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MRS champions the highest ethical, commercial and methodological practices in research, providing fair regulation, clear guidance and practical advice.

Understanding and applying best practice ensures that the delivery of research results are built upon a rigorous ethical framework to create informed and quality based business decisions.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Understand and apply the MRS Code of Conduct when undertaking research and insight activities

2. Understand and apply relevant legislation when undertaking research and insight activities e.g. the Data Protection Act in the UK

3. Understand and apply relevant quality assurance

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The Science of Behaviour Change

Virtual training course

Learn how to apply behavioural science to better understand and influence behaviour

May
15
2026

Friday
09:15–16:30

MRS Research Policy and Standards - Quarterly Webinar

Webinar

Series 7, Episode 2 - Compiled and presented by the MRS Standards and Policy team - the experts behind Codeline, MRS’ email advice service for information on the Code of Conduct, GDPR, regulations and guidelines. Helping you to stay up-to-date and within the rules.

May
18
2026

Monday
11:00–13:00

Safeguarding Qualitative Research: Understanding and Mitigating Fraudulent Participation

Webinar

Fraudulent participation, ranging from misrepresented identities to AI-generated responses, can undermine the integrity of qualitative insight and put added pressure on teams, budgets and timelines. In this practical session from the Global Data Quality (GDQ) Initiative, we will explore what fraud looks like in qualitative work today, why it’s growing, and the reasonable, proportionate steps you can take across the research supply chain to protect data quality.

May
18
2026

Monday
15:00–16:00

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