Introduction

About the study

The Royal Society has commissioned Technopolis to conduct a study on the factors affecting public engagement by UK researchers in 2025.

The primary objective is to understand…
  • What public engagement means and entails in 2025
  • The value and significance of public engagement
  • Enablers and barriers, and opportunities and risks of public engagement
  • Effective implementation and support strategies
  • How these elements have changed over time
The 2025 study follows on from similar surveys undertaken in 2006 and 2015, and will thereby serve to provide evidence of the development of the UK public engagement landscape over time. This research will support decision and policy making around how to support public engagement activity amongst researchers.

The present survey is distributed to researchers and public engagement professionals across UK universities and research organisations. In order for us to be able to present you with a set of questions that is relevant to you, please choose one of the options below.

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* 1. Please choose the option below that best describes your current role.

Note: If both are applicable to you then please select ‘Researcher'.

This survey should take no more than 30 minutes to complete. The surveys will close on Sunday 1 June 2025.

To navigate between survey pages, please use the buttons at the bottom of the page; avoid using the web browser’s buttons for this purpose. If you would like to close the survey and continue later, you can return at a later stage as long as you use the same computer and browser. When you have completed the survey, you will no longer be able to edit your response. Should you experience any technical issues, please don't hesitate to contact the study team.
Data and confidentiality

All responses will be confidential to the Technopolis study team and used only for the purpose of this study. Any publication of results will be in a synthesised and anonymised form and data will be presented as aggregate statistics or charts. Technopolis data protection and privacy policy is available here: https://www.technopolis-group.com/privacy-policy/

Your participation is voluntary, and you can withdraw at any stage, during or after the survey, by emailing the study team.
Should you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please contact the study team: public-engagement-study-2025@technopolis-group.com, or the Royal Society: public.engagement@royalsociety.org

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