Tampere University Survey for New Degree Students: Fall 2022

Tampereen yliopiston uusille perustutkinto-opiskelijoille teetetyssä kyselyssä kerätään tietoa opintojen alkuun liittyvistä kokemuksista. Kyselyssä käsitellään kokemuksia tiedonsaannista, opiskelijan orientaatiosta, opiskelijatuutoroinnista sekä Tampereesta opiskelukaupunkina. Kysely aloitettiin selvittämällä, miten vastaaja löysi opintojen aloittamiseen tarvitsemaansa tietoa, ja mistä asioista olisi kaivannut enemmän tietoa ennen opintojen alkua. Lisäksi vastaajaa pyydettiin arvioimaan uuden opiskelijan verkkosivustoa. Seuraavaksi kysyttiin orientaatiosta. Vastaajalta tiedusteltiin, oliko hän tutustunut Moodlen uusien opiskelijoiden orientaatio-alueelta löytyviin, kaikille uusille opiskelijoille tarkoitettuihin orientaatiomateriaaleihin, ja mitkä Moodle-alueen osioista vastaaja koki hyödyllisinä. Opiskelijan tuli myös arvioida tyytyväisyytensä orientoiviin opintoihin. Seuraavaksi selvitettiin opiskelijoiden mielipiteitä opiskelija- ja opettajatuutoroinnista. Vastaajalta tiedusteltiin myös opintojen aloituksesta: kuinka hyvin opinnot ovat lähteneet sujumaan, ja miltä tahoilta on saanut apua opintojen aloituksen suunnitteluun. Lisäksi vastaajan tuli arvioida opiskelukokemus Tampereen yliopistossa. Lopuksi vastaajaa pyydettiin arvioimaan erilaisia väittämiä liittyen Tampereeseen opiskelukaupunkina. Taustamuuttujana aineistossa on tiedekunta.The survey is conducted among new degree students at the Tampere University to collect information about their experiences of starting their studies. The survey covers experiences of access to information, student orientation, student tutoring and Tampere as a place to study. The survey started by asking respondents how they found the information they needed to start their studies and what they would have liked to know more about before starting their studies. Respondents were also asked to rate a new student's website. The next question asked about orientation. Respondents were asked whether they had looked at the orientation materials for all new students in the new student orientation area of Moodle, and which parts of the Moodle area they found most useful. Students were also asked to rate their satisfaction with the orientation. Next, students' opinions on student and teacher tutoring were sought. Respondents were also asked about the start of their studies: how well they had started and what help they had received in planning their studies. In addition, respondents were asked to evaluate their study experience at Tampere University. Finally, respondents were asked to rate different statements related to Tampere as a place to study. Background variable in the data is the respondent's faculty

Tampere University Survey for Doctoral Students 2022

Tampereen yliopiston jatko-opiskelijoille teetetyssä kyselyssä kerätään jatko-opintojen suorittamiseen liittyvää tietoa. Kyselyssä käsitellään kokemuksia väitöskirjan ja opintojen edistymisestä, saadusta ohjauksesta, tutkimusyhteisöön kuulumisesta, omasta osaamisesta sekä yliopiston tukipalveluista. Kysely aloitettiin selvittämällä, mikä on motivoinut vastaajaa aloittamaan tohtorintutkinnon. Vastaajalta kysyttiin lisäksi väitöskirjasta sekä opintojen kestosta ja rahoituksesta. Seuraavaksi vastaajalta tiedusteltiin tarkemmin opinnoista. Vastaajan tuli esimerkiksi arvioida erilaisia väittämiä liittyen tohtorikoulun opintoihin. Lisäksi vastaajan tuli kertoa, mitä opintoja on suorittanut Tampereen yliopiston ulkopuolella. Seuraavassa osiossa vastaajalta kysyttiin saadun ohjauksen määrästä sekä tyytyväisyydestä ohjaajiin ja ohjaukseen. Lisäksi vastaajalta tiedusteltiin, tunteeko hän kuuluvansa osaksi tutkijayhteisöä ja saako hän yhteisöltä tukea. Edelleen vastaajan tuli arvioida omaa aktiivisuuttaan jatko-opiskelijana ja väitöskirjatutkijana. Samassa yhteydessä vastaajan tuli mainita, mitkä tekijät ovat haitanneet opintojen edistymistä. Näiden lisäksi kysyttiin mahdollisesta häirinnän kohtaamisesta. Seuraavassa osiossa käsiteltiin vastaajan taitoja ja osaamista sekä urasuunnitelmia. Lisäksi vastaajaa pyydettiin arvioimaan käyttämiään tukipalveluita, kuten kirjaston tarjoamaa koulutusta. Kyselyn viimeisessä osiossa kysyttiin tarkentavia kysymyksiä kasvatustieteiden ja kulttuurin tiedekunnan jatko-opiskelijoilta. Taustamuuttujana aineistossa on tiedekunta.The Tampere University survey for doctoral students collects information related to the completion of doctoral studies. The survey covers experiences with the progress of the doctoral thesis and studies, the guidance received, being part of the research community, personal skills and the support services provided by the university The questionnaire started by asking, what motivated the respondent to start doctoral studies. The respondents were also asked about their doctoral dissertation and the duration and funding of their studies. Next, respondents were asked about their studies in more detail. For example, respondents were asked to rate different statements related to their studies at the doctoral school. Respondents were also asked to indicate which studies they had completed outside the Tampere University. In the next section, respondents were asked about the amount of guidance they had received and their satisfaction with their supervisors and guidance. Respondents were also asked whether they felt part of the research community and whether they received support from the community. Furthermore, respondents were asked to assess their own activity as a doctoral student and as a doctoral researcher. In the same context, respondents were asked to indicate which factors had hindered their progress in their studies. In addition, respondents were asked about any harassment they had experienced. In the next section, respondents' skills and competences and career plans were discussed. Respondents were also asked to rate the support services they used, such as the training provided by the library. The final section of the questionnaire asked more specific questions to doctoral students in the Faculty of Education and Culture. The background variable is the respondent's faculty

