To be carrying out Spiritual research, for instance with Holy Books in dreams, suggests a need to understand accepted thought. To be doing research in dreams, particularly if it is beyond our field of knowledge in waking life, indicates that we need to widen our focus, take in extra knowledge and not be narrow minded. Research and development in waking life is a large part of many companies way of working, so in dreams we will often find that this concept points us to new ways of operating, not just in our working but also in our personal lives. You might also like to consult the entries for Invent/Inventor and Laboratory.