In common with every other area of our lives, AI is radically reshaping the market research sector. The scale and speed of change is mind-boggling. In this longer read, we reflect on the use of synthetic respondents in research…
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Is it ever okay to throw an egg at a candidate standing for election? Our 2026 research for the Electoral Commission explores the public view of that and other related questions…
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We often conduct research with the public on complex topics. Some are complex because they are technical and unfamiliar to participants; some are difficult to think about because they are controversial. Here are our top tips for engaging on complex topics…
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Our musings from the 2026 summer research conferences, focusing on the practicalities, risks and ethical dimensions of AI in research…
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What should happen to a doctor who uses a disabled person’s railcard fraudulently? Or a physician associate who expresses views on social media that cause serious offence? These are questions explored in a recent research project conducted for the General Medical Council (GMC)…
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Debate about AI and its implications for individuals, organisations and society as a whole seems to be everywhere at the moment. Research is no different, and there is active debate about the opportunities and risks of AI for research. Here we share our current thinking and our approach to using AI in our work…
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Achieving gold standard cyber security certification is no mean feat for a micro business, but it’s essential for keeping us and the people we work with safe. Find out why we’re so thrilled to have achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification once again…
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‘Vulnerability’ is a complex and ever-changing concept, and research with people in vulnerable circumstances is not straight-forward. At Community Research we offer considerable experience in research with people in vulnerable circumstances, and here we share our perspective on the role of research and insight in helping you understand vulnerability.
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Here we share our experience of setting up and running qualitative panels where engaged and informed members of the public have an ongoing relationship with our clients to help inform complex policy and decision-making.
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We’ve helped some of the UK's leading regulators and consumer protection bodies grapple with some highly complex policy issues. We’ve relished the challenge of bringing public, stakeholder and professional voices into our clients’ decision-making processes. Read more about how our work has supported clients…
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We believe that communities have a right to have a say in the decisions that affect their lives and that they can be enabled to do so, even where decisions are complex or technical or involve difficult trade-offs. Read more about how we approach this…
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As the GMC embarked on a new expanded role as a multi-profession regulator, it asked Community Research to run a year-long panel of registrants and the public. The panel was designed along co-production principles to ensure these key stakeholders were able to influence fast-moving policy thinking with regards to regulatory reform.
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In 2025, we helped two regulators enable the public to have a meaningful say on their organisational strategies. The public often has a low understanding of professional regulation, so we designed an approach that built their understanding and enabled them to have an informed opinion on what matters to the public in the future of dentistry and barristers…
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Read about how we designed a multi-phased deliberative panel to enable consumers to have a say on how Targeted Support might be designed and delivered to reduce the overwhelm and help pensions savers feel in control of critical life decisions…
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What can counselling training bring to our work in research? Here one of our researchers - who has been training as a counsellor over the past four years - shares her reflections…
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Many of our clients are considering the regulatory implications AI. This includes the GMC, who asked us to speak to doctors about their experiences of using AI in their practice, and to consider the opportunities and risks that the GMC needs to manage.
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At the PSA’s 2024 conference we presented with the GMC, sharing our plans for research into the thresholds of public confidence for Fitness to Practice cases. Here we talk more about the forthcoming research, and how it sits in the wider work that healthcare regulators are doing to incorporate the public’s views on the boundaries of professional conduct…
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If you come from a minoritised ethnic background or neither of your parents has a degree, you have less chance of securing a pupillage - the final stage prospective barristers go through prior to qualification. We researched how pupillage providers are seeking to redress this balance…
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92% of adults in the UK seek out local news and information. However, the local media landscape is rapidly changing, and Ofcom is reviewing the provision, role and value of local media in the UK. We carried out an extensive piece of qualitative research involving over 130 people across the four nations, exploring the role of local media in their lives and their hopes and concerns for its future…
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Have you noticed an increase in the price of your broadband or mobile phone contract? Did you read the small print when you took out the contract? If you didn’t, our research for Ofcom about in-contract price rises research suggests that you are not alone…
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