The Wars of Others: The Effect of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Spanish Nationalism, 2022

Wars can produce drastic changes in the attitudes and behaviour of the citizens of the countries involved in the fighting. Yet such conflicts also have important security and economic implications for uninvolved, ‘third-party‘ states. How do the wars of others shape domestic public attitudes? We explore this question by analysing the effect of the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on Spanish nationalism. Exploiting a natural experiment in Spain, we show that the Russian invasion caused a general increase in the salience of Spanish national identification, but not at the expense of regional or substate national identities. We also find an activation effect on electoral participation and increased support for taxation. Our study illuminates pathways through which international conflicts can impact domestic politics in third-party states.The project is organised around three thematic areas: (i) how trust within and between social groups and towards governance institutions emerges and evolves in contexts of rising inequality; (ii) how trust in unequal societies shapes governance outcomes through two intervening factors - political behaviour and social mobilisation; and (iii) the pathways through which changes in such intervening factors may sometimes result in inclusive governance outcomes, but in the breakdown of governance at other times. Each of these areas will incorporate detailed theoretical and empirical analyses at the subnational level in four countries - Colombia, Mozambique, Pakistan and Spain - affected by rising inequalities and characterised by unstable or strained democratic institutions. The absence of systematic qualitative, quantitative and behavioural data has hindered progress in understanding the links between inequality, trust and governance in countries outside North America and Western Europe. The project seeks to compile a number of unexplored data sources and collect new data comparatively across these other countries in order to fulfil this critical gap. This data collection will involve: (i) comparative individual-level surveys to understand contemporaneous levels of trust, and attitudes towards formal and non-formal local governing institutions, (ii) behavioural experiments under different inequality and political contexts to better understand the formation of trust under different scenarios, (iii) indepth interviews with key political actors in government, members of social movements and citizen organisations to understand how inequalities affect perceptions of governance and strategies of political mobilisation, and (iv) detailed compilation of archival data that will allow us to better understand how inequalities and attitudes have evolved across time and how different historical junctures may shape the governance outcomes we observe today.</p

Code/Syntax: Consistent Egalitarianism or Heterogeneous Belief Patterns? Gender Ideologies in Contemporary East and West Germany

These files include the syntax for the study "Consistent Egalitarianism or Heterogeneous Belief Patterns? Gender Ideologies in Contemporary East and West Germany". This paper analyzes the gender ideologies of respondents living in East and West Germany, and whether these belief patterns differ by socio-demographic characteristics. To this end, latent class analysis is applied to eight gender role items from the FReDA 2021 survey. This study uses FReDA panel data from the release 2.0.0. DOI: 10.4232/1.14065, Bujard et al. (2023).These files include the syntax for the study "Consistent Egalitarianism or Heterogeneous Belief Patterns? Gender Ideologies in Contemporary East and West Germany". This paper analyzes the gender ideologies of respondents living in East and West Germany, and whether these belief patterns differ by socio-demographic characteristics. To this end, latent class analysis is applied to eight gender role items from the FReDA 2021 survey. This study uses FReDA panel data from the release 2.0.0. DOI: 10.4232/1.14065, Bujard et al. (2023)

