Freedom of information (FOI) releases from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

This is a disclosure log of UK Research and Innovation's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. FOI2025/00540: Social Media Management and Listening Tool

    Request Received: 4 June 2025

    Your request:

    1) Do you use a social media management platform?

    2) If so, what tools do you use?

    3) What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool?

    4) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year]) ?

    5) Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform?

    6) If so, what tools do you use?

    7) What is your annual spend on a social listening / media monitoring tool?

    8) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year])

    9) Who is the senior person responsible for managing these contracts?

    Published: 1 July 2025

  2. FOI2025/00405: Quinquennial Review Quadram Institute

    Request Received: 13 April 2025

    I would like to request the latest quinquennial or the institute review, whichever takes place, by BBSRC or UKRI of the Quadram Institute.

    Clarification Received: 24 April 2025

    Thank you for your response and for explaining what information is available and what isn’t. I was hoping BBSRC-funded research institutes such as the Quadram Institute would have undergone quinquennial or institute reviews, and there would be information available similar to, for example, the quinquennial review of The Alan Turing Institute. (https://www.ukri.org/publications/quinquennial-review-of-the-alan-turing-institute/).

    From your response, I understand that BBSRC doesn’t hold such information for the Quadram Institute, as no such review has ever taken place.

    I am not interested in the strategic programme grant application made by the Quadram Institute as part of the institute assessment exercise. However, I would like to request any feedback that was given to the Quadram Institute at the latest institute assessment exercise.

    Published: 30 June 2025

  3. FOI2025/00423: Staff Networks

    Request Received: 17 April 2025

    This is an information request relating to

    Please include the following information for the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25:

    • A list of all the staff networks at the organisation

    • Whether each network receives internal funding and, if so, how much (please express annually for the last four financial years)

    • How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is entitled to. For example, a staff network may have a chair who’s entitled to spend 10% of their working hours devoted to the network (please express annually for the last three financial years)

    • A list of events that each network has held in this financial year so far (April to the present day), including the title of the event, information on any guest speakers and the time of the event

    Published: 30 June 2025

  4. FOI2025/00426: Blocked Emails

    Request received: 23 April 2025

    Please detail the number of email attacks blocked by your organisation, broken down by spam, phishing, malware and edge block, each year for the past three years from May to April.  

    E.g.  

    May 2025 - April 2024

    250,000 total email attacks blocked:

    o   100,000 spam emails blocked

    o   75,000 phishing emails blocked

    o   50,000 malware emails blocked

    o   25,000 edge block emails blocked

    Published: 30 June 2025

  5. FOI2025/00404: Research England Council Meeting Minutes

    Request Received: 13 April 2025

    I would like to request the council meeting minutes of Research England council since 2nd February 2023 when the last meeting minutes were made public.

    Published: 23 June 2025

  6. FOI2025/00529: Distributed System of Scientific Collections UK

    Request Received: 30 May 2025

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

    Distributed System of Scientific Collections UK:

    The details we require are:

    1. What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?

    2. Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages

    3. Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date

    4. Start date & duration of framework/contract?

    5. Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

    6. Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?

    7. Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?

    8. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract? Or if this information is unavailable, please may you confirm their Job Title?

    Published: 23 June 2025

  7. EIR2025/00366: Communications Regarding SMARTEX Deep-Sea Mining Study Publication

    Request received: 01 April 2025

     Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information regarding the recent Nature paper titled "Long-term impact and biological recovery in a deep-sea mining track" published on March 26, 2025, which details findings from the SMARTEX expedition:

    1. Any communications, emails, meeting minutes, or documents discussing media strategy, talking points, or public messaging regarding the paper's findings, particularly in relation to ongoing UN International Seabed Authority talks on deep-sea mining rules.

    2. Any communications between yourselves and representatives from The Metals Company or other seabed mining companies regarding the paper prior to publication.

    This request covers the period from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.

    Published: 18 June 2025

  8. EIR2025/00526: Penylan Observatory, Cardiff, and 'T. Chener'

    Request received: 22 May 2025

    Any further information you may have on:

     

    • “T. Chener": Any details about their role at City Hall, Cardiff, their connection to Penylan Observatory, or any other involvement in scientific endeavors.

    • Penylan Observatory's Contributions: Any records, reports, or correspondence detailing the scientific contributions made by Penylan Observatory to the fields of geology and seismology.

    • Milne's Advice: Any further documentation or context related to John Milne's advisory role in the setting up of Penylan Observatory.

    Published: 18 June 2025

  9. FOI2025/00373: Innovate UK Spending by Instrument and Support Rate

    Request received: 03 April 2025

    (A)  Please provide a breakdown of Innovation UK expenditure during 2023/4 and 2024/5 by principal policy instrument eg 

    R&D grants

    Catapult core funding

    SBRI/Contracts for Innovation

    Loans

    Investment

    Etc

    (B) Please provide breakdowns of total public sector R&D grant expenditure (amount and number of awards) during 2023/4 and 2024/5 managed by Innovate UK by budget holder eg Innovate UK, Dept of Transport etc, together with split of total funding by type of recipient (eg company, university, Catapult etc)

    (C) For grants to companies awarded under (B) please provide total value and number of grants to individual companies by grant size ranges (eg £0-£99k, £100-£249k, £250-£499k, £500-999k, £1m-£1.99m, £2m-£4.99m, £5-£10m, greater than £10m) and the  average subsidy rate to companies in each case/band and the percentage of grants which were awarded as part of a collaborative project with another award recipient

    Published: 16 June 2025

  10. FOI2025/00130: Commercial income from LMB

    Request received: 01 February 2025

    I'm writing to request for more details on commercial income from the MRC LMB and a potential breakdown/ contribution of the £700 million income mentioned on their website.

    Published: 12 June 2025