You might be technically right, but “research” does suggest going in the direction of original research, so it’s better to clarify by saying “we reviewed literature on X” or something like that instead of “we researched X”. Also, agreed with shminux about triggering loud crackpot alarm with “we researched Riemann hypothesis”, it might even be a good idea to go back and edit this out of the report.
In particular I’d say “did unpublished research on topic X” sounds like “did research that might be published (i.e. is valuable and original)” whereas “researched topic X” sounds more like “read about things.”
Specifically, I’d point out that the monthly reports read like a sort of ‘achievements’ post, where one highlights the best greatest stuff done that month; it’s greater/better to do original research than just regular research or studying, so in that context, one expects the former rather than the latter.
You might be technically right, but “research” does suggest going in the direction of original research, so it’s better to clarify by saying “we reviewed literature on X” or something like that instead of “we researched X”. Also, agreed with shminux about triggering loud crackpot alarm with “we researched Riemann hypothesis”, it might even be a good idea to go back and edit this out of the report.
In particular I’d say “did unpublished research on topic X” sounds like “did research that might be published (i.e. is valuable and original)” whereas “researched topic X” sounds more like “read about things.”
Specifically, I’d point out that the monthly reports read like a sort of ‘achievements’ post, where one highlights the best greatest stuff done that month; it’s greater/better to do original research than just regular research or studying, so in that context, one expects the former rather than the latter.