Our main business areas, such as research projects and the Regional Data & Intelligence Network, are organised in the tree menu at the left of each page. Browse the topic headings to find the page you want or use the search box at the top left of any page to search by keywords.
More general areas, such as our research enquiries service, staff contact details and our Observations blog are linked from the horizontal menu at the top of each page.
The fastest way to find information is to type keywords into the search text box, above the left-hand menu on every page. This will return search results matching the keyword(s) you entered.
By default the entire site will be searched. However, but once on the search results page, you can filter your results to specific sections of the site, information types, dates and geographical areas.
If your search returns too many results, you can refine your search by adding more keywords in the search box or choosing the search refinement options at the right of search results.
A comprehensive guide to searching wmro.org is available.
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Please note that you can change your username and password at any time to make it easier to remember. Login, go to my account and add a new username and password. If you still have problems with your login, email gavin.wray@wmro.org.
Yes, we welcome submissions to the Resource Catalogue as long as the research or statistics are related to policy making or public services within the West Midlands region.
You can submit a resource through My account > My catalogue submissions.
Guidelines are available on submitting resources:
Please contact Gavin Wray (gavin.wray@wmro.org) to discuss the Resource Catalogue.
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We also send out a email newsletters on a wide range of research activity in the region and event invitations to registered users. Choose the news you want to receive in My communication preferences.
We hope you find this site easy to use, useful and informative. Please get in touch with any comments or ideas on how to improve the site. Contact Gavin Wray, Digital Communications Executive, at gavin.wray@wmro.org (tel: 0121 202 3252).