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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1,058 disclosures
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Request Received: 28 August 2020
To ensure we do not misrepresent any of the policy instruments offered by Innovate UK, could you please provide us with the information outlined below? (Please fill in the table, in the column provided for Innovate UK)
Name of Instrument
Missing Information
Explanation
Answer from Innovate UK
Innovate UK Smart Grants
Year of Implementation
Year instrument was first introduced
Funding and Scale
How much have firms received in the last 5 years? How many projects/firms have received funds?
Predictability
Have there been any significant changes to the structure of the instrument in terms of amounts or eligibility requirements over the last 5 years?
Knowledge Transfer Network
Year of Implementation
Year instrument was first introduced
Level of Support
How much can firms receive? (e.g. Up to £50,000, 50% of project costs etc).
Flexibility
Are firms able to make changes to the project once they are approved for funding? If so, is there a procedure they must go through?
Depth
Does the instrument support the creation of new knowledge or is it focused more on bringing an innovation to market?
Small Business Research Initiative Stringency
Are there obligations and regulations for the firm to comply with?
Depth
Does the instrument support the creation of new knowledge or is it focused more on bringing an innovation to market?
Level of Support
How much can firms receive? (e.g. Up to £50,000, 50% of project costs etc).
Investment Accelerator pilot
Flexibility Are firms able to make changes to the project once they are approved for funding? If so, is there a procedure they must go through?
Level of Support
How much can firms receive? (e.g. Up to £50,000, 50% of project costs etc).
Depth
Does the instrument support the creation of new knowledge or is it focused more on bringing an innovation to market?
Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Flexibility Are firms able to make changes to the project once they are approved for funding? If so, is there a procedure they must go through?
Level of Support
How much can firms receive? (e.g. Up to £50,000, 50% of project costs etc).
Digital Catapult Centre Stringency
Are there obligations and regulations for the firm to comply with?
Flexibility
Are firms able to make changes to the project once they are approved for funding? If so, is there a procedure they must go through?
Funding and Scale
How much have firms received in the last 5 years? How many projects/firms have received funds?
Depth
Does the instrument support the creation of new knowledge or is it focused more on bringing an innovation to market?
Published: 18 June 2021
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Request Received: 20 August 2020
RE: Innovate UK Smart Grants: January 2020 (Deadline 28 May 2020). (Applicants were notified of their outcomes on 07 August 2020).
I would be very grateful if you could please provide the below information on the above funding competition for both:
Stream 1 projects (6-18 months duration, eligible project costs between £25-£500k), and;
Stream 2 projects (19-36 months duration, total eligible project costs between £25K-£2M).
The information I would like to request is as follows:
1. The total number of applications submitted and the number of those that were assessed (i.e. deemed eligible for funding)
2. The overall number of applications awarded funding and a breakdown of how many of these were first-time applications and how many were resubmissions
3. The total number of applications within each innovation area and the number of those that were successful in each area
4. The average grant request and project size of the applications successfully awarded funding
5. The average score of successful applications
6. The percentages of successful applications that were Industrial Research and Experimental Development
7. The number of successful Industrial Research and Experimental Development projects that were; (i) Single applicant/partner, (ii) 2 partner, (iii) 3+ partners
8. The total funding allocated in this competition round.
Finally, please can you advise on the budget / how much funding will be allocated for the upcoming Smart competition that will open on 28th August 2020.
Published: 18 June 2021
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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).
Published: 18 June 2021
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Request Received: 12 January 2021
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the point below. Forms/Applications provided by the UKRI
The details I request are:
• Quantity of paper forms/surveys sent to organisations/individuals?
• Current existing supplier for digital applications/forms on your website?
• Current existing supplier for your CRM?
• Current spend for both of the above software?
• Whether the organisation uses any 3rd party contractors to assist with this?
• Start date of contracts with Technology suppliers?
• End date of contracts with Technology suppliers?
• Is there an extension clause in the contracts with digital suppliers and, if so, the duration of the extension?
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the contracts are being either extended or renewed?
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for these contracts?
Clarified on 19 January 2021 as follows:
Please can you return a quantity of paper forms/applications that have been sent to your customer base? Surveys are not important in your case.
Published: 18 June 2021
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Request Received: 9 September 2020
I am making this request under the freedom of information act to ask for the following information:
1. The number of board members your organisation has
2. The number of these board members that are BAME
In this question BAME refers to people from the following backgrounds:
• Asian / Asian British
• Indian
• Pakistani
• Bangladeshi
• Chinese
• Any other Asian background
Black / African / Caribbean / Black British
• African
• Caribbean
• Any other Black / African / Caribbean background
Mixed
• White and Black Caribbean
• White and Black African
• White and Asian
• Any other Mixed / Multiple ethnic background
Other ethnic groups
• Arab
• Any other ethnic groups
Published: 18 June 2021
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Request Received: 14 October 2020
I am writing to request summaries of the themes covered by applications reviewed by the Research Grants Panels from 2005-present for archaeology and heritage-related subjects.
I am particularly interested in summaries of applications which were rejected by the panels.
Published: 18 June 2021
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Request Received: 27 October 2020
Could you please provide me with the pass mark threshold (if available), and number of applications submitted for the following competition:
EUREKA GlobalStars Singapore CRD - Round 2, application deadline: 15th October 2020
Published: 17 June 2021
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Request Received: 30 October 2020
My name is, one of the winners for the Smart Grant January 2020. I'd like to know how many applicants applied to this grant and how many won in total.
Published: 17 June 2021
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Request Received: 19 October 2020
Dear Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, I hope you are well.
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following:
1) All China Partnering Awards Call applications that contain the word "organ" in the project title since 2003.
2) All China Partnering Awards Call applications submitted by principal investigators from the University of Sheffield since 2010.
Published: 17 June 2021
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Request Received: 26 October 2020
1. What is the "pass mark" for successful applications under the Framework Programme?
2. If this varies, what was the "pass mark" for each of the following last 2 calls for which figures are available - Sustainable Innovation Fund round 1 and Framework de minimus.
3. What is the passmark for Innovate UK Smart Grants: August 2020.
Published: 17 June 2021