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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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Finding the Story in the Data

Virtual training course

Take information and find key messages through taught material and 'hands on' learning.

Jun
25
2026

Thursday
09:15–16:45

Building your Inclusive Toolkit for All Research

Virtual training course

Unless you’re consciously including people, you’re almost certainly unconsciously excluding people. This course will empower you to confidently take an inclusive approach to any research study, no matter how big or small.

Jun
29
2026

Monday
09:30–16:00

B2B Research: What Actually Works (and What Doesn’t)

Webinar

The session will be a fast-paced, multi-speaker format, featuring a series of short 10-minute talks, each focused on one specific challenge or lesson from real-world B2B research.

Jun
30
2026

Tuesday
11:00–12:00

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