Being a professional in today's fast-paced environment means having the right leadership and commercial skills to manage teams and win new clients. Improve your impact with our range of business courses.

Influence & Impact

Evaluate your personal impact and increase your influence in business

Jul
24
2025

Thursday
09:30–17:30

An Introduction to Brand Research

Brands have become vital corporate assets, representing over 40% of the total value of the world's largest companies. Measuring, managing and maximising brand equity are therefore core competencies for almost any organisation, yet the quality of understanding in this area remains sketchy.

Jul
15
2025

Tuesday
09:30–13:30

Effective & Agile Leadership Skills

Learn how to lead engaged, focused and high-performance teams

Jul
14
2025

Monday
09:30–17:30

Presentation Delivery Skills

Increase your confidence in delivering high-quality client presentations.

Jul
22
2025

Tuesday
09:30–17:30

Project Management Masterclass

Learn the fundamental skills and processes of effective project management

Sep
23
2025

Tuesday
09:30–17:30

AI Essentials to Create Engaging Presentations

Master essential AI tools to create dynamic, multi-format presentations that elevate your insights and content.

Sep
23
2025

Tuesday
09:30–16:00

Strategic Management Skills

Using the tools and techniques that work in leading people.

Sep
30
2025

Tuesday
09:30–17:30

Presentation Delivery Skills

Increase your confidence in delivering high-quality client presentations.

Oct
07
2025

Tuesday
09:30–17:30

Inclusive Data in the Age of AI

A new MRS training course for researchers and insight professionals navigating inclusivity, digital data and emerging technologies.

Sep
11
2025

Thursday
09:25–16:00

Influence & Impact

Evaluate your personal impact and increase your influence in business

Nov
04
2025

Tuesday
09:15–17:30

Effective & Agile Leadership Skills

Learn how to lead engaged, focused and high-performance teams

Nov
13
2025

Thursday
09:30–17:30

Advanced Client Relationship Management

Build the commercial skills to manage and retain clients

Nov
18
2025

Tuesday
09:15–17:00

Asking Smarter Questions

Asking Smarter Questions is a new training course from award-winning author and trainer Sam Knowles, which champions the art of curiosity, setting out the six Universal Principles that make every question count.

Nov
20
2025

Thursday
09:30–16:00

An Introduction to Brand Research

Brands have become vital corporate assets, representing over 40% of the total value of the world's largest companies. Measuring, managing and maximising brand equity are therefore core competencies for almost any organisation, yet the quality of understanding in this area remains sketchy.

Nov
26
2025

Wednesday
09:25–13:30

Coaching Skills for Researchers

Learn how to have effective conversations in every aspect of your life as a researcher

Dec
02
2025

Tuesday
10:00–16:00

Story Techniques to Support Strategic Thinking

Enhance your ability to think and write more strategically by applying storytelling techniques that will inspire your audience to act.

Nov
04
2025

Tuesday

One Day MBA

Journey to the heart of successful business administration with management tools that deliver immediate value

Dec
04
2025

Thursday
09:00–17:00

Customer Experience - Understanding and Improvement

Managing the customer experience is fundamentally important to all organisations

Dec
09
2025

Tuesday
10:00–16:00

Presentation Delivery Skills

Increase your confidence in delivering high-quality client presentations.

Dec
09
2025

Tuesday
09:30–17:30

Ethics and empathy in sensitive research

Gain practical skills and confidence to conduct ethical, safe, and empathetic research on sensitive topics.

This course equips qualitative researchers with the skills and confidence to carry out ethical, safe, and empathetic research on sensitive topics and with vulnerable participants, such as survivors of domestic abuse, care-experienced young people, and individuals experiencing mental health conditions.

Nov
18
2025

Tuesday
09:30–16:00

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