AMSR News
Catch up on our latest news stories here (most recent first). You can also visit our newsletters page to see what we’ve been up to since the birth of the archive in 2016.
John Bittlestone shares insights into the history of cinema research
Phyllis Macfarlane, Chair of the AMSR's Content Committee, recently had the opportunity to interview John Bittlestone about his life and experiences in...
AMSR plays leading role in AQR webinar ‘The Making of History’
On May 17th 2021 the AQR (Association for Qualitative Research) hosted a webinar for its members on the Making of History at...
Key AMSR supporters named ‘Research Heroes’ by MRS
MRS announces first 'Research Heroes', including AMSR names We're delighted to announce that Gill Wareing and Inger Christensen have been included in...
Phyllis Macfarlane is awarded the MRS Gold Medal
Phyllis Macfarlane is awarded the MRS Gold Medal Phyllis Macfarlane, AMSR Trustee and Chairman of its Contents Committee, has been awarded the...
The AMSR Specialist Collections
The AMSR Specialist Collections Until now we have focused mainly on the collection of paper based material since this was at the...
e-Book review by Paul Edwards
Post War Developments in Market Research Don’t be put off by the rather clinical title. This little e-Book is actually 12 essays...
AMSR Anniversary Event – 2 March 2021
Paul Edwards reports from the Archive of Market and Social Research virtual event to thank donors, friends and supporters and to mark...
Connecting the Archive and Academia
It has long been thought by senior research practitioners that significant mutual advantages could be gained by improving their connections with the academic...
Latest AMSR newsletter posted
The latest quarterly newsletter from AMSR is now available on the website. Among the many fascinating contributions are coverage in the Letter...
Jane Frost appointed as AMSR Vice-Chairman
AMSR is delighted to have appointed Jane Frost, CBE and CEO of the Market Research Society (MRS) as its Vice-Chairman. Jane brings...
Are you a Hoarder or a Chucker?
Updated 11/05/20: With people spending a lot more time at home at this time of coronavirus lockdown, the Archive of Market and...
BBC studies added to the Archive
AMSR has recently acquired some very rich material documenting research conducted for the BBC. Peter Menneer, who was Head of BBC Research,...
Record attendance at AMSR Friends Event
AMSR held its third prestigious Event at the IPA on 4 February, with a record attendance of 75 people. Once again, we...
Sir John Curtice gives keynote speech at latest AMSR event
“If you want people to think you are funny, don’t tell them you are a comedian, tell them a joke.” At the...
Professor Patrick Barwise is new AMSR Chairman
Due to ill-health Dr Liz Nelson OBE, has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Archive of Market...
TGI data donated to the Archive
AMSR is very pleased to announce an important addition to the Archive. Kantar, who own and operate the TGI (Target Group Index)...
The CRAM/Peter Cooper Archive collection
Industry legend Peter Cooper’s treasure trove of commercial and academic papers are added to the archive, providing valuable insights into the evidence-based...
Rory Sutherland gives keynote speech at AMSR event
Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of the Ogilvy Group UK, gave the keynote speech at AMSR’s IPA Event, highlighting the importance of the...
Ben Page and Jeremy Bullmore appointed Patrons of AMSR
The Archive of Market and Social Research (AMSR) is delighted that Ben Page and Jeremy Bullmore have agreed to be Patrons of…
Denise Lievesley is our president
We are delighted and very proud that Professor Denise Lievesley CBE has accepted the Trustees’ invitation to be the first President of…
The genesis of AMSR’s online archive
22 January 2018 Raz Khan writes: It’s very interesting how important nomenclature can be, especially when you move into an area outside…
Historic geodemographics materials coming to the archive
22 January 2018 Barry Leventhal writes: Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the MRS conference presentation that brought geodemographics to the…
Report on AMSR Reception at the IPA – 7 November 2017
6 December 2017 A reception was held by AMSR on 7 November, 2017, at the prestigious IPA offices in Belgrave Square. The…