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Collaborative studies can be an excellent way to ease yourself into the research world. The main advantage is that it is simple! The lead authors will take care of most of the work, including the literature review, the research proposal, the ethical application, the data analysis, the write‐up, and the submission process. The disadvantage is that in essence you can only be involved in the data collection. However, despite this obvious downside, it can still be quite a useful experience. The lead authors will provide lots of collaborators with a data collection plan, and you can follow this at your local institution. Usually, because collaborative studies use patients from lots of different areas, there is not too much data collection to be done, and so it may not take too much time. The reward can be gained without too much effort. The first thing to do is to find a collaborative study to become involved in. A number of different collaboratives exist, and there are often a number of options out there. For example:

 STARSurg – A student‐led research collaborative with the aim to carry out large and impactful studies within surgery.

 BURST – A urology collaborative that will be discussed in the following case study.

 GlobalSurg – A research collaborative that aims to improve surgical outcomes through research on a global scale.