The ODDA Research Hub | Founding Event

You are cordially invited to:

The ODDA Research Hub | Founding Event

Industry & Academia. Together, for the first time.

We are delighted to invite you to the founding event of the ODDA Research Hub, a significant moment for the online dating and social discovery sector.

The Research Hub brings together academics, researchers, and ODDA member platforms to help build an independent and credible research agenda grounded in the real challenges platforms face every day.

This invitation-only gathering marks the beginning of that collaboration, creating a shared space for dialogue, research development, and cross-sector partnership. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Date: 24 June 2026
Time: 12:30 to 17:00
Venue: King’s College London

Agenda
12:30 to 13:30 – Arrival and light lunch
13:30 to 13:45 – Welcome and introductions
13:45 to 14:00 – Overview of the ODDA Research Hub
14:00 to 14:30 – Industry presentations by member platforms
14:30 to 15:30 – Academic presentations by invited researchers
15:30 to 15:45 – Tea & Coffee Break
15:45 to 16:45 – Facilitated roundtables
16:45 to 17:00 – Roundtable feedback and closing remarks
17:00 to 18:00 – Drinks and networking

What We Aim to Achieve
1. Collectively identify one or two priority research areas where the sector would benefit from greater independent evidence.
2. Explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding ethical data sharing between platforms and academic researchers.
3. Begin building the relationships and collaborative pathways that will support ongoing industry and academia engagement through the Research Hub.

We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an important and collaborative milestone for the sector.

Please register via the event booking link on this page, by Friday 6 June 2026.