With all of our paid research sessions going remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to ask one of our participants to share her experience of taking part in one of our projects from home and help us answer the question ‘how does remote research differ from your experience
With the UK and many other countries around the world in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, and with many UX and research professionals shifting to a full-time remote work (and remote research only) routine, the community’s priorities have adapted to the situation. We took a look at the
Think about the start of every successful user research project you have witnessed or been involved in, and surely one of the things that jumps to your mind is the need for a great recruitment brief. This is true for all kinds of research or testing projects, but especially if
Keeping the kids entertained all day isn’t an easy task and earning extra money as a full-time stay-at-home parent might sometimes seem like an impossible task. That’s why we thought we’d share Suzanne’s recent experience of taking part in paid research with us, as she managed
With more companies than ever running research and testing using biometric equipment, we wanted to share our experience recruiting participants with chronic heart disease and other similar conditions to take part in UX research for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Within a partnership with the BHF, People for Research recruited
It’s something most of us enjoy doing – whether you like the odd tipple on the weekend, or you’re never without a hot cuppa in your hand, most of us love to drink. So we decided to look back at paid product research we’ve had in the past
A while ago, we asked the user experience and research community to share the biggest challenges they have faced when trying to design accessible and inclusive products or run research and testing with disabled users. The 3rd of December being International Day of Disabled Persons, we thought it would be
The People for Research team recently worked on a couple of big user recruitment projects with a focus on senior professionals using specific types of software, across seven different countries. Although these two projects were quite different, both projects were a learning curve for the team due to the niche
The MRS distinguished PFR with the award in the category for Best Support Services for providing “a tailored service that really makes a difference to their clients.”
If you keep an eye on our website or LinkedIn account, you may notice that we often talk about the relevance of remote research and unmoderated online tasks. Not only do we offer a specialised recruitment service for unmoderated research and testing, but we also want to ensure you are
Did you know that only 50 out of 270 tube stations in London are fully accessible? Or that, in a car crash, women are 71% more likely to be injured and 17% more likely to die? And that less than 10% of all websites are accessible? These were some of
Understanding, designing, testing, reviewing and improving – this is a very brief description of the content design process, and one that can be applied to purposes beyond creating amazing copy for a website or writing engaging micro-interactions for an app. After attending a recent Ladies That UX meetup (LTUX) in Bristol,