Connecting the Archive and Academia

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 community. And now it is becoming clear that the path towards that will be made much easier by developing...
How do we market in uncertain times?

How do we market in uncertain times?

Though the current recession looks like being the worst on record, some useful guidelines from previous recessions are to be found in the Archive. In particular, the report provided by Millward Brown in 2011 showed that the tendency to shift focus from long-term...
How does Christmas 1969 compare to now?

How does Christmas 1969 compare to now?

A look at two Christmas related research findings published 46 years apart, and accessed from the Archive, finds similarities but also interesting changes in tone. An NOP bulletin poll from 1969 stated that “Most people enjoy Christmas – only 13% said they did not...
Are shy voters a pollster’s nightmare?

Are shy voters a pollster’s nightmare?

The recent election of Joseph Biden to the White House has raised familiar doubts concerning the efficacy of the polling industry in being able to accurately predict the outcome of an election. The first response to this complaint could be that it is not the...
Latest AMSR newsletter posted

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 from the Editor of recent dicussions, not least on BBC Radio 4, of the similarities between UK citizens’ desire to stay...