Screen Test — Radio Times × University of Sussex
Last updated: March 2026
Screen Test is a research study led by a team of researchers at the University of Sussex, in collaboration with Radio Times. The study explores how people engage with television programmes, their viewing experience, the reasons for the choices they make, and their perceptions of the emotional impacts of what they watch.
We collect the following types of information through the app:
We do not collect your name, postal address, or IP address.
Your data is used exclusively for academic research purposes to understand the emotional and psychological impact of television viewing. All responses are anonymised for analysis and will contribute to research publications, reports, and dissemination activities (e.g., academic articles, research talks, media presentations).
Results will be presented and discussed in Radio Times magazine and website from Summer 2026 onwards.
We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data. All information is stored securely using encrypted database infrastructure with row-level security policies, ensuring you can only access your own data.
Your email address is never shared. Individual responses are never shared with third parties. Only aggregated, anonymised data may be used in research publications. Radio Times will not use your personal responses for commercial purposes.
Your anonymous data will be made available to all members of the research team, as well as to other researchers via a public data repository, in line with academic open data practices.
You have the right to:
To withdraw or request erasure of your data, contact screentest@sussex.ac.uk using the same email address you used to log in. You can do this at any point until the data is no longer associated with a participant number in our records (typically 3 weeks from completion of the survey).
This study is designed for adults aged 18 or over.
This study has been approved by the Faculty Research Ethics Committee for Science, Engineering and Technology at the University of Sussex (Reference Number 1531). University of Sussex has insurance in place to cover its legal liabilities in respect of this study.
For questions about this privacy policy or your data:
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be communicated through the app, and continued use constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.