Research

I hold an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy, which involved research and writing a thesis; a PGCE, which included research about the best ways of teaching young people and adults; and a Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma, which included a significant focus on research technique and practice, both quantitative and qualitative.

You can see my CV here.

I have worked in technology, marketing, the arts and education, and am adept at gathering knowledge, understanding the bigger picture and the details, and then communicating this to a variety of stakeholders.

Types of research include:

what your competitors are doing
new fields of potential business
current best practice
current/future trends
research of a topic you are interested in but you don’t have time to investigate
researching any of the above, suggesting pilot projects, and delivering them.
evaluation of a project, how it holds to its aims and objectives, as well as measurable outcomes

Methods

Statistical data analysis
Narrative data analysis
Books/online research
Skype/phone/in-person interviews
Questionnaire development

Results

you have a few options, although this mostly depends on what sort of research you want doing:

Bullet point summary with further reading suggestions and bibliography
Executive summary and report with an appendix including bibliography
Executive summary, detailed report, appendix, bibliography and recommendations.

You can read about an evaluation project I undertook here, including access to the full report.

Please do get in touch to discuss a project.