Research Live awards finalists and judges announced for 2024

The winners will be announced at the MRS Awards 2024, taking place on 2^nd December.

This year’s Research Live awards finalists are:

AGENCY OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Q2Q Global)
Basis
Blue Yonder Research
IFF Research
Kokoro
Opinium
STRAT7 Researchbods
The Mix Global

BEST NEW VENTURE
Barclays UK
MTM UXR
Opinium Amsterdam
Pegasus Insight
Potentia Insight

BEST PLACE TO WORK (sponsored by i-view London)
Blue Yonder Research
IFF Research
Opinium
Sonder Research (formerly Consumer Insight)
Superdrug
Tapestry Research
The Mix Global
Thinks Insight & Strategy

BUSINESS IMPACT OF THE YEAR – GLOBAL (sponsored by Rigour Research)
Deep Blue Thinking, Basis & EuroMillions
Dscout & Vodafone
HSBC
Mondelez & Kantar
Shell & Strive Insight

BUSINESS IMPACT OF THE YEAR – UK (sponsored by Potentia)
Boxclever & Abbott Lyon
Holland & Barrett
Kokoro & Whitbread
Marks & Spencer (Clothing & Home), STRAT7 Jigsaw, Mindshare, YouGov & Kantar
Virgin Media O2

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Quirk’s Media) 
Audience Strategies
British Gas Services & Solutions
Deloitte Digital
Focaldata
Inspirient & Verian
Streetbees

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR (sponsored by We Live Context)
BT Group
Formula E
Google – EMEA Market Insights team
Health & Safety Executive
Holland & Barrett
Marks & Spencer (Clothing & Home)
Nexus
Superdrug
The Open University
The University of Warwick
Thinkbox
Virgin Media O2

YOUNG RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR – CLIENT (sponsored by Opinium)
Leanne Clegg, BT PLC
Amanda Hammond, Sky
Amelia Stevens, Superdrug

YOUNG RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR – SUPPLIER (sponsored by Keen as Mustard)
Taiye Akin-Akinyosoye, Truth Consulting
Mimi Alford-Hamburg, Deloitte Digital
Eliza Arkuszewska, Opinium
Laura Gafforio, The Good Side
Thea Hatfield, Quantum
Dan Lemmon, Basis Social
Miriam Makin, Dectech
Ruby-Mae Radcliffe, PA Consulting 
Zoe Rivlin, Opinium
Sian Topp, Strive Insight
Benedict Vigers, Gallup
Eloise Wroe Wright, STRAT7 Jigsaw

The judging panel for the 2024 Research Live awards has also been announced.

Judging eight of the categories are:

• Patrick Alcantara, strategic customer insight lead, UK & Ireland, Axa
• James Holden, director of marketing and audiences, BBC Nations
• Seema Hope, global head of consumer research, The Economist
• Claire Rainey, head of insight, Virgin Media O2
• Jake Steadman, vice-president, global head of marketing research and data, Canva
• Georgina White, director of customer experience and insight, Holland & Barrett

The judging panel is chaired by Katie McQuater, head of editorial, Research Live.

The innovation of the year award is judged separately in a Dragon’s Den-style presentation session. Judging the award are:  

• James Holden, director of marketing and audiences, BBC Nations
• Claire Rainey, head of insight, Virgin Media O2
• Jake Steadman, vice-president, global head of marketing research and data, Canva

Also on the panel are McQuater, and Liam Kay-McClean, deputy editor, Research Live.

Finalists in all categories can be found on the MRS Awards website.