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1. Please tell us the main reason you are leaving:

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2. To what extent did your induction prepare you for your role?

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3. To what extent did your manager/PI/Supervisor support you in your role?

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4. Did you feel you had clarity about the nature of your own role and the roles of team members?

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5. Were your goals and objectives and those for your team communicated in a clear and consistentway?

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6. To what extent have you experienced a culture of collaboration?

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7. Which of the following best describes the level of acknowledgement given to you for your ideas,projects/contributions?

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8. Was the group management structure made clear when you first joined your research group?

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9. How challenging was your work?

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10. Have you received information and/or been encouraged to take up training opportunities?

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11. Have financial support, facilities and/or other resources been provided to aid your personal development?

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12. Do you feel that opportunities for career progression were available and accessible?

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13. On a scale of 1-7, where 1 means very and 7 means not at all, please rate your work environment:

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14. On a scale of 1-7, where 1 means very satisfied and 7 means very unsatisfied, in your experience as a Researcher in the Department, to what extent do you think the Department puts into practice the values of equality and diversity as regards:

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15. To what extent have you been satisfied with your work-life balance?

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16. Were you encouraged and/or able to use all of your holiday entitlement?

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17. How satisfied have you been with the advice the Department provides regarding available support to friendly policies such as child care/maternity or paternity benefits?

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18. On a scale of 1-7, where 1 means very satisfied and 7 means very unsatisfied, please rate your overall experience of working in the Department:

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19. Please suggest ways in which we could improve the experience of working as a researcher in the Department

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