MRS, the Insights Association (IA) in the US and The Research Society in Australia have launched a unique international initiative to examine mental wellbeing in market and social research, supported by insight agency Opinium.

As Australia moves to a new phase in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, Members may wish to consider the use of face to face data collection for future projects. When doing so, Members are urged to consider very carefully their responsibilities towards the general public, researchers, interviewers and moderators working with them and their clients.

Exciting opportunities to apply for new research awards have been announced today by Australia’s peak body for research, insights and analytics, The Research Society.

Spotlight on Tiina Raikko, The Research Society Vice-President: My first wish would have to be for everyone’s health and wellbeing. I don’t know about you but I’m getting a bit over ‘unprecedented’ as a word to describe what’s happening but this pandemic is certainly a doozy and has impacted everyone to some degree.

MRS (The Market Research Society) and The Research Society (Australian Market & Social Research Society) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their existing relationship following more than 10 years of highly successful collaboration.

After months of behind-the-scenes work, we are thrilled to let you know that today we are unveiling our new name - The Research Society. We will remain the Australian Market & Social Research Society in our constitution but our new trading name will be The Research Society.

Australia’s peak body for research, insights and analytics today unveils its new name – The Research Society.

The ATO portal to apply for the Job Keeper Payment is now opened.  At this difficult time we have pulled together some free resources.

The ATO have released comprehensive information regarding the administration of the JobKeeper payment this week.

The Global Research Business Networkn (GRBN) is partnering with ten national research associations from across the globe, including the AMSRS in Australia (link to ResearchNewsLive story), to update the GRBN Global Trust Survey which was last conducted in 2018.

This week’s CEO update covers the outcomes of our first virtual member catch up and the date and topic for the next one; a link to a new report our friends at NewMR have just released on COVID-19 and (at request of members) some web conferencing security and privacy considerations to consider in these challenging times.

Here is a list of some tangible things that the Board and the national office team are doing to assist you and our profession navigate these difficult times

On Sunday 22 March, the Australian Federal Government delivered a second stimulus package estimated to be worth $66b. Key points for businesses:

In response to the unprecedented and evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Market & Social Research Society (AMSRS)  is today taking further measures to protect the health of our members, staff, stakeholders and the wider community.

The outbreak of Covid-19 continues to evolve and practitioners may have questions regarding what they should do in their businesses plus also contact with participants. Below is some general information to assist practitioners.

This information is based on current understanding and will be updated should government and health advice change significantly. 

The outbreak of Covid-19 continues to evolve and practitioners may have questions regarding what they should do in their businesses plus also contact with participants. Below is some general information to assist practitioners.

This information is based on current understanding and will be updated should government and health advice change significantly

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The outbreak of Covid-19 continues to evolve and practitioners may have questions regarding what they should do in their businesses plus also contact with participants. Below is some general information to assist practitioners.

This information is based on current understanding and will be updated should government and health advice change significantly.

Australia’s peak body for research, insights and analytics has today launched its revised Code of Professional Behaviour which sets out the key principles that its Members must follow when carrying out research and related activities.

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

Bookings for the 2020 AMSRS Directory and Yearbook listing and advertising are now open.

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

Keep up to date with figures from the World Health Organisation

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

Summer in Australia 2019/2020 has been unprecedented. We have seen catastrophic fires, loss of lives - both human and non-human, the destruction of our precious environment and unique flora and fauna on a massive scale. The full repercussions of the fires will be felt across our nation, within our communities, for some time to come.

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

Even Burt the Psychic crocodile got it wrong. And so it's been asked a million times since Saturday night – can we ever again trust opinion polls?

It probably doesn't matter to people who were hoping for a Labor victory that, once all the votes are counted, the final two-party preferred numbers will not be far off many of the published national polls; the polling, once you move to a state and seat level, becomes unreliable, moving well beyond the margin of error. 