Code/Syntax: Gendered Wage Returns to Changes in Non-routine Job Tasks: Evidence from Germany

The labor market exhibits persistent occupational segregation by gender, with women and men performing distinct job tasks within their occupations. Prior research suggests that non-routine job tasks generally lead to higher wages, especially in digitally advancing contexts. However, these findings are largely based on cross-sectional data and neglect gender as a relevant dimension of inequality. We analyze three-wave panel data over nine years from the German National Educational Panel Study to explore the relationship between changes in non-routine job tasks and wages by gender. Given the constrained wage-setting opportunities within German firms, we further examine whether the association between task changes and wages differs for employees with and without job changes, both within and across occupational segments. Our fixed-effect regression analyses reveal gender-specific associations between changes in non-routine job tasks and wage increases. Men benefit from performing more complex and autonomous tasks, with additional gains when an inter-segmental job change accompanies the increase in complex job tasks. Conversely, women do not see wage benefits from enhancements in either complex or autonomous job tasks. These findings underscore the gendered patterns of wage increases associated with advancements in non-routine job tasks, with men profiting intra-individually from shifts towards more non-routine job tasks.The labor market exhibits persistent occupational segregation by gender, with women and men performing distinct job tasks within their occupations. Prior research suggests that non-routine job tasks generally lead to higher wages, especially in digitally advancing contexts. However, these findings are largely based on cross-sectional data and neglect gender as a relevant dimension of inequality. We analyze three-wave panel data over nine years from the German National Educational Panel Study to explore the relationship between changes in non-routine job tasks and wages by gender. Given the constrained wage-setting opportunities within German firms, we further examine whether the association between task changes and wages differs for employees with and without job changes, both within and across occupational segments. Our fixed-effect regression analyses reveal gender-specific associations between changes in non-routine job tasks and wage increases. Men benefit from performing more complex and autonomous tasks, with additional gains when an inter-segmental job change accompanies the increase in complex job tasks. Conversely, women do not see wage benefits from enhancements in either complex or autonomous job tasks. These findings underscore the gendered patterns of wage increases associated with advancements in non-routine job tasks, with men profiting intra-individually from shifts towards more non-routine job tasks

Young People and Gambling Survey, 2023

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the Young People and Gambling Survey is to explore young people’s attitudes towards gambling and their participation in different types of gambling activities, designed to provide a means of tracking these perceptions and behaviours over time. The survey looks at those forms of gambling and gambling style games that children and young people legally take part in along with gambling on age restricted products.&nbsp;The 2023 research was conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the Gambling Commission. The study collected data from 3,453 pupils aged 11 to 17 years old across curriculum years 7 to 12 (S1 to S6 in Scotland) using the Ipsos Young People Omnibus. In contrast to the previous surveys, which have focused on exploring gambling behaviour among 11 to 16-year-olds, the 2023 survey also incorporates data gathered from 17-year-olds. In total, 3,453 11-17-year-olds participated in the 2023 research.&nbsp;For the first time, pupils from independent schools were also invited to take part in the research alongside pupils attending academies and maintained secondary schools. Pupils completed an online self-report survey in class.&nbsp;Data have been weighted to the known profile of the population in order to provide a representative sample. Main Topics:The following topics are covered:attitudes towards and exposure to gamblingexposure to gambling advertisingother activities and risk takinggames and gaming machinesNational Lottery playonline gamblingimpact of gambling on young peopleexperience of gambling</ul

Atmospheric Dispersion of Radioactive Gaseous Discharges in the Near Field of Buildings, 2014-2020

