While I have always assumed that the last statement goes without saying, I've recently learned that some of my peers do their research WITHOUT students.
Is this okay? Is it field dependent?
I always thought that it went without saying that the PI should, no matter what the classification of the school (or discipline, for that matter), do research with her students. Heck, even as a grad student I worked with undergrads.
So please tell me: is it okay or absurd to do research without students?