Click here to read the whole article on the The Sydney Morning Herald Website

There will be a session on this issue at the AMSRS National Conference - click here for more information 

It is my pleasure to provide you with an update from the first Board meeting in 2019 which occurred on Tuesday 12^th  March.

Fair Data, a new consumer-facing mark that shows market and social research companies have been certified by an international scheme that enables compliance with regulations, is being launched in Australia in November by peak body the Australian Market & Social Research Society (AMSRS).

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The 10th APRC Conference this year is being hosted by the Taiwan ChungHwa Market Research Society (CMRS) in Taipei, Taiwan from 15 - 17 November 2018.

I would like to inform you that the Taiwan APRC Conference website and registration is now open.

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

CEO Update: New Passive Data Guideline available for members

The new Guideline reviews in detail researchers’ responsibilities when collecting passive data, particularly identifiable research information.

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

The 2018 AMSRS National Conference is now open for registration! 

The AMSRS National Conference has proven year after year that it is the can’t miss event for the Australian market & social research profession.

As an industry we will come together to increase the understanding of market & social research with our peers, our clients and our partner industries such as advertising and marketing, along with our academic friends.

The latest Research News Live newsletter is now available! Access the latest industry news and articles, as well as jobs within our industry through our online news portal www.researchnewslive.com.au

ISO/DIS 20252 is now open for public comment.

Please email any comments on the draft to Elissa Molloy at AMSRS by 25 July 2018. Elissa.molloy@amsrs.com.au

ESOMAR and GRBN launch their joint Guideline for Mobile Research for the market, opinion and social research and data analytics sector. This new Guideline aligns global policies with developing regulations and technology and the latest international developments for best practice in this area. Mobile research is a growing market that currently accounts for $1.8bn global annual turnover and is widely used in advanced as well as developing economies.

Want to learn about market and social market research from practitioners?  Students can join today for $15 only and receive 3 FREE webinars to use during 2017!

AMSRS’s endorsed insurance provider, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG), is offering free insurance health checks to members in a bid to make sure they are properly covered in 2017.

Book now to ensure your organisation is listed among the major players of the Australian market and social research industry. 

The Research Industry Council of Australia (RICA) today announced the winners of its 2016 Market and Social Research Industry Awards. The awards recognise effectiveness in research that makes a difference to business and social policy planning performance.

RICA Media Release

We're delighted to introduce AMSRS Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities for the financial year 2016-2017 and invite you to partner with the Society during the next financial year. 

Winter School offers a broad range of courses for researchers of all levels, typically focusing on mid level researchers, but also including courses for less experienced and more experienced researchers.

AMSRO and AMSRS have jointly conducted industry surveys over the past few years providing information on the size and nature of the market and social research industry in Australia. The 2015 survey is open until Friday ,29 April 2016

The 2015 AMSRS Conference papers, presentations, photos and information about the Conference winners are now available on-line. 

The current AMSRS board has been reconfirmed for another year following a ballot of the AMSRS membership.

After an extensive review by three committees consisting of AMSRS Fellows, QPMR examiners and selected AMSRS members the revised QPMR syllabus was launched at the 2015 AMSRS Conference.

http://www.amsrs.com.au/conference-information

The Australian Market & Social Research Society (AMSRS) has developed a number of tools to assist members who work for companies with the current ISO 20252 certification, following last month’s publication of the 2nd edition of the standard for market, social and opinion research.

Following RICA's two written submissions and face-to-face meetings with various federal government...

This Leap year, AMSRS will launch our new interactive web solution, creating an online environment for our members

Gala dinner will be held in Sydney on the 24th of May

View your Division AGM

The AMSRS LinkedIn Group has been created for everyone who is member of the Australian Market and Social Research Society or who has an interest in the research industry/profession in Australia. The goal of the group is to enable everyone who works in market/social research or with market/social researchers to connect with each other, share knowledge & experience, and provide mutual support.

The Third APRC and the Seventh CMRA Conference
Cooperation Vision Innovation
 

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