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FOI2021/00002: Meetings & Funding Extensions

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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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