Past Research Network events
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Welcome to the Research Network

The RESEARCH NETWORK is an association of experienced market and social researchers who have spent all or most of their working lives in such activities. We currently have around 200 members; most of them have been associated with the field for at least 25 years and some for a lot longer.

Our purpose is to help members stay in regular contact with friends and colleagues through a mix of social events, a regular newsletter and online facilities. We organise lunches and other get-togethers in London – lively and convivial events at which members have the opportunity to meet up with old acquaintances and make new friends.

We also support initiatives such as an oral history archive and the Archive of Market and Social Research (AMSR), and have close links with the industry charity, the Market Research Benevolent Association (MRBA).

 


 

Next Event

Autumn Lunch
Tuesday 13th October 2026
 

Our next event will be our Autumn Lunch, which this year will be at a new venue for the Research Network, the London Bridge branch of Casa do Frango. This is a Portuguese restaurant, situated in Southwark Street SE1, very close to Borough Market and very easy to get to from London Bridge station. Our lunch will be held in the spacious, light, ground floor restaurant, where we will have their tapas-style 'feasting menu', with a selections of sharing dishes to suit all tastes. We will have a guest speaker: Dave Hannay, MRBA Trustee will give a short talk about: The MRBA 'InMind Mental Health Bursary’. BOOK NOW TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE.

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Do polls measure opinion or manufacture it?

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