Board Thread:Unanswered Questions/@comment-25074480-20150920011517/@comment-25370154-20150920101802

Normally, this is how it goes:

Your team wins → you advance in 3 (max) researches.

Your team loses → you advance in 2 (max) researches.

The Plant Investment Contract adds a general +1 above.

A Room EXP bonus can grant an additional +2 on above.

In the end, every not-performed research grants you some extra Credits. Side note: there is a time-limited challenge which should grant you the P.I. Contract bonus, but I don't know if it stacks with the other bonus or not.