{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"World leading higher education information and services","provider_url":"https:\/\/world.edu","author_name":"Kevin","author_url":"https:\/\/world.edu\/author\/kevin\/","title":"Research contribution vs significance - World leading higher education information and services","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0cvTrChyjH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/research-contribution-vs-significance\/\">Research contribution vs significance<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/research-contribution-vs-significance\/embed\/#?secret=0cvTrChyjH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Research contribution vs significance&#8221; &#8212; World leading higher education information and services\" data-secret=\"0cvTrChyjH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"If you\u2019re a PhDer, you\u2019ve probably heard these terms thrown around in seminars, thesis committees, and paper reviews: \u201cWhat\u2019s your contribution?\u201d and \u201cWhy is this significant?\u201d At first glance, these might seem like the same question asked in different ways. But they\u2019re not. Understanding the difference between research contribution and significance can be the key [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/research-contribution.jpg","thumbnail_width":680,"thumbnail_height":375}