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Research and insight is vital in influencing strategic business and policy decisions. It is a key element of the Professional Development Framework and looks to widen skills, from basic research principles to developing as leaders informing strategic change and delivering actionable research, insight and intelligence.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Provide actionable recommendations to inform strategic business decisions based upon quality research and insight

2. Evaluate behaviour change from marketing communication exercises

3. Evaluate and select appropriate research solutions for given research contexts

4. Undertake competitor analysis and provide intelligence

5. Manage elements of marketing communication and/or research and insight process

6. Understand, use and application of insight within an organisation for business success

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MRS Excellence Awards 2026

London

Join us at our annual awards lunch celebrating outstanding personal contributions to research, marking the 80th year of MRS.

Jun
05
2026

Friday
12:30–16:30

Behavioural Science for Transforming Business Outcomes

Virtual training course

Enhance your insights and impact in challenging economic times

Jun
09
2026

Tuesday
09:30–16:00

Listening Better: Polling, Misinformation, and Democratic Engagement

London

Democratic engagement depends on a shared evidence base and on public confidence that what we measure reflects what people actually think. Both are under strain. AI-generated content, algorithmic curation, and rising polarisation have fragmented the information environment in which citizens form views and researchers seek to capture them. For the polling and research sector, the questions are harder to avoid.

Jun
09
2026

Tuesday
14:00–16:00

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