Need experienced support with a particular stage of your research or evaluation? De Staic Research works with organisations, researchers and students on research design, surveys, data collection, analysis and reporting. You can bring us in at the planning stage or discuss an existing project.

Clarify your questions and research design

We help turn a broad topic into focused, answerable questions and select a design that fits your purpose, resources and timescale. This includes deciding when surveys, qualitative research or a combination of methods will be most useful, and planning an appropriate sample.

Questionnaire design and online surveys

Support includes developing or reviewing questions, response options, routing and survey length; planning piloting; and setting up surveys using SurveyMonkey or Qualtrics. We consider how recruitment, accessibility, participation and missing data may affect the findings.

Survey support is available for staff satisfaction and wellbeing, student and service-user experience, equality and inclusion, and programme evaluation. Sample size is considered in relation to the planned analysis and the decisions the research needs to inform.

Interviews and focus groups

We can develop topic guides, conduct interviews and focus groups, and advise on practical delivery. The approach is tailored to your research questions and participants, with attention to recruitment, context and the quality of the information collected.

Quantitative data analysis with SPSS

We offer data preparation, descriptive statistics, tables and charts, and appropriate statistical testing. Depending on the project and data, analysis may include group comparisons, correlations, regression, factor analysis or cluster analysis. We explain the rationale, check relevant assumptions and report limitations alongside the findings.

Qualitative data analysis

We support analysis of interviews, focus groups, open survey responses and documents. The approach is agreed in relation to the study’s purpose and methodology. NVivo or ATLAS.ti can assist with organising and exploring the material; interpretation remains a research task.

Reporting and communicating findings

We produce clear reports and presentations for academic, professional and public audiences, with informative tables and graphics. We can help bring quantitative and qualitative findings together, distinguish evidence from interpretation, and develop recommendations grounded in the results.

Tuition and training

For help developing your own skills, explore SPSS tuition and corporate training, NVivo tuition and corporate training, or tailored research training. Individual tuition supports students to understand and undertake their own work.

If you need a complete project, see our research consultancy and evaluation service.

Discuss your research or evaluation needs. Tell us about your project, the decisions you need to inform, your timescale and the support you are looking for.