User Research Collective — UX research community

The User Research Collective is a Facebook group with over 13,000 members, established in 2016. It positions itself as a friendly, accessible space for UX researchers, with clear community rules that maintain a welcoming tone.

The group’s strengths are career support and practice-level discussion. Members frequently share job search experiences, ask for advice on research challenges, and discuss the practical realities of working as a researcher in different organizational contexts. The community skews toward early-career and mid-career researchers, making it particularly useful for those building their practice.

For researchers who prefer Facebook’s discussion format over Slack’s real-time chat, the User Research Collective offers a lower-barrier alternative. The established community norms and active moderation keep conversations constructive, though the Facebook platform means content is less searchable and organized than Slack-based communities.