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Table 1<br />

Research Attitudes – Comparison <strong>of</strong> results from both surveys (%) results<br />

Figures for the first survey are given in brackets<br />

First<br />

survey<br />

Agree Neutral Disagree<br />

Second<br />

Survey<br />

First<br />

survey<br />

Second<br />

Survey<br />

First<br />

survey<br />

Research is encouraged at U.B. 69 80 15 10 16 9<br />

<strong>The</strong> U.B. research administration assists<br />

me to do research<br />

U.B. financial services assists me to do<br />

research<br />

In my department, research activities are<br />

encouraged and supported<br />

Consultancies should be discouraged for<br />

the good <strong>of</strong> U.B. as a whole<br />

To meet its obligations to society, U.B.<br />

should do more research<br />

<strong>The</strong>re has been a positive change in attitude<br />

amongst my colleagues in favour<br />

<strong>of</strong> doing more research in the past 12<br />

months<br />

Personally I am more enthusiastic now<br />

about doing research than I was 12<br />

months ago<br />

Second<br />

Survey<br />

35 44 29 36 36 21<br />

38 33 33 42 29 25<br />

68 74 16 21 16 7<br />

13 15 16 17 71 68<br />

91 96 7 3 3 2<br />

39 46 42 37 19 17<br />

37 44 38 32 25 26<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> respondents 199 170 199 170 199 170<br />

Similarly in the later survey more people agreed with the statement that “the UB research administration<br />

assists me to do research” with 44% (35%) in agreement and 21% (36%) in disagreement.<br />

On the other hand Financial Services appeared to be viewed slightly less favourably than before:<br />

33% (38%) agreed that “UB financial services assist me to do research” while 25% (29%) disagreed.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re was general support for the statement that “In my department research activities are encouraged<br />

and supported” 74% (69%) agreed or strongly agreed and only 7% (15%) disagreed. Most<br />

people felt that consultancies should not be discouraged. <strong>The</strong> statement “Consultancies should be<br />

discouraged for the good <strong>of</strong> UB as a whole” was only supported by 15% (13%) while 68% disagreed<br />

(71%). Nearly all respondents felt that to meet its obligation to society UB should do more<br />

research; 96% (90%) in favour and only 2% (3%) against.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re were slightly more people in the second survey who felt that there has been a positive<br />

change in attitude amongst colleagues in favour <strong>of</strong> doing more research in the past 12 months;<br />

46% (39%) agreed and 17% (19%) disagreed. At a personal level there was also a slight increase<br />

in enthusiasm. “I am more enthusiastic now about doing research than I was 12 months ago” was<br />

supported by 44% (37%), while 26% (19% disagreed).<br />

264 2005 <strong>Symposium</strong> Proceedings Book

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