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WE CONDUCTED A CITY-WIDE SURVEY BETWEEN MID-OCTOBER AND MID-DECEMBER 2024, COLLECTING VIEWS AND PERCEPTIONS FROM RESIDENTS AND THOSE WHO FEEL CONNECTED TO MILTON KEYNES BY ASKING THEM TO TAKE PART IN A QUIZ. 490 PEOPLE RESPONDED. BELOW YOU FIND THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED IN RELATION TO THE QUIZ.
THE QUIZ IS NO LONGER ACTIVE.
General Information
This research is run by the Centre for the Study of Global Development (CSGD) at the Open University (UK) in collaboration with Community Action: MK. It seeks to understand attitudes to problems of poverty in the city, and are gathering ideas for how to make things better.
With the city of Milton Keynes continuing to grow and the national Government focused on building more than a million new homes and developing New Towns across the country, it is vital to get insight into the benefits and struggles of living in newly established areas when money is tight. New housing estates tend to focus on the better off while the establishment of services and public transport often lags behind.
As part of this endeavour, it is crucial we gain a better understanding of what it’s like to live in a new town like Milton Keynes, and especially its newly established neighbourhoods, when income is low.
The research findings will be disseminated as reports, working papers, policy briefs and journal articles.
Quiz
Completing the quiz should take between 5-10 minutes. Participation in this quiz is fully voluntary.
The quiz includes questions you may find provocative. This is deliberate as we want to get your reaction to different ideas and beliefs about poverty. You are free to withdraw from the quiz at any point if you do not wish to answer these questions.
We offer the opportunity to win one of five gift vouchers of £20 that are awarded at random to participants in the quiz, and who have completed the quiz in full by 15 December 2024. If you would like a chance to win a voucher, you will be asked to leave your contact details after completing the quiz. The chance to win is not related to the accuracy of your answers. We only accept one entry per person.
We are using a web-based survey system called Jisc Online Surveys to distribute this survey.
If you have a disability or an additional requirement that makes it difficult for you to complete the questionnaire online, please email keetie.roelen@open.ac.uk.
The questionnaire has been designed for use on a standard computer (desktop or laptop). Full accessibility on a handheld device (such as a smartphone or tablet computer) cannot be guaranteed.
Data Protection
Within the meaning of Article 26(1) of the GDPR, The Open University is the Data Controller for the personal data that you provide. This is by virtue of it determining the purposes and means of processing of such personal data. The lawful reason for processing your data will be that conducting academic research is part of The Open University’s public task. (The consent we request from you relates to ethical considerations).
Under this study, your personal data (i.e. name, address, email address, telephone number) – if you choose to provide this – will be stored safely and securely on The Open University’s system for the duration of this research project. The data you provide (i.e. the responses to the quiz) will be processed and stored in accordance with The Open University's Research Participant Privacy Policy . Only the research team at The Open University can access raw data.
If you do provide contact details, you may withdraw your data at any time up until when the data is aggregated and anonymised [31 December 2024] be emailing research lead Keetie Roelen (keetie.roelen@open.ac.uk).
You have a number of rights as a data subject:
− To request a copy of the personal data we have about you
− To rectify any personal data which is inaccurate or incomplete
− To restrict the processing of your data
− To receive a copy of your data in an easily transferrable format (if relevant)
− To erase your data
− To object to us processing your data
If you provide contact details to win a voucher, your contact details will be deleted immediately after winners have been randomly selected and vouchers have been distributed, and by 31 December 2024 at the latest.
If you provide contact details for the purpose of follow-up research, we will be in touch separately. If there is no further contact in relation to follow-up research or you decide not to take part in follow-up research, your contact details will be deleted by 31 March 2025 at the latest.
Aggregated anonymised data will be used for research purposes at The Open University and beyond, and may be published in Open University reports, academic journals, or in other public contexts. If you provide your answers anonymously (i.e. do not leave contact details), we are unable to remove your data after you submitted it.
If you provide contact details to enter the chance to win a voucher, these details will stored separately from the research data, and will be deleted after 15 December and by 31 December 24 at the latest.
The handling of data is in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If you are concerned about the way we have processed your personal information, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Please visit the ICO’s website for further details.
BY AGREEING TO TAKE PART IN THE QUIZ, I INDICATE THAT:
I understand how we handle data protection, and that it is in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018
I agree with anonymised data to be included in publications
Further Details and Contact Information
This research project has been reviewed by and received a favourable view from the OU Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC): 2024-0655-2
Should you have any further questions or concerns regarding the project, you may contact the Principal Investigators.
Dr Keetie Roelen: keetie.roelen@open.ac.uk
Clare Walton: clare@communityactionmk.org
Please contact Keetie Roelen (keetie.roelen@open.ac.uk) if you wish to withdraw your data (before end of December 2024).
In case of any concerns or complaints about this research, you may also contact the Manager of the Centre for the Study of Global Development, who is independent of the project team: Claire Hedges: claire.hedges@open.ac.uk
If you experience any kind of distress as a result of participating in this quiz and would like to a member of our team, please reach out to Keetie Roelen (keetie.roelen@open.ac.uk or Clare Walton (clare@communityactionmk.org). If you wish to speak to a member outside of our research team, please contact Claire Hedges (claire.hedges@open.ac.uk .
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