Student research survey into Covid impact

AIM has been asked by research student Lingjun Li from the University of Birmingham to share the below survey into the impact of Covid on independent museums. This is likely to be similar to other surveys you’ve completed recently, but if you do have time to help Lingjun with this doctoral research programme, it would be very much appreciated. 

My name is Lingjun Li. I am a research student from the University of Birmingham, and I am conducting this survey for my doctoral research program. The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic has had a direct or indirect impact on most museums and heritage sites, threatening their income resources, staffing, and security during the lockdown, as well as posing a range of challenges for the conditions under which they could reopen for physical access to their users. My research aims at exploring the financial, institutional, and emotional impact of Covid-19 on independent museums in the UK and contributing to help building their organizational resilience. As part of my research, this survey is trying to investigate how independent museums experienced and responded to the impact of the pandemic. To get a sector-wide overview, I would be grateful if you could take part in this survey and share it with your peer organizations.

Note:

1. This survey is designed for independent museums within the United Kingdom. If your organization operates outside of the United Kingdom or does not belong to the independent museum sector, this survey does not apply to you. If you are not clear whether your organization is an independent museum, you can check it on https://www.museumsassociation.org/about/faqs/.

2. All your personal information will be obscured in the research output. You can also request to completely anonymize the name of your institution by stating your wish in the free text responses.

3. You have the right to withdraw your replies to this survey within 30 days after the participation with no consequences. Any information provided will be deleted if you wish to withdraw within the deadline.

4. After the completion of this research, the access to the results will be provided via AIM’s website.

5. Should you require additional information, please contact me on [email protected]

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