Colin draws on 20 years of experience to tackle projects tenaciously and accurately with an eye for anecdote and exclusive material. Colin has worked on dozens of in-depth, investigative assignments for several publications and organisations. He specialises in consumer and patient protection issues.
Research Consultancy
Colin has worked as a freelance research consultant for a range of national organisations and publications including the BMJ Group, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Renewable Energy Assurance Limited, the European Voice in Standardisation (ANEC) and the General Medical Council. See the pages on research for more.
Since 2005 Colin has developed training courses in online research and investigative desk research and delivered those to journalists, campaign staff and policy analysts. He currently delivers regular scheduled courses for NUJ Scotland and Journalism.co.uk. He has also delivered in-house courses for a range of other clients. See the pages on training for more on this and www.researchskills.co.uk which Colin published in partnership with journalism.co.uk.
Journalism
Colin’s work has ranged from an investigation into malpractice in the laser surgery industry to ground-breaking research on pre-hospital care and transfats. Colin is also consulting editor to journalism.co.uk and was founding editor of the online journalism news channel on that site. See the pages on journalism for more.