How often do you make new findings?

Question: How often do you make new findings?
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Asked by 349medb57 to Clare, Glafkos, Paul, Samantha on 9 Mar 2015.
- Samantha Terry answered on 9 Mar 2015:
  
  New findings are easy, you get them every week. New important findings are tough, and if you are unlucky in the field or research, you may never have one!
- Glafkos Havariyoun answered on 9 Mar 2015:
  
  Agree with Samantha !
- Clare Devery answered on 9 Mar 2015:
  
  Agreed also. In fact I don’t think any of my work to date has been a new finding. A lot of the time science is about recreating results that others have already claimed. So you’re not breaking new ground exactly, but you are providing support for a theory that already exists. This is just as important!
- Paul Booker answered on 10 Mar 2015:
  
  A lot of the science I’m involved in is ‘operational’ type science rather than pure research. This is partly because of staff shortages in the NHS, so we have to prioritise more routine work and development. There are still possibilities for new findings, but getting the time to write them up and publish them is even harder!
- anon answered on 10 Mar 2015:
  
  I made a new finding the other day! I think depends on what project you are working on.. but you will find something new, it might be very small or a huge impact. But this is the point of research – you go out to find something new and test theories!

Question: How often do you make new findings?