Table 4. Views towards outcomes of dissemination.

Outcomes	Very positive/somewhat positive
Create links between scientists and people working in business and industry	100 (72%)
Help my research to reach policy-makers	116 (83%)
Enable members of the public to learn about my research	111 (80%)
Increase the academic impact of my research	104 (75%)
Help me obtain funding	48 (34%)
Bring my research to the attention of people in important organisations	118 (85%)
Help my research reach an audience beyond my home country / region	115 (83%)
Provide a route for access to my original publications (where this is possible)	107 (77%)
Increase the number of irrelevant emails that I receive	20 (14%)
Make it more likely that I will be contacted by lobbyists	44 (32%)
Open my research to criticism from members of the public / other scientists	91 (65%)
Open my research to criticism from policy-makers	90 (65%)
Increase my personal profile as a researcher	108 (78%)