MRSpride – uniting LGBTQ+ professionals and allies across the research sector

We are on a mission to magnify the voices of LGBTQ+ communities in the research sector to make it more inclusive and diverse, providing a platform to highlight the unique ways the research sector can share the stories of our communities. MRSpride is the MRS network for LGBTQ+ professionals and allies working in research, insight and data analytics. It provides a safe space for LGBTQ+ researchers to meet, collaborate and take part in important conversations.

MRSpride:

• Amplifies – We campaign for diversity, inclusion and equality in our sector and beyond. We amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ people, allies and heroes.

• Represents – We give a platform to LGBTQ+ research stories, encourage best practice in researching our communities and promote research as a tool for understanding them.

• Supports - We create a safe space and community for LGBTQ+ professionals and allies in our sector and support them in their journey to be their true selves at work.

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MRSpride is free to join and open to MRS members, staff of Company Partners and anyone within the research and marketing sectors. Sign up to receive emails and updates on upcoming events, blogs and stories.

MRSpride blog

Get to know our MRSpride Stars, research professionals from across the globe doing remarkable things. Find out about what they most admire, what future-fit research world looks like and their resilience tips for when times get tough.

Upcoming MRSpride events:

MRSpride Lesbian Visibility Week – Panel

Webinar

Online Panel Discussion | 25 April 2024 | Lesbian Visibility Week | Free

Being visible for who you are is such a powerful statement for others, within or outside of the LGBTQIA community. It opens the door to conversations, normalises and can in some circumstances disrupt the status quo. Unified not Uniform is this year's theme for Lesbian Visibility Week, bringing together voices from across our sister movements and the globe to shout louder, change faster and support greater.

OUTsights podcast - all episodes

OUTsights is a podcast from MRSpride which aims to amplify LGBTQ+ voices and stories, inspire, learn and have a bit of a laugh. 

Our latest video

MRSpride is pleased to share this session from &more’s 2021 conference, presented by Kantar Public’s Richard Matousek, focussing on measuring Britons’ attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people and issues.

&more is the MRS network for young researchers. Find out more about their activities here.

YouGov is the Principal Sponsor of MRSpride

You can read a piece from Chantel le Carpentier about why they have supported the network from its launch event here.