Investigations are high level descriptions of the research carried out by a particular Project. They typically reflect the general aims of the Project, for example, carbon metabolism or anaerobic/aerobic transitions.

An Investigation has the following associated information:

• The title of the Investigation
• A description of the Investigation
• A string listing other creators of the Investigation
• The sharing Policy of the Investigation
• References to the People who created the Investigation
• References to the Projects which the Investigation is part of
• References to Publications about the Investigation

A response for an Investigation such as that for a Create, Read or Update includes the additional information

• A reference to the Person who registered (submitted) the Investigation into SEEK
• References to Studies that are part of the Investigation
• References to Assays that are part of the Investigation
• References to DataFiles that belong to the Investigation
• References to Documents that belong to the Investigation
• References to Models that belong to the Investigation
• References to Sops that belong to the Investigation
• References to Publications that belong to the Investigation