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Research consulting AND education
Clearer thinking. Stronger research.
Make decisions you can defend.
ClearLink Research helps researchers and research teams make those decisions clearer and more defensible through practical education and specialist consulting in study design, analysis, and reporting.
We bring structured methodological thinking to animal and broader health research, with particular depth in epidemiology and microbiology, helping people build stronger studies, communicate their findings clearly, and carry their work from concept through to real-world impact.
Every research project is shaped by the decisions behind it.
Two ways to work with us
Get expert support
Research Consulting
For research teams and institutions in animal health, epidemiology & microbiology
Comprehensive methodological and analytical support from initial ethics approval and power calculations to complex microbiota, statistical and epidemiological analysis in animal and broader health research.
Courses, workshops, and frameworks designed to help research candidates and early-career researchers master research decision making and defensible study practices.
What We OFFer
FREE RESOURCE
Stop relying on your future self to remember why you made a research decision
The Research Decision Log gives you one place to capture the reasoning behind important decisions as your project evolves, so you can understand, explain and defend them later.
A 7-page PDF guide on which decisions are worth documenting
An Excel template for decisions and protocol changes
Capture the reasoning, not just the outcome
Decision → Context → Rationale → Alternatives → Impact
why choose us
Not just another research resource
There's no shortage of research advice out there.
Here's what makes working with ClearLink Research different.
Learn the thinking
We make the invisible thinking behind rigorous research explicit, helping you make confident research decisions, not just follow steps.
Connect the dots
Research is more than individual methods. We show you how research questions, study design, analysis, and interpretation work together.
Practical, evidence-based solutions
Everything we teach and recommend is grounded in research experience and designed to be applied to real-world research challenges.
Education and consulting, in one place
Whether you want to build your own skills or need expert support, we provide practical education and tailored research consulting.
I had spent too much time learning how to do research, and not enough time thinking about why I was doing it.
mEET THE FOUNDER
I had spent years learning how to conduct research, but it was only when my work was scrutinised during my PhD viva that I realised where my reasoning needed to be stronger.
That experience is why I started ClearLink Research: to help researchers develop the critical thinking and structured reasoning needed to make and defend research decisions.
I'm Dr. Sara Horsman, an animal health researcher with a PhD in veterinary epidemiology and microbiology. My work spans epidemiology, statistics, microbiology, antimicrobial resistance and the microbiome. I combine this research experience with a focus on critical thinking and defensible decision-making, helping researchers strengthen the reasoning behind their work, from study design through to interpretation.
Areas of expertise
Animal health and broader health research • Study design • Epidemiology • Biostatistics • Microbiology • Microbiota research • Data analysis • Research interpretation
Australia-based | Remote research consultancy and education
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