People trust academics far more than they did in the 1990s

Annual survey finds academics are well trusted, while politicians are deemed the least trustworthy

Engineers, professors and scientists are among the most trusted professions in the UK, according to Ipsos MORI’s annual “veracity index”.

In a survey of more than 1,000 respondents, about 86 per cent of people said they trusted engineers and professors, with 84 per cent saying they considered scientists to be trustworthy. Only nurses (trusted by 95 per cent), doctors (93 per cent), dentists (90 per cent) and teachers (89 per cent) were more trusted.