FOI2021/00002: Meetings & Funding Extensions
Case reference FOI2021/00002
Published 18 June 2021
Request
Request Received: 4 January 2021
RE: Number of internal meetings between 01 08 2020 and 21 12 2020 regarding funding extensions for UKRI post graduate researchers, together with dates, minutes, and number of written communications.
I would like to make an FOI request regarding communication and joint working between UKRI and the Office for Students ('OfS'), in relation to funding extensions for postgraduate researchers. I would like the information provided in electronic format.
Please could you provide the following information:
1) The number of internal UKRI meetings held between 1 August 2020 and 21 December discussing funding extensions for UKRI-funded PGRs, and the dates of those meetings;
2) The minutes of the meetings described in 1);
3) The number of written communications (electronic or physical) between UKRI and OfS between 1 August 2020 and 21 December 2020 that contains mentions of any of the following phrases:
•'postgraduate research' 'PGR'
•'doctoral training'
•'PhD students'
•'doctoral training entity'
•'DTE'
4) The contents of the communications described in 3).
Response
Response Sent: 29 January 2021
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