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Research, insight and intelligence techniques are continually evolving, providing new and cutting-edge ways to get to the heart of the consumer and citizen. Research leads the development of these new techniques challenging and influencing the business world.

Understanding cutting edge thinking and innovative techniques ensures the research world is continually evolving offering the business world new and engaging ways to understand consumers and society.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (Supply-side researchers)

1. Develop research speciality(s) as required e.g. qualitative, quantitative, statistics, co-creation, semiotics, neuroscience, etc

2. Lead development and understanding of new research techniques

3. Understand, use and implement new research and insight techniques

4. Apply ideation techniques with relevant stakeholders (internally and externally) to inspire new work

5. Share understanding of new thinking and innovative techniques by sharing knowledge and skills with others

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (Client-side researchers)

1. Develop research speciality(s) as required, e.g. research techniques, broader marketing mix requirements, leading the application of insight, etc

2. Evaluate and deploy the development of new research techniques as required

3. Evaluate and select new research and insight techniques as appropriate

4. Evaluate and deploy ideation techniques (internally and externally) to inspire new work

5. Share understanding of new thinking and innovative techniques by sharing knowledge and skills with others

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Writing Better Questionnaires

Virtual training course

Everyone’s writing questionnaires...but what makes a questionnaire really work?

Mar
10
2026

Tuesday
09:00–16:00

Facilitating Action From Insight

Virtual training course

Build traction to ensure insight lives on within stakeholder teams.

Mar
10
2026

Tuesday
14:00–16:00

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Mar
17
2026

Tuesday
14:00–16:00

2/2

MRS Annual Conference 2026:
Research on the Edge

London

MRS’s award-winning annual conference returns on 10 March 2026, showcasing world-class research and hosting critical conversations to shape the future of our sector.

Mar
10
2026

Tuesday

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