Thank you for filling in this short questionnaire. Your feedback is greatly valued. It will help the NUS understand University staff and their lifestyles better and to enable us to plan for and provide improved services to you. Please note that this questionnaire is confidential and anonymous. Your details will not be used for any other purposes and your answers will be used in the analysis of this study only. For each question please give the answer that best describes you, your lifestyle or your attitudes and opinions.

Q1 Which university do you currently work at?   --Click Here--Anglia Ruskin UniversityCity University London De Montfort UniversityKingston University London School of Economics and Political Science London South Bank UniversityLoughborough UniversityManchester Metropolitan UniversityRoehampton UniversitySouthampton Solent UniversityThe University of ManchesterThe University of SheffieldUniversity College LondonUniversity of Bath University of Birmingham University of BradfordUniversity of BristolUniversity of Central LancashireUniversity of Cumbria University of East AngliaUniversity of East LondonUniversity of ExeterUniversity of KentUniversity of LeicesterUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of ReadingUniversity of WarwickUniversity of WestminsterUniversity of Worcester
Q2 Which department do you work in?   --Click Here--Non Academic - Services Academic Office Accommodation AdmissionsAlumni OfficeBusiness systems or services Careers Service Catering ChaplaincyCorporate affairsConferences and EventsCommunicationsCounselling (Students)Counselling (Staff)Data ProtectionDirectorate Disability access Distance Learning Environment TeamEqualities OfficeEstatesExaminations and TimetablingExternal RelationsFeesFinanceFreedom of InformationHealth and SafetyHuman ResourcesIT and Media Services InsuranceInternational OfficeLanguage Legal OfficeLibraryMarketingNurseryPayroll PlanningPersonnel ServicesPress and PR OfficeProperty and Facilities PurchasingRegistrar’s OfficeRegulationsResearch sectionStaff Development Staff WellbeingStudent Support and Development Scholarships and financial aidSecurityStudent ServicesSustainability Vice-Chancellor's Office Volunteer services  Academic departments AccountingAmerican Studies Ancient History AnthropologyArchaeologyArt and design AstronomyAudiologyBiologyBiomedical Business ChemistryClinical Sciences CommunicationsCommunity and Criminal JusticeCommunitiesComputing SciencesCreative WritingCriminologyDramaDentistry Earth Sciences EconomicsEducationEnglishEngineeringEnvironmentEuropean StudiesFinanceFilmForensic ScienceGenderGeology GeographyGeneticsGovernmentHealthHistoryHuman Resource ManagementHumanities Journalism Information TechnologyInternational HistoryInternational RelationsLanguagesLawManagementMarketingMathematicsMediaMedical SciencesMedicine  MidwiferyMusicNursingPerforming ArtsPoliticsPharmacyPhilosophyPhysics Psychology Public Policy SciencesSocial PolicySocial WorkSociologySpeech & Language TherapyStatisticsStrategy and Management TechnologyTheology & Religious Studies Veterinary SciencesYouth   Other 1, please specify   Other 2, please specify
Q3 Which type of job do you perform at the university? Please select the description that best fits your role   Academic Administrative Support Facilities Support Professional & Administrative Research Senior Management Technical & IT

Important note - When responding to the questions on this page, please answer thinking about what you do when at home.
Q4 How often do you personally leave your TV or PC on standby for long periods of time?   Always Very often Quite often Sometimes Occasionally Never Don’t know Not applicable / cannot do this
Q5 How often do you personally boil the kettle with more water than you are going to use?     Always Very often Quite often Sometimes Occasionally Never Don’t know Not applicable/cannot do this
Q6 Which of these statements best describes how much you recycle?     I recycle everything that can be recycled I recycle a lot but not everything that can be recycled I recycle sometimes I do not recycle

Important note - When responding to the questions on this page, please answer thinking about what you do when at home.
Q7 How much effort do you and others in the household go to in order to minimise the amount of food thrown away?   A great deal A fair amount A little Not very much Not at all Don’t know
Q8 How often do you personally buy fresh food that has been grown when it is in season in the country where it was produced?   Always Very often Quite often Sometimes Occasionally Never Don’t know Not applicable/cannot do this
Q9 How many times a week do you eat meat?   Never Once or twice Three or four times Five or six times Every day More than once a day
Q10 How often do you personally buy fish from sustainable sources (such as certified by the Marine Stewardship Council)?   Always Very often Quite often Sometimes Occasionally Never Don’t know Not applicable/cannot do this

