Kudos User Dissemination Survey

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Thank you for assisting us with developing Kudos to help increase the reach and readership for your research.

This short survey can be completed in around 10 minutes. Please note that the prize draw to win Amazon vouchers closed on 24th June 2018. You are welcome to complete the survey but you will you not be included in the prize draw.

Please remember to click the "Save Responses" button at the bottom when you have finished.

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* 1. How are you funded?

Primarily funded by competitive grants from outside my institution

Primarily funded by my institution

A mixture of competitive grants and institutional funding

Other government funding

Corporate / industry funding

Other funding source (please specify):

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* 2. What is the size of your research team/group?

I work primarily on my own

2 - 5

6 - 12

13 - 25

26 - 50

51 +

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* 3. Who primarily undertakes dissemination relating to your work? Please allocate a percentage estimate to each of the groups below:


Me	Me menu
Other researchers in my team/group	Other researchers in my team/group menu
Specialist communications staff	Specialist communications staff menu
Specialist knowledge exchange staff	Specialist knowledge exchange staff menu
Specialist impact staff	Specialist impact staff menu
Consultants/service providers	Consultants/service providers menu
My funder	My funder menu

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What proportion of your time personally do you typically spend on disseminating information about your research?

1% (1.5 hour per month)

3% (5 hours per month)

5% (2 hours per week)

10% (4 hours per week)

20% (1 day per week)

More than 20% (more than 1 day per week)

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* 5. Does your funder/institution require or encourage you to undertake communications and impact activities (excluding publication)?

Yes - a proportion of my funding is specifically allocated for communication/impact

Yes - they encourage this but there is limited guidance/funding support

No - I am not required or encouraged to disseminate my work

Don't know

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* 6. What proportion of your funding would you/your group typically spend on dissemination and impact activities (excluding publication) relating to your research?

Nothing

1-3%

4-5%

6-10%

11-15%

16%+

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* 7. How important is it for you that the following audiences are made aware of your work? Score each 1-10 where 1 is not important at all, 5 is quite important, and 10 is extremely important:

	1. Not at all important	2	3	4	5. Quite important	6	7	8	9	10. Extremely Important
Colleagues in your network	Colleagues in your network 1. Not at all important	Colleagues in your network 2	Colleagues in your network 3	Colleagues in your network 4	Colleagues in your network 5. Quite important	Colleagues in your network 6	Colleagues in your network 7	Colleagues in your network 8	Colleagues in your network 9	Colleagues in your network 10. Extremely Important
Peers in your speciality	Peers in your speciality 1. Not at all important	Peers in your speciality 2	Peers in your speciality 3	Peers in your speciality 4	Peers in your speciality 5. Quite important	Peers in your speciality 6	Peers in your speciality 7	Peers in your speciality 8	Peers in your speciality 9	Peers in your speciality 10. Extremely Important
Researchers in other specialties	Researchers in other specialties 1. Not at all important	Researchers in other specialties 2	Researchers in other specialties 3	Researchers in other specialties 4	Researchers in other specialties 5. Quite important	Researchers in other specialties 6	Researchers in other specialties 7	Researchers in other specialties 8	Researchers in other specialties 9	Researchers in other specialties 10. Extremely Important
Journalists/media	Journalists/media 1. Not at all important	Journalists/media 2	Journalists/media 3	Journalists/media 4	Journalists/media 5. Quite important	Journalists/media 6	Journalists/media 7	Journalists/media 8	Journalists/media 9	Journalists/media 10. Extremely Important
Policy makers	Policy makers 1. Not at all important	Policy makers 2	Policy makers 3	Policy makers 4	Policy makers 5. Quite important	Policy makers 6	Policy makers 7	Policy makers 8	Policy makers 9	Policy makers 10. Extremely Important
Politicians	Politicians 1. Not at all important	Politicians 2	Politicians 3	Politicians 4	Politicians 5. Quite important	Politicians 6	Politicians 7	Politicians 8	Politicians 9	Politicians 10. Extremely Important
Industry	Industry 1. Not at all important	Industry 2	Industry 3	Industry 4	Industry 5. Quite important	Industry 6	Industry 7	Industry 8	Industry 9	Industry 10. Extremely Important
Educators	Educators 1. Not at all important	Educators 2	Educators 3	Educators 4	Educators 5. Quite important	Educators 6	Educators 7	Educators 8	Educators 9	Educators 10. Extremely Important
Public	Public 1. Not at all important	Public 2	Public 3	Public 4	Public 5. Quite important	Public 6	Public 7	Public 8	Public 9	Public 10. Extremely Important

Please tell us about other audiences that are important to you:

