Research Partnerships
Access the knowledge
your project needs.
Some organisations need knowledge rather than having it to contribute: specialist research participants, expert evaluation or structured human input. Arc helps them explore appropriate routes to that knowledge.
Arc helps identify relevant research partners and specialist networks, subject to project requirements and provider availability.
Submit a research enquirySome questions need
human knowledge.
Some research questions cannot be answered through public information alone. Organisations may need:
- Experienced professionals
- Niche participant groups
- Specialist domain expertise
- Real user feedback
- Structured human evaluation
- Expert judgement
- The right question
- The right people
- Real professional judgement
- Useful research
That knowledge may come from experienced professionals in software engineering, AI, finance, law, healthcare, research and other specialist fields. The appropriate expertise and participants depend on the project, screening and provider availability.
Typical journey
A considered route
from question to results.
Arc starts with the question, then helps identify the right specialist population and research pathway.
Initial specialist profiles may be available within days; broader or mixed-method research programmes typically run over several weeks. Timing is indicative and depends on project requirements and provider availability.
- 01
Define
Understand the research question, target expertise and required output.
- 02
Profile
Determine participant criteria, project structure and expected deliverables.
- 03
Match
Identify an appropriate research partner and suitable specialist participants.
- 04
Run
Approved participants complete the agreed research or specialist work through the applicable platform or provider.
- 05
Results
The organisation receives the outputs defined by the particular research project.
Explore a research need
Different questions.
Relevant expertise.
Illustrative project pathway
- 01AI system
- 02Specialist task
- 03Verified domain expert
- 04Human evaluation
- 05Structured result
- Expert evaluation
- Model testing
- Specialist task completion
- Red-team style evaluation where appropriate
- Domain-specific feedback
- Human judgement
Illustrative project pathway
- 01Product question
- 02Target participant
- 03Screening
- 04Research session
- 05Insight
- User interviews
- Usability testing
- Product feedback
- Difficult-to-source users
Illustrative project pathway
- 01Business question
- 02Required expertise
- 03Specialist match
- 04Interview
- 05Professional insight
- Experienced professionals
- Specialist domain expertise
- Expert judgement
Illustrative project pathway
- 01Research question
- 02Target audience
- 03Screening
- 04Participation
- 05Structured results
- Niche participant groups
- Professional surveys
- Targeted research participation
Illustrative project pathway
- 01AI / data requirement
- 02Defined task
- 03Qualified specialist
- 04Human work
- 05Reviewed output
- Annotation where relevant
- Structured specialist tasks
- Domain-specific feedback
- Human evaluation
Examples are illustrative. Availability and suitability depend on project requirements, screening and provider availability.
Common formats
- Expert conversations
- Focused access to relevant professionals
- Qualitative research
- In-depth interviews and structured discussion
- Surveys
- Quantitative input from a defined target population
- AI evaluation
- Specialist review of model outputs, tasks or quality
Research is designed around appropriate professional and confidentiality boundaries; participants should only discuss information they are permitted to share.
When specialist
knowledge matters.
If your project requires knowledge that cannot easily be sourced from the general public, Arc can help explore whether an appropriate research or specialist-participant solution is available.
Potential organisations may include
- AI companies
- Software and SaaS companies
- Product teams
- Market research organisations
- Consultancies
- Healthcare technology companies
- Financial technology companies
- Legal technology companies
- UX research teams
- Other organisations requiring difficult-to-source professional participants or specialist knowledge
Commissioning research
Your organisation commissions research or specialist human input and funds the research according to project scope and provider terms. This is distinct from Data Partnerships, where potential commercial value may flow to an organisation contributing relevant operational knowledge, subject to eligibility, scope and agreement.
From question to enquiry