Q11 How often do you personally use the following to travel to and from work?     6-7 days a week   3-5 days a week   1-2 days a week   Once a fortnight   Once a month   Several times a year   Once a year   Less often   Never   Don't know   A car or van as a driver                     A car or van as a passenger                     A motorbike, moped or scooter                     A bicycle                     A bus                     The underground, metro, tram or light railway                     Overland trains                     Walking

The following are some changes that people might make to their lifestyles. In each case, which answer applies to you personally at the moment?
Q12 Switching to public transport instead of driving for regular journeys   I don't really want to do this I haven't really thought about doing this I've thought about doing this, but probably won't do it I'm thinking about doing this I'm already doing this, but I probably won't manage to keep it up I'm already doing this and intend to keep it up I've tried doing this, but I've given up Don’t know Not applicable
Q13 Switching to walking or cycling instead of driving for short, regular journeys   I don't really want to do this I haven't really thought about doing this I've thought about doing this, but probably won't do it I'm thinking about doing this I'm already doing this, but I probably won't manage to keep it up I'm already doing this and intend to keep it up I've tried doing this, but I've given up Don’t know Not applicable

Important note - When responding to the questions below, please answer thinking about when you travel for leisure purposes.
Q14 How many flights have you taken to European countries outside of the UK in the last 12 months? Please count the outward and return flight and any transfers as one flight.
Q15 Which answer below applies to you personally at the moment with regard to reducing the number of flights you take to other European countries?   I don't really want to do this I haven't really thought about doing this; I've thought about doing this, but probably won't do it I'm thinking about doing this I've already done this I would like to do this, but work commitments don’t facilitate any other type of travel I haven’t heard of this Don’t know Not applicable

Q16 Which one of these statements would you say best describes your current lifestyle?   I don't really do anything that is environmentally-friendly I do one or two things that are environmentally-friendly I do quite a few things that are environmentally-friendly I'm environmentally-friendly in most things I do I'm environmentally-friendly in everything I do Don't know
Q17 Which of these statements best describes how you think you will be living in a year’s time?   I think I’ll be doing a lot more to help the environment I think I’ll be doing a bit more to help the environment I think I’ll probably be doing about the same to help the environment I think I’ll be doing a bit less to help the environment I think I’ll be doing a lot less to help the environment Don’t know
Q18 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement, “I try to persuade people I know to be more environmentally friendly.”   Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know

Q19 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Please tick one box on each line:   Strongly Agree   Tend to Agree   Neither Agree Nor Disagree   Tend to Disagree   Strongly Disagree   Don't Know   I would only travel by bus if I had no other choice             For the sake of the environment, car users should pay higher taxes             People who fly should bear the cost of the environmental damage that air travel causes             I don't pay much attention to the amount of water I use where I live             People have a duty to recycle             We are close to the limit of the number of people the Earth can support             The Earth has very limited room and resources             If things continue on their current course, we will soon experience a major environmental disaster

Q20 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Please tick one box on each line:   Strongly Agree   Tend to Agree   Neither Agree Nor Disagree   Tend to Disagree   Strongly Disagree   Don't Know   The so-called 'environmental crisis' facing humanity has been greatly exaggerated             It would embarrass me if my friends thought my lifestyle was purposefully environmentally friendly             Being green is an alternative lifestyle it's not for the majority             I find it hard to change my habits to be more environmentally friendly             It's only worth doing environmentally-friendly things if they save you money             The effects of climate change are too far in the future to worry me             It's not worth me doing things to help the environment if others don't do the same             It's not worth Britain trying to combat climate change, because other countries will just cancel out what we do
Q21 Which of these statements best describes how you feel about your current lifestyle and the environment?   I’d like to do a lot more to help the environment I’d like to do a bit more to help the environment I’m happy with what I do at the moment I don’t know

Q22 From the list, please choose the three groups of people that would be most likely to influence you if you saw them behaving in a more environmentally friendly way.   Friends   Family   Work or study colleagues   Local business   Local community groups   National government   Local government   MPs   Celebrities   Media   No  0ne Would influence me   1 - Most Influential                       2 - Second Most Influential                       3 - Third Most Influential

Q23 How do you feel about taking action personally within the university to make it more environmentally friendly?     I don’t really want to do this I haven’t really thought about doing this I’ve thought about doing this, but probably won’t do it I’m thinking about doing this I’ve done this but would like to do it more I’ve done this before but don’t want to do it again I haven’t heard of this Don’t know Not applicable
Q24 I think people should be personally responsible for acting in a more environmentally responsible way when at work   Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know

Q25 Please state your gender   Male Female Transgender
Q26 What was your age at your last birthday?   Under 16 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

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