&more – young researchers network

 

&more is the MRS network for brilliant young thinkers. Sponsored by Unilever, &more is a learning community and a hub designed to enable young insight, research and analytics professionals to connect and shine in their careers.  

There are discounted and free events, big brands, a research team challenge, free keynote entry at Impact Conference, and a party with the drinks thrown in! All you need to be is under 30 and keen to make your mark in research, insight or analytics. You simply sign up for free to take advantage of the resources to boost your development and get better connected in the sector.

For 2020 you get more benefits - when you sign up to &more you can also attend one Professional Webinar and a Speaker Evening of your choice every year. 

&more benefits
  • Connect with other young researchers, sector leaders and new thinkers.
  • Build your learning with the team challenge, inspiring events, lively content and celebratory fun!
  • Access FREE benefits and events that give young people a boost at the start of their career.
  • Get a FREE Professional Webinar and one Speaker Evening of your choice every year.
  • Up to 20 annual bursaries available to help pay towards the costs of undertaking the MRS Advanced Certificate via MRBA Skills. 
  • Access a sense of pride and cohesion for young researchers in the sector… & much more

Click here to find out how to join &more.

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&more Leadership Team
Maddison is a client-side Insight Executive at Smart Energy GB, with a degree in English Literature from King’s College London. Her work focuses on attitudinal tracking, brand, advertising and digital evaluation, and research into vulnerable consumers. She also has experience repositioning global brands to make them more aligned and future-facing.

Having volunteered with Raleigh in Nicaragua and studied in three continents, she is passionate about making a positive and measurable difference and sustainable impact on the world.

Adam has spent the past decade working across marketing, digital, social and research for companies from seed-funded start-ups through to huge multi-national corporations. His role now is brand-side market research, in particular looking after brand strategy insight and research.
His job is to ensure that the customer is at the heart of every decision made, and to arm stakeholders with the research and insight that’s going to have a positive impact on the business. Adam is a trained journalist, so experienced in storytelling through words, data or insight, and market research feels like the perfect place to bring it all together. Adam also runs the social listening and social intelligence programme for the Group, covering all three BT Group brands.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/millsa/
Twitter: @AdamMillsUK
Email: adam.mills@bt.com

Bessie is a Research Manager at Walnut Unlimited and a true Quallie at heart! With a MSc in Social Research Methods, Bessie’s expertise lies with hard-to-reach and vulnerable audiences, specifically using participatory and inclusive approaches to ensure research is empowering and impactful as possible. Bessie particularly enjoys injecting creativity into her research and experimenting with innovative digital and social media methodologies. Alongside being a qualitative geek, Bessie is a blue belt MMA kickboxer and will be on her way to black belt soon…

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bessiepike/
Twitter: @bessie_pikemrx
Email address: bessie.pike@walnutunlimited.com

LaShanda Seaman is a Senior Research Executive at BritainThinks. She has experience of conducting public and stakeholder qualitative research including deliberation and ethnography. LaShanda has a particular interest in the use of innovative tools to deliver research. Additionally, she is passionate about the inclusion of hard-to-reach groups such as ethnic minorities, young people and those with long term conditions in research. She has previous experience working client side in national and international health charities.

Hobbies: Experimenting in the kitchen, exploring new cities, swimming in the deep blue, Keeping plants alive!

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lashanda-seaman-450933111
Email address: lseaman@britainthinks.com

Carolina is a mixed methodology researcher at Kadence International and holds a degree in Marketing and Advertising from Edith Cowan University (Australia). She has lived in 3 countries – Sweden, Australia and the UK – and has a keen interest in identifying cultural nuances and stereotypes.

She loves adventure, and a highlight was when she climbed Mount Ngauruhoe in New Zealand, better known as Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/starkhammar
Email: cstarkhammar@kadence.com

 

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