About the Research Academy

We love research, we love teaching, and we love our students!
As practicing researchers, we constantly apply and revise what we teach
We’re accredited by the MRS, which means we adhere to high standards
We’re dedicated to sustainability and diversity
We enjoy working together, and we can’t wait to work with you!
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Our team

We’re all active, senior researchers with significant agency and client-side experience in commercial and public sector settings. We’ve taught research methods, and specifically MRS professional qualifications, for many years. We promise to make your learning journey supportive, challenging, and fun!

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Mia Walker
Managing Director, Business
Course Leader for the MRS Diploma, and teacher on the MRS Advanced Certificate
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Sia Sha
Managing Director, Education
Course Leader for the MRS Advanced Certificate, and Module Leader for MRS Diploma Unit 5
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Liz Montgomery
Academy Associate
Tutor on the MRS Diploma and MRS Advanced Certificate courses
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Chris Taylor
Academy Associate
Tutor on the MRS Advanced Certificate course
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Rebecca Green
Academy Associate
Tutor on the MRS Diploma course
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Mia Walker
Managing Director, Business
Course Leader for the MRS Diploma, and teacher on the MRS Advanced Certificate
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Sia Sha
Managing Director, Education
Course Leader for the MRS Advanced Certificate, and Module Leader for MRS Diploma Unit 5
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Liz Montgomery
Academy Associate
Tutor on the MRS Diploma and MRS Advanced Certificate courses
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Chris Taylor
Academy Associate
Tutor on the MRS Advanced Certificate course
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Rebecca Green
Academy Associate
Tutor on the MRS Diploma course

Sustainability

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The planet is edging ever closer to climate disaster. Every company and every business leader must play their part, no matter how small the business. That’s why we signed the MRS Net Zero Pledge in October 2021. This commits us to:

  1. Making our businesses net zero by 2026.
  2. Tracking and publishing our carbon emissions, working to reduce and offset those emissions and publishing these figures annually.
  3. Collaborating with others to share learnings and best practices to achieve the above goals.
  4. Supporting and encouraging conversations with our employees, partners and clients about environmental concerns and viewpoints.

We’ve been a remote-first business since 2013, so our carbon footprint is different to that of the typical office-based business. Becoming carbon-neutral means we’ll shift to green web hosting, and help employees and contractors take their home offices to net zero.

Research Academy MD Mia Lorenz is a member of the MRS Sustainability Council, which works to take the MRS Net Zero Pledge forward.

Diversity and inclusion

The Research Academy’s founders are a woman and a man of colour. So we know what it’s like to face discrimination in educational and workplace settings. As you can imagine, inclusion and diversity are issues close to our hearts!

We aim to make learning engaging and effective for all our students, regardless of who you are or where you’re from. We want you to be able to express yourself and to broaden your horizons. So for instance when we teach questionnaire design, we talk about what’s appropriate when asking about gender and age.

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Our pedagogical approach

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We’ve done our homework on what works best for busy people studying part-time for professional qualifications. In a nutshell,

We believe in hands-on teaching by practicing professional researchers – you’ll gain practical insights and tips to help you stand out on the job.
We believe learning should be interactive – you’ll learn in small groups and build your professional network.
We’re keen on evidence-led teaching – you’ll benefit from our research on what works, from exam preparation to goal setting.
We use real case studies and practical examples – you’ll gain practical experience that you can put to use at work right away!

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