Research Consulting

We are a mission-driven business working to improve the effectiveness and impact of research and scholarly communication.

What We Do

We act as trusted advisors to universities, funding agencies, publishers and not-for-profits in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Our Work

We use our knowledge and our networks to improve research management, scholarly communication, and knowledge exchange and commercialisation.

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Insight

Supporting clients by delivering insight into their work and environment.

Strategy

Enhancing strategy development for clients, supporting policy and operational change.

Impact

Enabling and assessing impact from research, innovation and scholarly communication.

How We Can Help

Our Sectors

Universities & Research Organisations

Publishing & Scholarly Communication

Research Consulting Ltd

About Us

We are based at the University of Nottingham Innovation Park and work with a growing set of clients in the UK and internationally.

Founded in 2013, we have established a strong reputation for our delivery, reports and advice to clients.

International

Our International Work and Clients

We have significant experience of supporting universities, research funders, government bodies and intergovernmental organisations worldwide. With clients in Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia and Oceania, we collaborate with an international network of specialist associates and partners to deliver the expertise you need.

Our Insights

Latest News

Meet our newest team member: Introducing Liz Allen

Liz joins us with a background of research funding, policy, and publishing, with significant experience working across different parts of the research system. Most recently

September 3, 2024

Systems for research management

The past 10 years have seen significant growth and development in terms of the number dedicated systems supporting research management and the breadth of their

July 31, 2024

2024 mid-year recap

Here’s a mid-year recap of some of the work and projects that the Research Consulting team have been progressing recently. It covers a few threads

July 4, 2024

What People Say

Testimonials

Research Consulting and 4Sciences brought significant rigour to the delivery of a challenging project and their reporting outputs are excellent. A disciplined approach to project management kept us informed and on track against a very tight delivery timescale. Regular catch-ups kept the British Council team engaged in the progress and highlighted how the evidence was addressing the brief, allowing us to agree changes in focus to reflect the emerging evidence.

Research Consulting quickly analysed our needs and developed a project scope to evaluate the approach to relationship management at the University. They were proactive in their communication, kept to schedule and delivered on time. We are very happy with the outcome.

We were really pleased with the work Research Consulting did. It was an absolute pleasure to work with them, they offered new perspectives and were able to organise our materials in a much more accessible manner. The communication was great as well, I always felt well informed on the progress and what they needed from us.

We engaged Research Consulting for a focussed, quick piece of research on open access costs. The work had a hard deadline and required significant liaison with our members and some external bodies. All of this was handled expertly and Research Consulting brought extensive knowledge of modelling and scholarly communication to the project - completing it in time and to budget.

Working with Research Consulting has been a tremendously useful process which has provided some fundamental reassurances and raised really thought-provoking points for us as an organisation. My huge and grateful thanks for an excellent piece of work and I hope and expect we will have opportunities to work together again in the future.

Research Consulting are a pleasure to work with, we've had some excellent feedback from everyone attending our workshops - they have taken useful tools away with them to apply to their business development activities and were far more engaged than we have found in other similar workshops.