****Forwarded message from Valerie James <[log in to unmask]>****

With apologies if you have already completed the survey



--- This message is sent on behalf of the Dean & Chief Executive, School
of Advanced Study, University of London ---





I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey held by the School
of Advanced Study, University of London to help us review our
facilities, services and the way we communicate and engage with you.



The School of Advanced Study has a unique mission as the UK's national
centre for the facilitation and promotion of research in the humanities
and social sciences. The Institutes of the School are dedicated to
supporting researchers regardless of their institutional origin and
promoting research of the highest calibre within and across the
boundaries of their specialist subject areas.



You may have had some contact with the School of Advanced Study in the
past, or we may be relatively new to you.  Whichever applies, we are
equally interested to hear your views and opinions. The findings from
this research will be used to inform a wide range of initiatives at the
School to improve and develop our service to you.



I would be very grateful if you would take about 10-15 minutes to
complete this survey, which you can access by clicking on the link
below:



http://surveys.heist.co.uk/questionnaires/SAS/external.htm



To thank you for your participation all completed surveys will be
entered into a prize draw for an Apple iPad. You will have the
opportunity to enter this prize draw at the end of the survey. The
survey will be available until Monday 2 August 2010.



Your opinion is valuable and your participation will be anonymous in
accordance with the confidentiality statement below. If you have any
difficulties accessing the survey or questions about this research
please contact Dee Burn at the School of Advanced Study on
[log in to unmask] Please feel free to pass this invitation on to your
colleagues and any other contacts with an interest in this area.



With thanks in advance,



Roger Kain



Dean & Chief Executive

School of Advanced Study, University of London



--- With apologies for cross-posting ---



Confidentiality statement

The data collection process will be conducted independently by Heist in
accordance with the Market Research Society Code of Conduct and the UK
Data Protection Act, which guarantees your confidentiality and
anonymity.  The analysis and reporting of the survey results will be
conducted by Heist and all responses will be treated as strictly
confidential. Your reply will go directly to a secure server and will
not be made available outside of Heist other than as part of anonymised
and aggregated data provided to the School of Advanced Study.  Neither
the School of Advanced Study nor the member of staff who referred this
survey link to you, will be permitted to view any of your individual
survey responses.





Valerie James

Administrator

Institute of Musical Research

School of Advanced Study

University of London

Senate House

Malet Street

London WC1E 7HU

www.music.sas.ac.uk

Tel: 020 7664 4865

Fax: 020 7664 4867



The IMR's Offices are at Stewart House (32 Russell Square), 2nd floor,
Room 277

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Dr J. P. E. Harper-Scott
Senior Lecturer
Department of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
http://web.me.com/jpehs/
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