Research planning workspace
Research made simple. Enter the Lab to start your first study.
For students, educators and organisations, the Research Lab gives you the tools, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, and protocols to conduct studies across varied research designs — from idea to final report.
Plan
Seven guided stages from research question to study readiness, with plain-language choices.
Recruit
Screening, eligibility, pseudonymised participant codes and reproducible allocation.
Prepare ethics drafts
Information sheets, consent forms and data plans — as drafts for your committee.
Analyse
Data quality checks and a set of tested statistical methods with full settings shown.
Code
Qualitative coding with excerpts, memos, themes and a transparent audit trail.
Report
Drafts built only from your study fields and computed results, with clear placeholders.
Training
Research skills courses
Video courses for students, and sessions in class or over a video link for educators and employers.
For students
Self-paced video courses you can take wherever and whenever suits you.
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Sessions for schools, colleges and universities, taught in class or over a video link.
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Practical sessions for teams, delivered at your workplace or over a video link.
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Who we are
Living Well Research Lab is part of Living Well Partners Ltd, based in Cockermouth. We help people understand research and use it well — whether they are writing their first essay, teaching a class or making decisions at work.
What we do
We run research skills training for students, educators and employers. We also publish free how-to guides for students and provide the Research Lab, an online workspace for planning, running, analysing and reporting studies.
Why train with us
Plain English, practical skills
We explain research ideas clearly and show how to use them straight away — in an essay, a project or a workplace report.
Built on the same methods as our tools
Our courses use the approaches behind our free student guides and the Research Lab, such as PEER for critical writing, so learning carries straight into practice.
Rigour and honesty
We teach people to weigh evidence fairly, report findings truthfully and respect the people who take part in research.
Flexible delivery
Video courses for students; in-class or video-link sessions for educators and employers, arranged around your timetable.
Access through your organisation
Courses are arranged for your institution or workplace as part of its organisational licence — contact us to discuss what you need.