Research Accelerator
Information has never been easier to find. What's harder to find is people to work through it with — colleagues at your stage, someone to ask when you're stuck, a place to come back to when you need support, and content from experts that you can trust.
Most members join us for the community. If you'd rather work through the library on your own, that's absolutely fine too — skip ahead to plans.
There's a rhythm to life inside Research Accelerator — something on every day, something every month, and a few bigger moments across the year.
Every day
Every month
Every quarter
Whenever you need it
On demand, any time — covering methods, software, writing, productivity and more, with recordings from international experts including Pat Bazeley (Australia), Nigel King (UK), Helen Sword (NZ), Christina Silver (UK), Daniel Turner (UK) and Sally Pirie (US).
A snapshot of what's happening over the next few months. Members get access to all of it, plus everything else on the calendar.
Three days of structured writing time, webinars, community check-ins and wellbeing activities.
Bring anything you're stuck on – methodology, writing, data analysis or anything Lyn can help with.
A practical look at visual and AI tools for mapping ideas, presenting findings and thinking visually.
A focused session to set goals, block out time and decide what you actually want to get done in the next quarter.
Get 3 months' free access to 15 of our most popular courses — seven NVivo courses, an introduction to SPSS, plus tips on academic writing, qualitative and quantitative analysis, literature reviews, productivity, and Microsoft Word and Excel. The simplest way to see if Research Accelerator is right for you.
Get started for free →I'm Dr Lyn Lavery — researcher, facilitator, and the person you'll be hearing from inside Research Accelerator.
I've been teaching research methods and data analysis in New Zealand and Australian universities for over 25 years. My PhD from the University of Auckland is in educational psychology, specifically self-regulated learning — which means I spend a lot of time thinking about how people learn best, particularly in relation to research methods.
I'm an NVivo Platinum Certified Trainer and have previously trained for SPSS NZ, so I'm comfortable across qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods work. What I'm probably best known for though, is making complicated methods feel manageable, keeping things practical and having a bit of fun along the way.
When you join Research Accelerator, I'll be the one answering your questions, facilitating live sessions and of course, you'll hear my voice on the majority of the videos (alongside our wonderful team of guest presenters). I can't wait to see you there!
Valuable beyond explanation.
Research can be isolating, confusing and stressful. The opportunity to meet regularly and share ideas, triumphs and tribulations is valuable beyond explanation. The amount of work I have achieved and motivation I receive due to this online environment is amazing. Lyn has done a brilliant job of creating this space.
Annette Rotherham
University of Queensland
An absolute game changer.
The videos are incredibly useful and practical. Support is top notch with every question answered promptly and insightfully. The RA community stopped me from feeling lonely and motivated me to keep going when adversity came my way. I recommend the RA membership to anyone wanting to give themselves every opportunity to succeed in research.
Lisa Burton-Harris
The University of Auckland
Part of a community again.
Initially I signed up to access the amazing array of training videos. In the past few months I've also begun to join in the daily research sessions. I love feeling part of a community again after months of working alone and feeling isolated. The other members are also very helpful — it's like crowd-sourcing research assistance!
Megan Flint
The University of Auckland
We have so much fun together.
Research Accelerator serves as both a repository of super valuable resources and a community that brings researchers together to support each other in what can otherwise be somewhat lonely work. The daily co-working sessions and ongoing chat about everything productivity-related are highlights for me.
Raewyn Eden
Massey University
One-off courses can't answer the question you'll have next week, or the week after. Research doesn't happen in a single workshop. Neither does getting your NVivo project to behave. The membership is there so you've got somewhere to come back to when the next thing comes up — whether that's in three weeks or three months.
You absolutely could — and YouTube's a great way to pick up a technique, or a bad habit. The trouble is you can't tell which advice is sound, and there's no one there to answer your follow-up question. What you get here is a logical learning path built by someone who's been teaching this material for over 25 years, with other researchers and Lyn around when you get stuck.
Honestly, you might not need to — if your university's workshops cover exactly what you need, when you need it. Most don't. University training tends to be generic, one-off, and planned months in advance. Research Accelerator is specific, ongoing, and built for the sort of questions that come up at 9pm the night before your analysis needs to be finished.
No. Lyn's been teaching complete beginners for over 25 years — she knows where people get stuck and how to explain things in plain English. The courses start from the beginning, and if something isn't clicking, you can always ask in the monthly Q&A. No question is too basic.
The live sessions are optional. Plenty of members are camera-off, chat-only, or just watch the recordings later. If you'd rather skip the live side entirely, LITE gives you everything on demand with no pressure to turn up anywhere.
Yes — we've got members around the world. Live sessions run on NZ time, but everything's recorded. The quarterly virtual retreats are designed to work across time zones, and the course library is available any time.
Research Accelerator is designed for busy researchers like you. The community sessions are low-commitment: drop into a co-working hour when you can, watch Q&A recordings later, lurk in WhatsApp. The course library is there 24/7, ready when you are. You don't have to be visible or talkative. Many of our most valuable members just turn up and work quietly alongside others, whenever they can find a pocket of time.
We think you'll love it, but if you're not getting value from it in the first month, let us know. We'd rather have happy researchers than unhappy members, so we'll sort something out together.
Still got a question? Email us — we'd be happy to help.
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Dip in to see if Research Accelerator is for you – access to our most popular courses
When you want the full library and you're happy learning solo – learn at your own pace
When you want the community – co-working, retreats and people who get it
When you want it all — the full library, the community and access to Lyn
Dip in to see if Research Accelerator is for you – access to our most popular courses
When you want the full library and you're happy learning solo – learn at your own pace
When you want the community – co-working, retreats and people who get it
When you want it all — the full library, the community and access to Lyn
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