The data files are separated into the following categories. [1] Introduction and Contents Files detail outline requirements for the initial investigations and the PhD project proposal. [2] Calculations and Results Files: 8,161 These files contain: Analysed Site Gamma Monitoring Data. These are the gamma monitoring files for the detectors on the EW building during the construction phase of the East Wing cladding. CERC ADMS Supplied Data. An ADMS receptor points map and doses calculated from the concentration field and gamma-ray dose module of ADMS, these are detailed in the paper reproduced in the thesis. Detectors and layouts. This sub-folder contains details of the detector positions on the EW building and the wind logger calibration test certificate. Experiment #2 Results. This folder contains sub-folders with the results according to the experimental numbering scheme specified in chapter 3 of the PhD thesis. Experiment #3 Results. This folder contains sub-folders with the results according to the experimental numbering scheme specified in chapter 3 of the PhD thesis. Also included are processed results showing the measured velocity flow. field for the cube and EW clad buildings. Data is also included showing the puff release measurements and continuous release measurements. Graphical data is included on the measurement planes with respect to the EW building. Experiment #4 Results. Experiment #4 methods document details the experimental investigations. Results are presented for the cube and EW flow fields. Also, the leading-edge effective distance from the building of the release point is shown. Experiment #5 Results. An experiment series #5 data spreadsheet is given summarizing the results along with the document covering the experimental investigations. Along with this there are graphical results from the flow field for different cases using a plotting program. Spreadsheets are presented that contain the experimental results for various building configurations and downstream distances, X. Paper #1 Results. Various spreadsheets are presented showing the calculations for the initial first paper reproduced in the thesis. Photographs: of smoke releases are shown for the EW full building model. Also, a variety of photographs of the wind tunnel cube experiments. [3] Monte Carlo Results Files: 495 20190301_MC_Data.xlsx: contains physical constants and other data for the set-up of the Monte Carlo calculation runs. The 18 sub-folders contain results from the cases of: CA: Continuous Analysis; AV: active vertical release when shown; A/B: release positions SGP/DGP: single Gaussian plume and dual Gaussian plume modelling methods Building: Cube/EW clad/EW unclad; Angle in degrees of building to flow; Zrh: release height [4] Experiment Results Summary Files: 264 20190729_Experiment_Results_Summary.xlsx. Full data on the plume parameterization used for the MC calculations is given in this file. 20190802 Full Scale Results Summary.xlsx. A summary of the full-scale gamma-ray dose measurements on the EW building is given in this file. 20200723_MC_results_summary.xlsx. The Monte Carlo dose results are selectable via Excel pivot table in this file. Experiment Series#5 Analysed.xlsx. Flow field measurement results are selectable via Excel pivot tables in this file. Experiment Series#5 Building Cases Analysed.xlsx. This file uses Excel pivot tables to present results from the different building configurations tested in the experiments. Puff_Releases_Analysis_all_data.xlsm. This file shows a summary of the puff release results and statistical parameters. The following sub-folders contain more experimental results: Analysed Full Scale Data. All full-scale gamma-ray peaks for the EW measurements are provided here. Continuous_Analysis_Cube. Various Excel results files showing the spread parameters for the range of cube experimental cases with passive horizontal releases into the flow are provided. Continuous_Analysis_Cube_AV. Various Excel results files showing the spread parameters for the range of cube experimental cases with active vertical releases into the flow are provided. EW_Clad. Various Excel files showing the concentration field measurements for the EW clad building analysed using pivot table EW_Unclad. Various Excel files showing the concentration field measurements for the EW unclad building analysed using pivot table. [5] Conclusions and Output Reports Files: 19 The files cover presentations presented at different forums during the course of the PhD work about findings from the project. Also included is a radiological assessment report submitted to the Environment Agency after the initial radiological assessment of the site discharges. There are various power-point presentations made on completion of the PhD work. Another set of files cover the reports submitted by CERC, Cambridge, that were referenced in the first published paper cited in the PhD thesis. The folder includes the final PhD thesis after corrections and award.This work treats very short-range atmospheric dispersion of radioactive gases emitted from stacks just above the roof level of buildings and develops a methodology that provides realistic radiation dose estimates for that zone. Fluid flow in the rooftop region is complex, and the concentration field resulting from an emission into that flow also exhibits high levels of complexity, beyond the capability of existing operational dispersion models. Extensive Laser Doppler anemometry measurements were made in a meteorological wind tunnel to characterise the flow field in this region. Concentration fields were mapped with fast flame ionisation detectors and related to the associated flow characteristics. Parameters investigated were release position, release height, angle of approach flow and building geometry, the latter to contrast behaviour at a real site with that above a standard cuboid building (as would be used in operational dispersion models); sensitivity to surrounding buildings was also investigated. Methods were developed using Monte Carlo techniques to convert the complex spatial distribution of radioactive pollutant in the roof zone into accurate estimates of radiation doses received by persons in that zone. Effective dose estimates accounted for inhalation, immersion and external gamma-rays from the mixed positron/gamma-ray field – including doses within the radioactive plume at roof level. Short duration releases were covered as well as continuous releases. Novel methods are presented to specify the statistical confidence interval from different duration releases in terms of readily generalisable results. Full-scale measurements of gamma ray dose, wind speed and direction were made for one of the building cases and the results used to support the findings obtained by wind tunnel measurements and Monte Carlo calculations. Results are presented in generalisable form, for example as dimensionless concentrations, so that the methods and results can be applied to other similar types of pollutant release.</p

