What is an omnibus survey?
We all know that the findings from research allow us to make…
Longitudinal DLHE survey published by HESA
We are delighted to see that HESA have published findings from…
‘Achievers and leavers: Barriers and opportunities for people entering construction’ Research from IFF used to inform CITB white paper
Results from two IFF studies for CITB have been used in their…
The Oppies are back! Return of IFF sponsored MRS Operational Awards
IFF has been the principal sponsor of the MRS Operations awards…
How can market research reduce commercial risk?
We have all faced difficult decisions in our professional lives.…
Apprenticeship pay, minimum wage rates and why these matter
The government's introduction of the National Minimum Wage (NMW)…
New report published: Understanding the experiences of over 50s following redundancy
An IFF report on the experiences of older workers (aged 50+)…
News: Apprenticeship numbers likely to fall
The results of work carried out by IFF Research with the Institute…
A rich treasure trove of labour market and skills intelligence from over 18,000 employers…
Today sees the release of the UK Employer Perspectives Survey…
What are the benefits of a telephone survey over an online panel when conducting business market research?
Survey research
There is a growing culture of impatience in…
There is a growing culture of impatience in…
A robust guiding principle in a turbulent time?
Post-election welfare policy: a robust guiding principle in a…
Don’t fear the future, shape it – how the HE Sector responds to Brexit
With the General Election just days away, one of the inevitable…
What are the key factors to consider when conducting B2B market research on a small budget?
B2B Market Research
Assessing the opinions of businesses can…
Assessing the opinions of businesses can…
Harnessing insights for the Financial Services industry
Research that combines flexibility, open-mindedness and rigour…
Evidence Matters Event Summary: A Matter of Facts – The Art of Translating Evidence
IFF’s Evidence Matters seminar series made a bright and colourful…
IFF Seminar: A Matter of Facts – The Art of Translating Evidence (11th May 2017)
Our relationship with facts is conflicted. On the one hand, we…
A healthy future for healthcare research
IFF's innovative healthcare offering sees recognition and…
IFF Report: Graduates’ career planning and its effect on their outcomes
We’re delighted that the much anticipated ‘Graduates’ career…
Pointing to the fresh fruit: Assessing communications in Financial Services
“The problem is we try to unravel the Mighty Infinite using…
Navigating through the noise: 3 key considerations when conducting qualitative research in an online age
When did you last talk to someone who didn’t own a smartphone?…
4 Key Concerns about the Pension Dashboard 2017
IFF's Chris O'Brien discusses the 4 key concerns about the Pension…
Sharing learning about Apprenticeships across the UK
Policy makers have often looked to other countries for lessons.…
Conference Review: Making Every Graduate Employable
“Making Every Graduate Employable” is surely an incontestable…
Education and Skills in 2017: Choices and Consequences
It’s been a turbulent 12 months in the Education and Skills…
Retirement choices: No perfect answer
When conducting focus groups or interviews with consumers, retirement…
Evidence Matters: The role of evidence in uncertainty – Full write-up
In November, IFF hosted a seminar on ‘The Role of Evidence…
Evidence Matters: IFF gathers industry experts to consider the opportunities presented by uncertainty
There is no doubt that 2016 will be remembered as a turbulent…
Londoners’ over reliance on their homes in retirement
The first wave of IFF Research’s ‘Retirement Choices’ syndicated…
New report published: How will employers respond to the apprenticeship levy?
A report on how large employers are likely to respond to the…
Getting into construction. IFF look to explore the experiences of individuals’ entering the construction sector
IFF Research are conducting critical research into skills gaps…
IFF explore whether UK regulations present an obstacle to business success
A report exploring businesses’ views on regulation in the UK…
Evidence Matters: IFF to host seminar assessing the role of evidence in times of uncertainty
We are living in a world of increasing uncertainty. Where the…
The National Student Survey: A missed opportunity for many institutions
How can universities leverage the results of the NSS?
The…
The…
Reflecting on our values: Ensuring research makes a difference
Over the course of this blog series we have presented our organisational…
Being Human First: Success through people and the role of the expert
Last month we kicked off a blog series that reflects on our company…
Unique Insight into Welsh Businesses Published
Published today, the Employer Skills Survey gathered information…
IFF shortlisted for two MRS Operations Awards
The Oppies are back and we are delighted to announce that we…
Reflecting on our values: remaining impartial in the research industry
Articulating the “values” that an organisation or business…
An introduction to the Teaching Excellence Framework
It seems like a whole new era has dawned since the publication…
EHC Experience pilot survey results
The Department for Education (DfE) are undertaking a large scale…
Predicting the Future in Uncertain Times
Thoughts on the IntoWork Conference, Learning & Work…
How will UK businesses react to Brexit?
So, it has happened. We are now in a post-Brexit society. In…
Brexit – What next for the UK?
The dust is still some way from settling after a dramatic night…
Remain or Brexit? IFF Directors predict the outcome of the EU Referendum
On the eve of much anticipated EU referendum we have asked 6…
To Remain or to Brexit: Business opinion on a knife-edge
The latest wave of IFF’s Business Omnibus has revealed…
IFF Report: Review of Enterprise Finance Guarantee published
A review of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), featuring…
Careers Education and Advice Forum: The good the bad and the predictable
A very timely and quite interesting conference in late May on…
Growth continues at IFF Research
IFF continues to strengthen across the spectrum through senior,…
Effective usability testing and the future of UX
In an age of rapidly evolving technology and short attention…
The benefit of leaving benefits–in-work conditionality for Universal Credit
"A lot of times people don’t know what they want until…
SFA / BIS Apprenticeship dissemination event
IFF recently presented several research projects at the “Apprenticeship…
Success in numbers: 4 tips for creating an effective partnership
What do you do when your organisation doesn't have the resource…
What’s my motivation? How policy change and a lack of good options is impacting retirement saving
Much of the discussion at the Westminster Business Forums ‘Savings…
The Lifetime ISA: A small step for savers or a giant leap for the pensions ISA?
