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Therapeutic radiographers (RT’s) have a unique role in contributing and leading research. The role of the RT, along the patient pathway, gives rise to many opportunities to answer questions related to patient care and technology. It is the responsibility of the RT to investigate and answer these questions to improve treatment and patient experience. This talk will suggest and illustrate how to firstly, engage with research and become research aware, before moving onto becoming research active and eventually leading research. How to define a research question with suggestions of methods and tools which could be used to answer the question, will be presented. The issues of seeking and gaining funding will be discussed, in combination with defining and creating a research position and career.