The Applied Research Conference (ARC) is not currently running, as we focus on Evidence Lab Live at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition. Since 2015, ARC has been an annual meeting place for academic researchers and practitioners working in people management, employment policy and related fields. It brought together these two communities to hear about cutting-edge research in HR and discuss how it can be applied in practice.  

The last Applied Research Conference took place on 25-26 January 2023 at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Evidence
Lab Live

Evidence Lab Live is a new stage for the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition. Building on the learnings of the CIPD Applied Research Conference (ARC), this unique format brings access to academia backed studies. It offers a unique combination of academic research and working practitioners on a range of topics such as people management, employment policies and learning and development. 

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2023 Applied Research Conference: Papers
and submissions

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ARC Prizes

Details of the prizes awarded at the conference

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Publishing opportunities

Details of the publishing opportunities associated with ARC

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The Professor Mick Marchington Applied
Research Grant

The CIPD Marchington Research Grant will support high-quality research led by early-career academics. It will follow an annual cycle, with up to three research grants being awarded each year.

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Watch the video

Hear speakers from the CIPD Applied Research Conference 2017 talking about their work.

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2023 Applied Research Conference: Papers and submissions

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2022 Applied Research Conference: Papers and submissions

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2021 Applied Research Conference: Papers and submissions

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2020 Applied Research Conference: Papers and submissions

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2018 Applied Research Conference papers

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2017 Applied Research Conference papers

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2016 Applied Research Conference: Video plenary sessions and conference papers

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2015 Applied Research Conference papers

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