Why Outsource Your Academic Research Transcription?
Spend less time transcribing and more time on your research
Transcribing interviews and focus groups can take many hours, particularly when recordings are lengthy, involve multiple speakers or cover specialist subject matter. While transcription is an important part of the research process, it can also take valuable time away from analysis, writing and other academic work.
PageSix provides specialist human transcription for academic research, helping researchers reduce their workload without compromising on the quality or consistency of their transcripts.
The benefits of outsourcing your transcription:
✔ More time for research
Transcription can be time-consuming. Outsourcing it gives you more time to focus on analysing your data, developing your findings and progressing your research.
✔ Consistent, professional transcripts
Our experienced UK-based transcribers work with academic interviews, focus groups and specialist subject matter every day. We understand the importance of accurate wording, clear speaker identification and appropriate formatting.
✔ Flexible support when you need it
Whether you have a handful of interviews or a larger research project, you can use our services as and when required. There is no need to recruit, train or manage additional staff, or commit to ongoing arrangements.
✔ Reliable turnaround times
We agree a turnaround time for your project and manage the transcription process through our established team. This means you can plan your next steps with confidence.
✔ Confidential handling of research data
We understand the responsibilities involved in working with research participants and sensitive information. Our transcribers work under confidentiality agreements, and recordings and transcripts are handled through our secure systems.
Why choose PageSix?
PageSix has specialised in transcription since 2006, supporting researchers, universities and research teams across the UK.
We are a small, established UK company with an experienced team of academic transcribers. Unlike services that pass work on to unknown third parties, your recordings are handled within our own team.
We offer two services to suit different research requirements:
Fully Human Transcription: Your original recordings are transcribed from scratch by experienced human transcribers.
Transcript Editing Service: Existing draft transcripts are reviewed and corrected against the original recordings by a human transcriber.
Our approach combines the capacity to handle larger projects with the personal service and consistency of a specialist team.
Let us take transcription off your to-do list
Whether you're working on a postgraduate project, an academic study or a larger research programme, we can help you find the right transcription support.
View our academic transcription services, explore our rates or get in touch to discuss your project.
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Whether you’re transcribing 5 interviews or 50, we’d love to help.