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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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People Power: The Original Research Tech

Webinar

Understanding social and business phenomena means humans understanding humans, both what’s expressed and what’s unspoken. In this sense, the human brain is the original research tech.

Apr
15
2026

Wednesday
14:00–15:00

The future of AI in research: Sustainability, cost, and responsible scale

Webinar

The future of AI in research is often portrayed as a race for larger models, more GPUs, and faster infrastructure. Success is commonly measured by computational scale. Yet this narrative overlooks a growing structural challenge: the financial, environmental, and operational costs of AI systems are rising faster than their practical returns.

Apr
16
2026

Thursday
11:00–12:00

The Alchemy of Insight: Technology, Hype, and the Search for Truth

London

The market research industry has spent 80 years rapidly reinventing itself, engaging in a form of modern alchemy, chasing the dream of turning messy human behaviour into clean, predictable data, hoping each new technology will be the magic solution.

Apr
20
2026

Monday
14:00–16:00

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