The Tasmania Project Panel Maintenance Survey Experiment, 2022

The panel maintenance survey experiment was conducted as part of the regular The Tasmania Project surveys between June and October 2022. The Tasmania Project is a survey research project conducted in Tasmania, an island located south of the Australian mainland and one of the eight Australian states/territories. The Tasmania project uses a volunteer online panel of adult Tasmanian residents who participate in regular online surveys. To maximize unit response and minimize attrition, as well as to offer panelists a better panel and survey experience, organizations managing online panels have to carefully plan their panel maintenance and different communication solutions. In this study, which used an experimental design, two between-wave contact approaches were tested to determine if they can have a positive effect on response - sharing survey results between survey waves with panelists and sending prenotifications/advanced emails. The analysis revealed that certain solutions can be generally effective in increasing response, but mostly in the more regularly participating group of panelists. The data can also be used to explore certain trends in panel response behavior in a (regional) volunteer online panel

Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh Chittagong and Sylhet Baseline, 2020

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) is a ten-year (2015-2025) research programme, funded by UK Aid from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to combine longitudinal data collection and a mixed-methods approach to understand the lives of adolescents in particularly marginalized regions of the Global South, and to uncover 'what works' to support the development of their capabilities over the course of the second decade of life, when many of these individuals will go through key transitions such as finishing their education, starting to work, getting married and starting to have children.GAGE undertakes longitudinal research in seven countries in Africa (Ethiopia, Rwanda), Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal) and the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine). Sampling adolescent girls and boys aged between 10‐19‐year olds, the quantitative survey follows a global total of 18,000 adolescent girls and boys, and their caregivers and explores the effects that programme have on their lives. This is substantiated by in‐depth qualitative and participatory research with adolescents and their peers. Its policy and legal analysis work stream studies the processes of policy change that influence the investment in and effectiveness of adolescent programming.Further information, including publications, can be found on the&nbsp;Overseas Development Institute GAGE website.&nbsp;Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh Chittagong and Sylhet Baseline, 2020 includes a sample of 2,220 girls and boys aged 10-18, as well as their female caregivers. The research sample, composed of randomly selected adolescents and their families, was recruited during February and March 2020 from adolescents attending grades 7 and 8 across 109 government and monthly-pay-order (MPO) schools in the Chittagong and Sylhet Divisions of Bangladesh. The sample serves as a baseline data for a randomised controlled trial evaluating two interventions that were virtually-delivered during COVID-19-related school closures: (1) a gender-neutral Growth Mindset (GM) programming around malleable intelligence and (2) Girl Rising (GR) programming that focuses on gender norms around girls' education that is layered on top of the GM programming. Further information about the research site, sample selection, and data collection process is available in the documentation.Main Topics:The Core Respondent (CR) dataset contains data from the survey administered to the CR and covers education, time allocation, paid work, growth mindset and socio-economic skills, health and nutrition, physical activity, mobility and voice, psychosocial and mental health, financial inclusion and economic empowerment, information and communication technologies, marriage and relationships, confidence and curiosity, sexual and reproductive health and social desirability scale. A number of educational competencies tests are completed such as an Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) maths and reading comprehension tests.The Adult Female (AF) dataset contains information on the household, including the household roster, family background, durable goods, dwelling characteristics, access to productive capital and recent positive and negative shocks.  In addition, the AF survey contains detailed information about the AF herself, such as her investments in children and parenting, attitudes to gender equality, health and nutrition, marriage, fertility and social norms.</div

The GP Patient Survey, 2024

The GP Patient Survey is a large-scale push-to-web survey run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England. This year the survey received responses from around 700,000 adults in England. It looks at patient experiences of their GP practice and other local NHS services. The results from the latest publication of the survey were released on 11 July 2024. The most recent reports and survey materials can be found on the GP Patient Survey website. Data is currently available nationally, at Integrated Care System (ICS), Primary Care Network (PCN) and practice-level. The analysis tool, available from September 2024, also enables users to look at the survey in more detail (at national, ICS, PCN and practice levels), including running bespoke crosstabulations.The results of the latest GP Patient Survey are now available via the GP Patient Survey website. The GP Patient Survey is a large-scale push-to-web survey run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England. This year the survey received responses from around 700,000 adults in England. The latest data are from the 2024 publication, fieldwork was conducted from 2 January to 25 March 2024. The most recent reports and survey materials can be found on the GP Patient Survey website. Data is currently available nationally, at Integrated Care System (ICS), Primary Care Network (PCN) and GP practice-level. The analysis tool, available from September 2024, also enables users to look at the survey in more detail (at national, ICS, PCN and practice levels), including running bespoke crosstabulations. For more health data see the UK Data Service health theme pages.</p