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* 8. How important to you are each of the following dissemination goals?
Score each 1-10 where 1 is not important at all, 5 is quite important, and 10 is extremely important:

	1. Not at all important	2	3	4	5. Quite important	6	7	8	9	10. Extremely Important
Increase readership for your publications	Increase readership for your publications 1. Not at all important	Increase readership for your publications 2	Increase readership for your publications 3	Increase readership for your publications 4	Increase readership for your publications 5. Quite important	Increase readership for your publications 6	Increase readership for your publications 7	Increase readership for your publications 8	Increase readership for your publications 9	Increase readership for your publications 10. Extremely Important
Increase citations for your publications	Increase citations for your publications 1. Not at all important	Increase citations for your publications 2	Increase citations for your publications 3	Increase citations for your publications 4	Increase citations for your publications 5. Quite important	Increase citations for your publications 6	Increase citations for your publications 7	Increase citations for your publications 8	Increase citations for your publications 9	Increase citations for your publications 10. Extremely Important
Showcase your skills and capabilities	Showcase your skills and capabilities 1. Not at all important	Showcase your skills and capabilities 2	Showcase your skills and capabilities 3	Showcase your skills and capabilities 4	Showcase your skills and capabilities 5. Quite important	Showcase your skills and capabilities 6	Showcase your skills and capabilities 7	Showcase your skills and capabilities 8	Showcase your skills and capabilities 9	Showcase your skills and capabilities 10. Extremely Important
Achieving policy change	Achieving policy change 1. Not at all important	Achieving policy change 2	Achieving policy change 3	Achieving policy change 4	Achieving policy change 5. Quite important	Achieving policy change 6	Achieving policy change 7	Achieving policy change 8	Achieving policy change 9	Achieving policy change 10. Extremely Important
Mobilizing behavioural change	Mobilizing behavioural change 1. Not at all important	Mobilizing behavioural change 2	Mobilizing behavioural change 3	Mobilizing behavioural change 4	Mobilizing behavioural change 5. Quite important	Mobilizing behavioural change 6	Mobilizing behavioural change 7	Mobilizing behavioural change 8	Mobilizing behavioural change 9	Mobilizing behavioural change 10. Extremely Important
Improving health outcomes	Improving health outcomes 1. Not at all important	Improving health outcomes 2	Improving health outcomes 3	Improving health outcomes 4	Improving health outcomes 5. Quite important	Improving health outcomes 6	Improving health outcomes 7	Improving health outcomes 8	Improving health outcomes 9	Improving health outcomes 10. Extremely Important

Please tell us about other dissemination goals that are important to you:

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* 9. Which of the following dissemination activities, aside from publication, would you typically undertake to increase awareness of your work?

	1 - never	2 - rarely	3 - sometimes	4 - often	5 - very frequently
Share information on social media (Twitter, blog, LinkedIn etc)	Share information on social media (Twitter, blog, LinkedIn etc) 1 - never	Share information on social media (Twitter, blog, LinkedIn etc) 2 - rarely	Share information on social media (Twitter, blog, LinkedIn etc) 3 - sometimes	Share information on social media (Twitter, blog, LinkedIn etc) 4 - often	Share information on social media (Twitter, blog, LinkedIn etc) 5 - very frequently
Upload an article to ResearchGate/Academia.edu etc.	Upload an article to ResearchGate/Academia.edu etc. 1 - never	Upload an article to ResearchGate/Academia.edu etc. 2 - rarely	Upload an article to ResearchGate/Academia.edu etc. 3 - sometimes	Upload an article to ResearchGate/Academia.edu etc. 4 - often	Upload an article to ResearchGate/Academia.edu etc. 5 - very frequently
Issue a press release	Issue a press release 1 - never	Issue a press release 2 - rarely	Issue a press release 3 - sometimes	Issue a press release 4 - often	Issue a press release 5 - very frequently
Issue a policy briefing	Issue a policy briefing 1 - never	Issue a policy briefing 2 - rarely	Issue a policy briefing 3 - sometimes	Issue a policy briefing 4 - often	Issue a policy briefing 5 - very frequently
Issue an industry briefing	Issue an industry briefing 1 - never	Issue an industry briefing 2 - rarely	Issue an industry briefing 3 - sometimes	Issue an industry briefing 4 - often	Issue an industry briefing 5 - very frequently
Create a video	Create a video 1 - never	Create a video 2 - rarely	Create a video 3 - sometimes	Create a video 4 - often	Create a video 5 - very frequently
Create an infographic	Create an infographic 1 - never	Create an infographic 2 - rarely	Create an infographic 3 - sometimes	Create an infographic 4 - often	Create an infographic 5 - very frequently
Present a paper at a conference	Present a paper at a conference 1 - never	Present a paper at a conference 2 - rarely	Present a paper at a conference 3 - sometimes	Present a paper at a conference 4 - often	Present a paper at a conference 5 - very frequently
Present a poster at a conference	Present a poster at a conference 1 - never	Present a poster at a conference 2 - rarely	Present a poster at a conference 3 - sometimes	Present a poster at a conference 4 - often	Present a poster at a conference 5 - very frequently
Give a talk at an event or workshop	Give a talk at an event or workshop 1 - never	Give a talk at an event or workshop 2 - rarely	Give a talk at an event or workshop 3 - sometimes	Give a talk at an event or workshop 4 - often	Give a talk at an event or workshop 5 - very frequently
Give a media interview	Give a media interview 1 - never	Give a media interview 2 - rarely	Give a media interview 3 - sometimes	Give a media interview 4 - often	Give a media interview 5 - very frequently
Conduct a consultation	Conduct a consultation 1 - never	Conduct a consultation 2 - rarely	Conduct a consultation 3 - sometimes	Conduct a consultation 4 - often	Conduct a consultation 5 - very frequently
Give a webinar	Give a webinar 1 - never	Give a webinar 2 - rarely	Give a webinar 3 - sometimes	Give a webinar 4 - often	Give a webinar 5 - very frequently

