Research Services
Research Consultancy
Brenkley Doctoral College offers applied research consultancy to organisations seeking rigorous, evidence-based answers to management and organisational challenges. We bring academic expertise and practitioner insight to the questions that matter most to your organisation.
Services
What We Offer
Applied Organisational Research
We design and conduct primary research within your organisation — using interviews, surveys, observation, and document analysis — to investigate specific management challenges. Our approach is rigorous, ethical, and produces findings that are both trustworthy and practically actionable.
Suitable for: understanding why a change initiative is not working, investigating the causes of staff turnover, examining leadership effectiveness, or exploring the factors shaping a specific organisational challenge.
Evidence Reviews
We conduct systematic or rapid reviews of the academic and grey literature on a specific management topic, synthesising what is known, identifying what the evidence supports, and translating findings into practical implications for your organisation or sector.
Suitable for: informing a strategic decision, building the evidence base for a new initiative, reviewing the effectiveness of an intervention type, or understanding international best practice.
Programme Evaluation
We design and conduct independent evaluations of leadership development programmes, organisational change initiatives, and workforce development interventions. Our evaluations combine quantitative outcome measurement with qualitative process investigation.
Suitable for: assessing the impact of a training investment, building an evidence base for scaling an initiative, or meeting funder or board requirements for independent evaluation.
Research Methodology Support
We provide expert support for organisations developing their own research or evaluation capacity — including research design, questionnaire and interview guide development, qualitative analysis, and statistical support.
Suitable for: HR or OD teams conducting internal people research, organisations building evaluation capability, or teams needing analytical support for specific projects.
Bespoke Research Training
We deliver bespoke research methods training for professional teams — covering qualitative research, survey design, interview skills, and evidence literacy for managers. Delivered online or in-person, half-day to two-day formats.
Suitable for: HR, OD, and strategy teams; healthcare professionals undertaking service evaluation; educators implementing evidence-informed practice; or any professional group needing applied research skills.
Keynote and Advisory
Brenkley Doctoral College faculty are available for keynote presentations at organisational events, conferences, and leadership development days — covering management research, doctoral education, and leadership in practice.
Contact us with your requirements and we will provide a proposal tailored to your event or advisory needs.
How It Works
Our Process
Initial Conversation
A free 30-minute call to understand your challenge, discuss what research could offer, and determine whether Brenkley Doctoral College is the right partner.
Proposal
We provide a written proposal setting out the research question, methodology, timeline, deliverables, and fee. All proposals are fixed-fee.
Research
We conduct the research according to the agreed methodology, maintaining regular communication with your team and providing interim updates as agreed.
Findings and Impact
We deliver a written report and a presentation of findings, and remain available for follow-up conversations to support the application of findings.
Start the conversation
All consultancy enquiries begin with a free, no-obligation conversation. Email us with a brief description of your challenge and we will arrange a call.
Email: research@doctoralcollege.ac.uk with the subject line "Consultancy Enquiry".