field study

British  

noun

1. (often plural) a research project carried out in the field See field

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Example Sentences

These communities had previously collaborated with Cease and pushed for a larger field study.

From Science Daily

Researchers in this field study how repeating influences, such as carefully tuned light, can temporarily reshape the way electrons behave inside a material.

From Science Daily

In “Letters From the Edge: Stories of Curiosity, Bravery, and Discovery,” Jeff Wilser collects the adventures of more than 45 members of the Explorers Club, a New York-based professional society promoting scientific exploration and field study.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just last year it launched a digital archives collection and announced, alongside Ithaka S+R, “Magnitude and Bond: A Field Study on Black Literary Arts Service Organizations,” a research project that will examine the organizational needs, strategies and models behind such institutions.

From Los Angeles Times

A team of international researchers -- including experts from the University of Central Florida and Emory University -- has demonstrated, for the first time in a field study, that using folic acid-fortified iodized table salt can prevent multiple severe birth defects.

From Science Daily