What other dissemination activities do you typically undertake?

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* 10. How do you currently plan and manage dissemination for your work (aside from publication)?

Ad hoc activities

I use a template provided by my funder/institution

I follow a system/framework

A plan is prepared for me by support staff

I don't do any dissemination

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* 11. How do you currently report on dissemination activities and results for your work?

I don't track or log this

I maintain a basic record of activities (Word/spreadsheet etc.)

I have specialist software that tracks this

Other

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* 12. If you use software to report on dissemination activity, please specify which you use:

Vertigo Ventures

ResearchFish

Pure

Symplectic Elements

Converis (Clarivate)

I don't use any software for this

Other (please specify)

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* 13. To what extent would you find it useful to access a service that helps you plan, action and report on dissemination activities and resulting impact all in one place, with simple data exports for funders and university/institutional systems?

Not at all useful

Not very useful

Quite useful

Very useful

Extremely useful

Not at all useful

Not very useful

Quite useful

Very useful

Extremely useful

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* 14. What kind of organization do you currently work for?

University

Other academic research organization

Government research organization

Corporation

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What is your role?

Other (please specify)

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* 16. What from the following best describes your speciality?

Other (please specify)

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* 17. What country are you based in?

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* 18. May we contact you again later in our development process to ask for additional comments and feedback?

Yes - please provide your email address:

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* 19. If you would like to enter our free draw to win £100 of Amazon vouchers (or equivalent in your preferred currency, where available), please provide your details so we can contact you:

Name

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to disseminate information about your research more effectively.

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The Kudos Team

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* 1. How are you funded?

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* 2. What is the size of your research team/group?

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* 3. Who primarily undertakes dissemination relating to your work? Please allocate a percentage estimate to each of the groups below:

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* 4. What proportion of your time personally do you typically spend on disseminating information about your research?

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* 5. Does your funder/institution require or encourage you to undertake communications and impact activities (excluding publication)?

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* 6. What proportion of your funding would you/your group typically spend on dissemination and impact activities (excluding publication) relating to your research?

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* 7. How important is it for you that the following audiences are made aware of your work? Score each 1-10 where 1 is not important at all, 5 is quite important, and 10 is extremely important:

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* 8. How important to you are each of the following dissemination goals?Score each 1-10 where 1 is not important at all, 5 is quite important, and 10 is extremely important:

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* 9. Which of the following dissemination activities, aside from publication, would you typically undertake to increase awareness of your work?

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* 10. How do you currently plan and manage dissemination for your work (aside from publication)?

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* 11. How do you currently report on dissemination activities and results for your work?

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* 12. If you use software to report on dissemination activity, please specify which you use:

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* 13. To what extent would you find it useful to access a service that helps you plan, action and report on dissemination activities and resulting impact all in one place, with simple data exports for funders and university/institutional systems?

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* 14. What kind of organization do you currently work for?

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* 15. What is your role?

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* 16. What from the following best describes your speciality?

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* 17. What country are you based in?

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* 18. May we contact you again later in our development process to ask for additional comments and feedback?

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* 19. If you would like to enter our free draw to win £100 of Amazon vouchers (or equivalent in your preferred currency, where available), please provide your details so we can contact you:

* 8. How important to you are each of the following dissemination goals?
Score each 1-10 where 1 is not important at all, 5 is quite important, and 10 is extremely important: