Niall from Sketchbook led an ASC Labs session in which he asserted that the costs associated with trying out an idea meant that many never got off the ground. Vibe coding, he argued—and went on to demonstrate—can change that entirely.

What lies behind our colourful graphics? ASC’s visual designer, Adhrushya Ganesh, explains how, in creating a new visual language for ASC, her designs take a semiotic approach to expressing the many facets of ASC and reveals some of the hidden symbolism.

This autumn, ASC will be trialling a new, shorter format event, to be held in the evening on the 11th November. It will be held at IPSOS’s offices close to the Tower of London.

Responding to Paul Griffith’s paper at the May ASC conference, Phyllis Macfarlane of the AMSR considers whether it might be finally time for the research industry to change the way it views itself

ASC Co-chair Tim Macer, Honorary Life President of ASC Beverley Rowe, and emeritus member Randy Banks discuss the origins of ASC

We talk to Steve Phillips – Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Zappi – to find out what winning the 2026 ASC Best Technology Innovation Award meant to them.

AI offers massive wins in terms of efficiency. But, having automated the “training wheels” for research, how do we level up our junior talent? Vivek Venktachalam considers routes forward

ASC Labs’ Andrew Le Breuilly shares how to work with DuckDB to run browser based SQL, offline and securely

The ASC One Day Conference returned in May this year, with a timely focus on change. Tassia Henkes reports with a summary of the papers, with links to the presentations.

The inaugural ASC Hall of Fame ceremony took place at the May 26 conference, with judges announcing 6 inductees