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Dear Scott, Since many of us might be interested in conducting web-based surveys ourselves, can you tell us how much OPM or similar organisations charge for their services? Do they give a concession for academic/scientific research work? Lesley >===== Original Message From "psci-com: on the public understanding of science" <[log in to unmask]> ===== >Dear Jen (and others on the list for info) > >Thanks for completing the survey - we really appreciate your help. > >The Royal Society is managing the project, and we've commissioned OPM, the Office for Public Management, to carry out some aspects of the study for us, including the online survey. (In the interests of full disclosure, we've also commissioned the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Res >earch to provide benchmarking information about the level of participation of different groups of people in SET.) > >The project is being supervised by a steering group chaired by Sir Magdi Yacoub FRS, the distinguished heart surgeon based at the National Heart and Lung Institute in Harefield, Middlesex. One of the outputs from the project is a guide to best practice in promoting role models, to be published in a >utumn 2004. > >OPM are an independent, not-for-profit, public interest company, who are collating and analysing the web survey data to help inform the project. The information you (and other psci-com readers) provide will remain confidential. You will only be contacted by us if you answered yes to either of the >last two questions in the survey asking if you would like to be, and if you then provided your contact details. > >Further information on the study, including the involvement of OPM is detailed here: >http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/royalsoc/rolemodels/intro.htm >and is outlined on the first page of the online survey: >http://www.opm.co.uk/royalsociety.htm >but I'll talk to my colleagues to see if there's a way of making it clearer. > >Thank you once again for taking part. > >With best wishes > >Scott > > >Scott Keir >Copus Officer > >tel +44 (0)20 7451 2513 >fax +44 (0)20 7930 2170 >web http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk > >The Royal Society >6-9 Carlton House Terrace >London SW1Y 5AG > >Registered Charity No 207043 >The Royal Society - excellence in science > > >-----Original Message----- >From: psci-com: on the public understanding of science >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jen Gristock >Sent: 14 May 2004 09:04 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] What influenced your decision to become a >scientist or engineer? > > >Hi Scott, I have just completed the survey. But after I clicked 'submit' >I was disappointed to find that the information goes to a consultancy >company called OPM, not the Royal Society. > >Best wishes, > >Dr Jen Gristock > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: psci-com: on the public understanding of science >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Keir, Scott >Sent: 13 May 2004 18:03 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [PSCI-COM] What influenced your decision to become a scientist >or engineer? > >(Apologies to listmembers who are not scientists or engineers in >academia or industry - I'd be grateful if you could circulate this to >relevant people in your organisation(s), and/or to promote it on other >lists. And apologies for cross-posting. >Thanks, Scott.) > >To all scientists and engineers - invitation to contribute to a Royal >Society project exploring the impact of role models on young people >What influenced your decision to become a scientist or engineer? Five >minutes of your time completing a simple online survey at >http://www.opm.co.uk/royalsociety.htm will help the Royal Society with >an important project exploring the part role models can play in >encouraging a more diverse range of young people to consider a career in >science or engineering. The survey is live until 21 May 2004, so do act >soon, and please pass this link to friends and colleagues as we need to >collect as many different views as possible. > >For further information concerning this project please see >http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/royalsoc/rolemodels/intro.htm > > >Scott Keir >Copus Officer > >tel +44 (0)20 7451 2513 >fax +44 (0)20 7930 2170 >web http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk > >The Royal Society >6-9 Carlton House Terrace >London SW1Y 5AG > >Registered Charity No 207043 >The Royal Society - excellence in science > > > > > >***************************************************************************** * >This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - www.mailcontrol.com > >The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege. It is intended only for the recipient(s) named above. 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