Research & Expert Data
Access the knowledge
your project needs.
Arc helps organisations explore access to verified specialist participants and professional expertise for research, product development and advanced AI initiatives.
Through relevant research partners and specialist networks, Arc helps organisations explore appropriate opportunities, subject to project requirements and provider availability.
Discuss a research projectSome 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
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.
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
How it works
A considered route
from question to results.
- 01
Define
Understand the research question, target expertise and required output.
- 02
Scope
Determine participant criteria, project structure and expected deliverables.
- 03
Match
Identify an appropriate research partner and relevant specialist participant supply.
- 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.
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.
What do you need to know?
Discuss a research project
Tell us about the expertise, participants or research your organisation needs. No commitment is required to explore whether an appropriate solution is available.
Please do not submit confidential, proprietary, personal or sensitive information through this initial enquiry.