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Welcome to the Research Network

The RESEARCH NETWORK is an association of experienced market and social researchers who have spent all or most of their working lives in such activities. We currently have around 200 members; most of them have been associated with the field for at least 25 years and some for a lot longer.

Our purpose is to help members stay in regular contact with friends and colleagues through a mix of social events, a regular newsletter and online facilities. We organise lunches and other get-togethers in London – lively and convivial events at which members have the opportunity to meet up with old acquaintances and make new friends.

We also support initiatives such as an oral history archive and the Archive of Market and Social Research (AMSR), and have close links with the industry charity, the Market Research Benevolent Association (MRBA).

 

Research Network sponsor:
InsightX Research Solutions, your bespoke data collection and field services partner.

 


 

Next Event

Summer Party
Wednesday 1st July 2026
 

Our next event will be our usual Summer Party, held at Doggetts Coat & Badge at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge. Our summer parties are a perfect opportunity to mingle and chat to friends and colleagues. Come and enjoy a welcome drink on arrival and barbecue lunch at this friendly riverside pub. There is a well stocked private bar where wines, beers and other drinks can be purchased. And do bring a guest who might consider becoming a member of the Research Network to enjoy the day with you. We will be hoping for some beautifully summery weather so we can make the most of the sunny Thames-side terrace. Please put the date in your diaries. Invitations will be sent to members nearer the date.

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Latest News

Welcome to our new Champions

Our wonderful new Champions were out in force at our Spring Lunch this week, bringing with them a record number of guests and new members.

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“The past is a foreign country – they do things differently there”

The famous opening to LP Harley’s novel The Go-Between was beautifully reflected in the latest of the Network’s NED Talks delivered by Peter Bartram on 24 March. Peter drew on over 60 years’ involvement in research, as both a supplier and a client, to produce a fascinating litany of ‘then vs now’ comparisons.

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