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Finnish Science Barometer 2001
The survey monitored various aspects of the production, level, necessity and conditions of scientific information. It also canvassed the advantages and risks of techno-scientific progress as well as the ethics of science. The data reflects citizens' conceptions of science, and, to some extent, also their knowledge. Their opinions, assessments, values, attitudes, and future...
Finnish Science Barometer 2019
The survey studied Finnish public opinion on science and scientific-technical development. The study was commissioned by Tieteen tiedotus ry. First, the respondents were asked how actively they followed news on various topics (e.g. culture and art, sports, environment, politics) in mass media. Interest in various topics related to science and research (e.g. scientific and...
Finnish Science Barometer 2022
The survey studied Finnish public opinion on science and scientific-technical development. The study was commissioned by Tieteen tiedotus ry. First, the respondents were asked how interested they were in several topics (e.g. culture and art, sports, environment, politics, technology). The importance of various sources of information on science and scientific development was...
Finnish Science Barometer 2007
The survey studied Finnish public opinion and expectations on scientific information, ethics of science, the advantages and disadvantages of scientific and technological development, and various other aspects of science and research. The respondents rated their interest in following certain subjects in the media (e.g. culture and arts, sports, economy, politics), and...
Values in Norway, 1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this project was to describe and analyse the value systems in the Norwegian population and to provide data for comparisons of values between nations.
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Great Britain National, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Czechoslovakia, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Spain, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Great Britain International, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; India, 1968
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Japan, 1969
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Finnish Science Barometer 2013
The survey studied Finnish public opinion on science and research, scientific-technical development, and sources of scientific information. The respondents rated their interest in following various subject areas in the media (e.g. culture and arts, sports, economy, politics, science and research), and interest in specific scientific and research issues (e.g. new scientific...
Finnish Science Barometer 2016
The survey studied Finnish public opinion on science and research, scientific-technical development, and sources of scientific information. The 2016 version also measured opinions on education budget cuts introduced by the Finnish government. The respondents rated their interest in following various subject areas in the media (e.g. culture and arts, sports, economy,...
Finnish Science Barometer 2004
The survey studied Finnish public opinion and expectations on scientific information, ethics of science, the advantages and disadvantages of scientific and technological development, and various other aspects of science and research. Respondents rated their interest in following certain subjects in the media (e.g. culture and arts, sports, economy, politics), and interest in...
Images of the World in the Year 2000: Germany, 1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Social Attitudes (NISA) survey series began in 1989, and was conducted every year in which the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey was fielded until 1996. Supported initially by the Nuffield Foundation, the Central Community Relations Unit (CCRU) and the Policy Planning Research...
Knowledge Production and Collaboration in the Life Sciences: Interviews with Scientists in Industry, Universities and the National Health Service, 2005-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative dataset.
This study examined the human behaviour underpinning collaboration in the life sciences. It focused on collaboration between universities and industries; and regional collaboration. It sought to explain the incidence of knowledge production in terms of individual career...
Public Understanding of Science, 1988
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Public Understanding of Science, 1988 was the first national survey of the British public's understanding of and attitudes towards science and technology. The general aim of this survey was to find out what ordinary people feel or think about science. Before this survey, very little was known about this...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Netherlands, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Norway, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000: Yugoslavia (Slovenia), 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Finland, 1968
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
Brain Drain Debate in the United Kingdom, c.1950-1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This qualitative project sought to provide an analysis of the 'brain drain' debate of the 1950s and 1960s as a social phenomenon.
The term 'brain drain' was adopted in the 1960s in the context of concerns the United Kingdom was losing skilled scientific and engineering personnel to other countries....
Public Understanding of Genomics and the Dynamics of Opinion Change: a Panel Study, 2003-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.At a time when gene technologies are gaining increasing prominence, this research enabled a better understanding of how the dynamics of public attitudes towards genomics are underpinned by factual knowledge. It examined the extent to which a more knowledgeable public adopts attitudes that are more...