The Association for Qualitative Research
The Hub of Qualitative Excellence

The Qualitative Research Calendar

The AQR runs a number of training courses, events meetings and conferences throughout the year. Most of these are open to both AQR members and to non-members.

For all of these events, advance booking is required unless otherwise stated. Our AQR events and training courses prove very popular and early booking is advised.

April 2024

Annual A Quiz R

Annual A Quiz R
The AQR Young Disruptors has undergone an epic rebrand! We are celebrating our new brand with our highly anticipated annual A Quiz R event this April. If you have under 6 years' experience (if you know non-member colleagues who do, please pass it on). Join us for the big reveal of our new logo and name, and for a chance to win £100 cash.

Date:10th April 2024
Time:7:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue:The Duke of Sussex, 23 Baylis Rd, London SE1 7AY
Admission:Name on Guest list at the Door
 

AQR Parker Prize for Emerging Talent

AQR Parker Prize for Emerging Talent
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. The AQR Parker Prize will be presented to a person under 30 years old with up to 3 years' experience who works, in any capacity, within the research industry. Ken Parker truly championed all aspects of our industry, including field recruitment, viewing facilities and platforms and we would love that to reflect in our nominees.

Date:Deadline for nominations midday 11 April 2024
Organised by:AQR
 

Stand-up Research.

Stand-up Research. [us02web.zoom.us]
How stand-up comedy has helped my career in Qualitative Research. AQR Young Disruptors and MRS &more are here, along with AQR Parker Prize winner and MRS Careers Ambassador Amanda Hammond, to help you discover a new (and most unusual) approach to help your career: Stand-up research. Join us on 18th April 11am–12pm for this joint webinar from AQR Young Disruptors and &more.

Date:Thursday 18 April 2024
Time:11:00am to 12.00pm London time
 

AQR Masterclass

AQR Masterclass
Applying COACHING techniques to your conversations to become a more effective manager and leader

Date:19 April 2024
Time:10:00am to 12:30pm
Venue:via Zoom
 

May 2024

AQR Masterclass Cultural Insight & Semiotics

AQR Masterclass Cultural Insight & Semiotics
A hands-on, interactive Masterclass. Why is cultural insight vital to successful brand development? How & Why is semiotics a powerful methodology to include in the qualitative toolkit?

Date:Thursday 2 May 2024
Time:9:30am to 11:30am Via Zoom
Venue:Via Zoom
 

June 2024

AQR Conference: Humanity Fights Back

AQR Conference: Humanity Fights Back
With its unique ability to facilitate human understanding, qualitative research has never been as important as it is today. The 2024 AQR Qualitative Conference, will explore, celebrate, and debate the contribution qual can make in helping 'humanity fight back'.

Date:Thursday 13 June 2024
Time:9:00am to 5:00pm followed by AGM 5:00pm to 8:00pm BST
Venue:The Bailey, 16 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EG
Admission:Bookings open April
 

AQR AGM

AQR AGM
***SAVE THE DATE*** Taking place after the AQR Conference on the Roof Terrace.

Date:Thursday 13 June 2024
Time:5:00pm to 8:00pm BST
Venue:The Roof Terrace, The Bailey, 16 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EG
Admission:Name on the guest list at the door
 

 

Please Note, we can only take bookings and answer queries for events organised by the AQR. Enquiries about non-AQR events should be made directly to the organisers of that event. Details of non-AQR events are for information only. Please make sure you confirm dates, times and venues with the organisers of those events.