Table 4. Views towards outcomes of dissemination.
Outcomes | Very positive/somewhat positive |
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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%) |