• Ruth's research methods blog

• Feature: Creative Words for Wellbeing project

• Feature: Ruth on Feminist Freelancer

• Feature: Ruth on Ivy's Library Guest Book

• Are you brave enough?: in Your Business with James Caan p48 (Blipfoto case study)

• Case study: Turning an SME around (Blipfoto case study) MRS guide to research for small businesses

• Jiurnal article: The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a leadership programme for midwives (Evidence Based Midwifery: 2016)

• Awards publicity:  Ruthless Research has been shortlisted for the Charity Times Awards 2013 Consultancy of the Year

• Guest Blog: The art of gathering stories - Ruthless Research contributes to the creative development of a play about the caring relationship, Couldn't Care Less by Strange Theatre

• Article: Welcoming people with mental health problems into mainstream market research (International Journal of Market Research: 2011)

• Article:  Breaking down the barriers - how to make the arts more accessible for people with mental health problems (Arts Professional: 2011)

• Awards publicity:  Research excellence and effectiveness awards 2006

I have written hundreds of research reports during my career, but due to the nature of my work this is typically commissioned for internal use only and most of my clients do not circulate the outputs more widely.  However, I try to maintain details of my publicly available work below:

• Resource: Scottish Recovery Network's What makes engagement meaningful? (2022)

• Final report: Scottish Recovery Network's A chance for change (2022)

• Final report: CABN EVOLVE evaluation (2022)

• Various reports: Creative Scotland Fair Work Review (with Culture Radar) (2021)

• Resource: Angus Cultural Strategy (with Culture Radar) (2020)

• Final report: Meaningful connections - peer support in the digital space (2020)

• Final report: What's next for recovery? (2020)

• Final report: Evaluation of the CHANGE project (2020)

• Resource: Let's do Peer2Peer (2020)

• Summary: Youth theatre in Scotland sector review (2020)

• Final report: Evaluation of Luminate's Artfelt pilot project (2019)

• Various reports: Creative words for wellbeing (2019)

• Final report: Evaluation of Luminate's Bandrum arts pilot project (2019)

• Final report: Creative activities in Scottish care settings (2018)

• Final report: The impact of Brexit on the arts sector in Scotland (2018)

• Summary: Connecting Scotland's sounds (2018)

• Final report (in blog form): Evaluation of the Unlimited International programme (2018)

• Final report: Mapping of youth theatre provision in Scotland (2015)

• Final report: Evaluation of the Traditional Music Forum (2011)

• Summary: Women’s experience of consent during labour and delivery (2017)

• Executive Summary: Provision of musical activities for young people in Fife (2011)

• Final report: Evaluation of the Lothian 12S Colleges and Universities Mental Health Pilot (MHF: 2010)

• Final report: Evaluation of Healthy Reading Midlothian (SDC: 2010)

• Final report:  Plan 2 Change Evaluation (SDC: 2008)

• Final report:  Child Protection Line campaign evaluation (TNS: 2008)

• Final report:  Domestic Abuse campaign evaluation (TNS: 2008)

• Final report:  Public Attitudes to Broadcasting in Scotland (TNS: 2008)

• Blog post: Scottish referendum: Is it insulting to try to get the question right? syndicated by Research Live and the Huffington Post

• Contribution: Scottish Affairs Select Committee on the Scottish referendum methodology - written evidence  

• Blog post: Could a Professional Researcher Ask the Scottish Referendum Question? syndicated by Research Live and the Huffington Post

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• The Ruthless Research guide to commissioning and managing research projects

• The Ruthless Research guide to interviewing external researchers