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Research is the leading magazine for the market research industry. It features industry news, both national and international, concise news analysis, authoritative features and case studies. Current circulation exceeds 10,000.

Research occasionally publishes a companion, Research Decisions:

• A guide to recruitment, September 2006
• Finding and hiring a viewing facility, March 2007
• Sourcing and securing fieldwork services, July 2007

These can be downloaded from the research-live.com website.

Research magazine is free to MRS members. A year's subscription (12 issues) for non-members is: £130 for UK subscribers and £145 for overseas subscribers. Single copies can be purchased for £11 a copy. All prices include p&p.

If you are interested in subscribing please complete the enquiry form, or contact Jenny Sproul on +44 (0)20 7566 1842, email publications@mrs.org.uk for special subscription offers.

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research-live.com

Research has an online news and jobs website for marketing, opinion and social research, research-live.com. The site includes frequently updated news, searchable job vacancies and an email vacancy watchdog service, a searchable archive of published research magazine features, and a listing of UK and international industry events.

MRS News

MRS News is the house magazine of the MRS, providing a regular forum for the communication of professional matters and MRS activities. It is circulated exclusively to MRS members, it is not available for sale.

International Journal of Market Research

The International Journal of Market Research, IJMR (formerly The Journal of The Market Research Society) is the world’s primary source of cutting-edge thinking and ideas about market and social research.

The IJMR is published six times a year for MRS by WARC.

The journal's website is at www.ijmr.com.

Further information on content, contributing to IJMR and subscribing to IJMR

Research 2008 - Conference Papers

The Annual Conference is MRS's main forum for new thinking on marketing and social research. The collection of papers reflects current issues and developments in the industry.

The proceedings are available on CD only priced £150 (exc VAT) or free to Conference delegates.

Order Form (PDF 70KB, PDF Help)

If you are interested in ordering a copy please email: conference@mrs.org.uk.

Occupation Groupings: A Job Dictionary

6^th edition, 2006

Occupation Groupings: A Job Dictionary is a publication used by research practitioners to determine the social grade (A-E) of respondents. It covers most job titles current at the time of print and is based on the Census data. The dictionary is available both in print and electronically in PDF format.

Summary of occupation groupings
PDF (105KB PDF Help)

The printed publication costs £18.30 per copy (the cost is less if you order multiple copies, see order form for details) - Order form (PDF 76KB, PDF Help).

Dr Barry Leventhal, Chairman of the MRS Census and Geodemographics Group, has written a brief article on the Census and social grade data: Social Grade Approximation for the 2001 Census.

Research Buyer's Guide UK & Ireland 2008

The Research Buyer's Guide UK & Ireland 2008 features over 700 entries for agencies, viewing facilities and consultants. Each entry includes full contact information and key personnel, market sectors and areas of expertise, research services and locations. In addition the directory is fully indexed. The guide is sent free to MRS members.

The guide costs £80 (+ p&p). If you are interested in ordering a copy please call 020 7566 1852 or e-mail: rbg@mrs.org.uk.

Research Buyer's Guide Online

The online version of the Research Buyer's Guide is available at www.rbg.org.uk.

The online Guide includes all the listings from the printed directory and is searchable by: type of organisation, location (town and postcode), research specialisms (including market sectors, areas of expertise, research services), accredited standards (eg ISO9001, MRQSA) and organisation turnover. There is a separate searchable listing of viewing facilities.

There is a separate search area for Key Figures - MRS Fellows, Full Members and Associate Members working at the organisations listed in the Guide.

As well as searchable listings, the RBG website also offers a Bulletin Board where potential research projects can be displayed.

Also available on the site is Freephone Online, a dedicated search facility where survey respondents can verify the validity of an organisation conducting a survey (see Code/Guidelines section for more information on Freephone).

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