results of your research being applied in the real world to create better ways of doing and being.