The Governments latest budget has been the subject of much scrutiny…
A call for change: Pregnancy and maternity discrimination report published
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is calling for urgent…
Business opinion increasingly divided over EU future
The latest wave of IFF’s Business Omnibus has revealed increasingly…
Striving for excellence: An innovative approach to employer research
The 2015 study was the third survey in the series. While continuity…
The challenges of running the largest B2B survey in the world
Three fieldwork contractors; 21 weeks; 91,000 interviews.
The…
The…
Filling in the gaps: What can we still learn about the skills market from employers?
We think the Employer Skills Survey (ESS) gives as reliable and…
Two million UK workers are doing jobs below their potential
This was the fact that stood out for me from the 2015 Employer…
The largest B2B survey in the world?
Welcome to the first in our series of blogs about the Employer…
Apprenticeships, levies…and the Apprenticeship Levy
In a previous blog we asked what levers government have at their…
Bridging the gap between mental and physical healthcare
Government invests almost a billion pounds in funding aimed…
ESS15: The launch of the Employers Skills Survey
“A world class landmark survey…high class intelligence”…
How can insurers convince businesses to offer Private Medical Insurance as a benefit?
IFF’s exclusive research sheds light on the opportunities…
Sweating the small stuff: How small changes can make a difference for research respondents
A few little changes - a welcoming email invite, a smiling…
IFF Research Report: Post-16 institutions omnibus
IFF recently completed work as part of a research report published…
Professional service providers need to think small
Research reveals opportunities for professional service providers…
IFF wins MRS Healthcare Research Award with innovative dementia pilot scheme
IFF Research has won the MRS ‘Healthcare Research Award 2015’…
The dangers of caution in retirement planning
A ubiquitous finding for anyone conducting research on UK pensions…
Marketing trends for 2016 and beyond!
Key findings from this year’s Festival of Marketing
It…
It…
ISBE Conference Review: Excellence in international business leadership
The 38th annual Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship…
IFF Business Omnibus: UK Businesses still not sold on Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn’s emergence as Labour leader has been the…
How are pension reforms changing the retirement journey?
Pension reforms mean new opportunities for those in Financial…
IFF Report: Fairness, dignity and respect in SME workplaces
The Equality and Human Rights Commission have published an…
A healthy future for healthcare research
Last week, IFF's Health and Wellbeing team were nominated for…
How banks can help Britain’s small businesses?
First, how about some good news? The latest results of the IFF…
IFF Report: Enterprise pilots in prisons: evaluation
The Enterprise Pilots in Prisons were a cross-Departmental…
IFF nominated for x2 Market Research Society Awards 2015
IFF Research have been nominated for the Research-live Best…
Support, don’t sell: Banks must add value if they wish to rebuild trust
Positive steps are being taken but do banks have their customers…
All to play for as businesses split over EU debate
The latest wave of IFF’s Business Omnibus has revealed…
IFF Report: Views and behaviours in relation to the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings
Another one of IFF’s high profile studies for HMRC has…
MRS Operations Awards 2015
IFF Report: Victim and Witness Satisfaction Survey
This survey was commissioned by the Crown Prosecution Service…
The NHS in 2015: Thoughts from the Health and Care Innovation Expo
There were mixed feelings at this year’s Health and Care Expo,…
SMEs, Exports and The Bribery Act
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role…
IFF Report: European Social Fund Cohort Study (2012–2014)
IFF's European Social Fund Cohort Study (2012-2014) carried…
Tube Strikes: Public perception and the future of trade unions
Are the negative attitudes to strikes fuelled by resentment…
Apprenticeships: Researching the employer perspective
How can the number of employers taking on apprentices be…
Finalists announced for IFF sponsored Oppies!
The finalists for the MRS Operations Awards, recognising training,…
IFF in the News: IFF celebrates 50 years in the research industry with host of new starts
Our recent recruitment drive has seen us take on employees across…
Improving Financial Literacy
Can people be prevented from sleep-walking through important…
How does the July Budget affect the research industry?
There have been plenty of talking points around this year’s…
IFF Report: Pregnancy & Maternity Related Discrimination & Disadvantage
An IFF report published today investigates the prevalence…
IFF Conference Review: Researching the coalition years
Thoughts from this year’s SRA conference (7/07/15)
The…
The…
IFF Report: Gender Pay Data
An IFF report has just been published for the Government Equalities…
IFF Conference Review: Innovation and insurance
The UK Financial Services Experience Awards
Wednesday…
Wednesday…
Challenging Stereotypes: The role of research in revealing welfare’s shades of grey
There is much speculation recently about how the Government will…
IFF Celebrates 50th Birthday
The competitive spirit
Competition law and anti-competitive behaviour
Healthy…
Healthy…
Improving care for dementia sufferers
IFF and Loughborough University evaluate dementia pilot…
Illuminating the needs of employers
Can more be done to engage employers in back to work…
GMC Perceptions Survey
The General Medical Council has just published IFF’s…
A necessary burden
“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all…
Out of the Shadows…
Perceptions of any public-facing organisation are hugely influenced…
Women in construction
It's always satisfying when important findings from an IFF survey…
