Information for survey participants
Published 29 July 2024
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The 2024 UK Research and Innovation (R&I) survey is an online survey which aims to gather information about the UK R&I workforce.
Evidence collected through this survey is important for understanding how the R&I workforce is affected by government policy and will help government and funders make decisions based on evidence.
This is the second time this survey has been carried out, which is crucial for identifying changes for R&I workers over time. The first workforce survey, conducted in 2022, has supported R&I policy work including research talent policy around research culture, porosity, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Documents
R&I workforce survey wave 2: privacy notice.
Who is being invited to take part?
Participation in the R&I workforce survey is voluntary.
This survey covers the full diversity of occupations in the R&I workforce, including trainee or experienced researchers, technicians, engineers, R&I leaders and managers.
We welcome views from all specialisms, whether you work in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), the humanities, arts or social sciences; and whether you work in the private, public or non-profit sector.
If you work in research or innovation take part in the survey here.
Who is conducting the survey?
The Behavioural Insights Team, an independent research organisation, are carrying out the survey on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Behavioural Insights Team: contact details
To contact the Behavioural Insights Team about the survey. They can contacted at RandI.workforce.survey@bi.team.
Data protection and privacy notice
For general information on how DSIT handles personal data, please read DSIT’s personal information charter.
More detailed information about how your personal data is processed, as well as your rights under the data protection legislation, is available in the privacy notice in the documents section at the top of this page.
For any data protection queries please contact the DSIT Data Protection Officer: dataprotection@dsit.gov.uk.
Please visit The Behavioural Insights Team’s website to access their privacy policy.
The Information Commissioner’s Office has produced a guide to your rights. If you are not happy with the way we are processing your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office about our practices, or you can call their helpline on 0303 123 1113.
Enquiries
For general queries about the questionnaire and survey outputs please contact the R&I Workforce Survey team at DSIT: riworkforcesurvey@dsit.gov.uk.