Jan 16, 2019 | Stories
At the1987 MRS Annual Conference, whose papers are stored in the archive*, it was reported that Research International Specialist Units had conducted 25,000 interviews across seven countries (Italy, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil, Malaysia and the UK), and...
Jan 9, 2019 | Stories
Those interested in the historical perspectives of the polling industry may be interested to see in the Survey Magazine issue for Summer 1998* the report that “a handful of friendly researchers from different countries met in Sussex in 1947 under the informal...
Dec 28, 2018 | Stories
A report in the Autumn 1988 issue of Survey Magazine*, now freely accessible in the Archive, revealed the findings from Taylor Nelson’s research on the topic of contraception. This led to a conclusion that during group discussions, and even in individual interviews...
Oct 2, 2018 | Stories
“In Britain and all across Europe there seems to be a rising tide of pessimism and unhappiness” (MORI, ‘British Public Opinion’, July 1993) At a time when people’s happiness – or the lack of it – is a topic of discussion, it’s instructive to look back at previous...
May 2, 2018 | Stories
The victory of a new product format: Packet Tea and Tea Bags. When making tea, we almost all routinely reach for tea bags. Some would argue that packeted variety offers the tea-drinker a better experience, and that the greater level of effort is worthwhile. Even so,...
