The phrase "advocated the study" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing support or promotion for a particular area of research or academic inquiry.
Example: "The professor advocated the study of renewable energy sources to address climate change."
Alternatives: "promoted the research" or "supported the investigation".
Henry Fairfield Osborn was the museum's president from 1908 to 1935, and he advocated the study of "backward races".
Begun by a group of Irish intellectuals who founded and wrote for the Nation, the movement advocated the study of Irish history and the revival of the Irish (Gaelic) language as a means of developing Irish nationalism and achieving independence.
A student of Louis and Alexander Agassiz at Harvard University, where he received a doctorate in 1875, Brooks advocated the study of marine organisms in their natural habitats and was one of the first morphologists to accept Charles Darwin's evolutionary concepts.
It was for this reason that Maynard Smith et al [9] advocated the study of carriage populations to understand the origin of new virulent strains.
By the time he wrote Formal Logic he was advocating the study of 'the general modal form "It is — that p" … as a distinct propositional form', observing that 'this field has not been much cultivated' (1955a: 21955a
We advocate the study of the role of symmetry in human vision.
Due to their clinical results, the authors of the study advocated the use of 'closely monitored clinical trails' to evaluate the efficacy and safety of porcine xenogenic therapies (Paradis et al. 1999, 1240).
26 28 34 35 47 Contrary to the present study, a recent study advocated the use of a helmet for moderate to severe skull deformation.
Psychological capital (PC) is advocated for "the study and application of positively oriented human resource strengths and psychological capacities" [ 22].
He advocated for the study of microscopic pathological anatomy, for research to be performed by physicians, the importance of making systematic clinical observations, and the performance of animal experimentations.
This result advocates the previous study.
