Australia’s peak body for research, insights and analytics, The Research Society is pleased to announce the successful
completion of their inaugural 2020-21 Mentoring Program.

Congratulations to all of the wonderful presenters at the Human Insights Conference last week. The Conference Awards recognise intellectual rigour, thought leadership and presentation skills at the annual Research Society National Conference.

Congratulations to Chris Crook, Derek Jones, Lisa Lewers and Joan Young, who have been awarded Fellowship of The Research Society. Fellows of the Society are members who have professional standing and recognised accomplishment in the fields of research, insights and analytics related activities. They have made significant contributions to the industry.

Congratulations to our latest QPR accredited members Rachel Bevans, Jacky Heath, Lucie Holliday, Chris Marmo, Lucy Marshall, Ashima Mehta, Virginia Munro and Izabella Wojciechowska.

Some of Australia’s best researchers have been recognised in the shortlist for this year’s prestigious Research Awards.

Announcing the Finalists for the Research Awards 2020-21. Winners in each category will be announced at our Research Awards/ Networking events that will be held in each state.

Within our community there have been so many pioneering women who have helped make the research, insights and analytics profession what it is. With International Women's Day today, I want to give them, and every woman in our community, a huge shout out.

Society Fellows have been judged by their peers to have made a substantial contribution to the Australian research, insights and analytics industry.

The Research Society is pleased to support and share with its membership guidance issued by The Market Research Society (MRS) on Mobile Optimization – the process of adjusting research designs to ensure ideal access to surveys and data collection on any device.

We've been busy at The Research Society, putting together exciting training options for our valued members. Here's a quick update on what is happening over the coming months. Stay tuned throughout 2021 as the range grows.

One of the many lessons that 2020 taught us the need to ensure we are continually striving for best practice in our organisations and staying connected with our colleagues in the research sector.  It is our goal to ensure that we continue to keep our members informed and connected throughout 2021 no matter what the circumstances we need to negotiate!

A new international report brings together leading research sector views on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and explores the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in 2021 and beyond.

Welcome back to work, and 2021. We hope you enjoyed your break and have returned feeling refreshed.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and as Australia moves to a post-lockdown phase, Members may wish to consider the use of face to face data collection for some projects.

In June this year The Research Society partnered with the MRS in the UK and the Insights Association in the U.S. to launch a unique international initiative to examine mental wellbeing in market and social research, in partnership with global insights consultancy Opinium. The report on this initiative has now been released and provides important insights into the current state of play, areas for improvement and what a post-pandemic future may look like.

Inquiry into the Performance of the Opinion Polls at the 2019 Australian Federal Election has released its final report, including recommendations for how to improve political polling in Australia.

The Research Society is proud to be a sponsor of the Ashton Media’s Customer 360 Symposium in Hunter Valley 27th - 28th October. We are joined by some of our clients and members at this wonderful event.

Congratulations to Commonwealth Bank of Australia for winning the CX AWARDS - ‘Best use of customer data and insights to improve CX’ category last night! We are proud to have partnered with Ashton Media on The CX AWARDS.

We have entered quarter four of what can only be described as one of the most challenging years. The next three months and moving into 2021 will continue to bring significant change; changes to operating models, decision making, and workforce strategies. Workforces across the globe have been impacted by COVID-19 and the research sector is no different.  

Nominations for The Research Society Board will be opening today (Wednesday 7th October) for 2 weeks only until Wednesday 21^st October 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the rapidly increasing use of online video software, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, for virtual face to face interviewing.

Congratulations to our latest QPR accredited members Tommy Chau, Dr Uwana Evers, Elizabeth Shu, Samantha Skalak, Jaclyn Thorne and Garrett Tyler-Parker.

Having worked cooperatively on various projects in recent years, the leading market research associations in the US, UK, and Australia have formalised their close ties with a partnership agreement that will bring increased information, access, and influence to members of the respective organisations.

Congratulations to our latest QPR accredited members May Doan, Anita Ganguly, Daniel Harvey, Adriana Heinzen, Elyse Lloyd, Vaun Peate, Lisa Salas, Simone Sietsma, Merryn Spencer, Cecile Thornley and Winnie Wong. All gained their QPR via the new QPR entry pathways.

Australia is back in a state of uncertainty, I’m sure we’re all feeling the same way as leaders of businesses– cautious, paused and wondering what's next. On Tuesday the Government announced the extension of the JobKeeper Payment by a further 6 months to March 2021, providing businesses with a level of certainty during this challenging time. Highlights on this recent announcement here.

I hope you are safe and travelling well in this latest COVID-19 outbreak. Here is the latest news from your membership headquarters.

Little change for market research companies, while trust in health authorities increases and trust in media and social media companies takes a hit. New findings from the GRBN Global Trust Survey show how trust in Australian research companies compares with that in other sectors and, for the first time, how it has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

Global mental wellbeing study to demonstrate impact of pandemic and inform support for research sector. The Research Society has partnered with the MRS in the UK and the Insights Association in the U.S. to launch a unique international initiative to examine mental wellbeing in market and social research, supported by insight agency Opinium.

Our annual face to face Conference has been moved to an online virtual format this year due to COVID-19. We had just completed the full conference program when the COVID-19 restrictions were announced, so we are grateful to our fabulous Conference Chairs, Committee and Speakers for pivoting so quickly and agreeing to move the whole conference online.

Launch of new FREE Mentoring Program for Members PLUS Research News Magazine June – August edition is now available online as a flip book – or download at your leisure.

Australia’s peak body for research, insights and analytics, The Research Society is pleased to announce the launch of their new formal Mentoring Program.

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 we continue to move through this current situation, we continue our commitment to providing the support, help and resources that our Members and Partners need during this time of crisis and into recovery.

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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At The Research Society we would like to take a moment to say thank you for being a member of our organisation.  Thank you for making us an association like no other.  Without you, we would not be the same