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: 18 November 2020
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information regarding your organisation.
Could you please provide up to date Names, Job Titles, telephone numbers and email addresses for the following;
Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Ministers and Ministerial team (if applicable) Chair Chief Information Officer Chief Digital Officer Senior Information Risk Owner Director of IT / ICT / IM&T / Digital / Information / Technology Director / Head of Finance Chief / Deputy Chief Operating Officer Head of Cyber Security Head / Director of People Heads of change / Transformation / Improvement Department Directors / Heads Board members (if applicable) Or the equivalent job titles in your organisation.
In addition if you have an up to date 2020 senior staff organisation or structure chart could you please forward a copy to me in either Excel or pdf format.
Published: 28 May 2021
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Request Received: 14 November 2020
Hi, i am a science student doing an assignment on the scientific storage of data in a work place and laboratory.
I want to know what system is in place you use such as lims.
Also i want to know the benefits and issues with storing large quantities of data and how you send and receive this data within the workplace/lab.
On 18 November we sought clarification from you informing you that "UKRI brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England, which is responsible for supporting research and knowledge exchange at higher education institutions in England, and the UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK".
We asked "Are you specifically asking about workplace and laboratory data systems generated by UKRI staff and scientists or are you interested in the wider storage and dissemination activities in funded research centres and facilities?"
You clarified on 19 November 2020 as follows: Yes, please proceed. I am interested in all data storage and handling, workplace and laboratory data systems and funded research.
Published: 27 May 2021
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Request Received: 9th December 2020
Re: Number of applications submitted to the Faraday Battery Challenge: Innovation R&D, Round 4
Could you please provide me with the number of applications submitted for the following competition: Faraday Battery Challenge: Innovation R&D, Round 4, Application deadline: 9th December 2020
Published: 27 May 2021
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Request received: 9th December 2020
Could you please provide me with the number of applications submitted for the following competition: UKRI Ideas to address COVID-19: Innovate UK Article 25 Dec 2020, Application deadline: 9th December 2020
Published: 27 May 2021
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Request received: 13 November 2020
Under the provisions of the above legislation I would be grateful to receive the following Information with regard to the organizational structure of UKRI at Polaris House, Swindon:
1. The total number of staff graded at Band A (or equivalent) based at UKRI Polaris House, Swindon.
2. The same information shown for each Individual grade Band B (or equivalent) through to Band G (or equivalent) based at UKRI Polaris House, Swindon
3. The number of staff graded at Band A (or equivalent) based at UKRI Polaris House, Swindon as recorded for each subset of the organisation (e11 UKRI Central Services, each individual research council etc.)
4. The number of staff Graded at Band B (or equivalent) based at UKRI Polaris House, Swindon as recorded for each subset of the organisation (e.g. UKRI Central Services, each individual research council etc.)
5. The number of staff graded at Band C (or equivalent) based at UKRI Polaris House, Swindon as recorded for each subset of the organisation.(e.g. UKRI Central Services, each Individual research council etc.)
I would appreciate it if the Information could be taken from staff figures as at 1 November 2020.
Published: 27 May 2021
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Request Received: 30 November 2020
RE: Approval times for research protocols submitted to IRBs in England and Wales
I am requesting data that UKRI, or one of its constituent bodies, holds on the duration of the research approval process for study protocols submitted to Institutional Review Boards in England and Wales.
I am frequently astonished by the inefficiency and duplication of activity in the processes that support the review and approval of protocols for research studies conducted in the UK.
In a paper published earlier this year in BMC Medical Ethics, a UK site had the worst performance in Europe for approving a 66-site pan-European brain injury study.
The median time from protocol submission until the required IRB approval was obtained to start the study was 114 days (IQR 75-224). The fastest required IRB approval was obtained after one day in Serbia and Romania, whereas the longest time was found in a center in the UK (535 days).
Research England's 2019 Delivery plan states that; "High-quality data and analysis is at the heart of what we do. Data, analysis and system intelligence drive all our policy and funding activities and underpin the critical monitoring and evaluation of all of our policy and funding interventions."
This gives me confidence that data is available on the relative performance of IRB approval process at the institutions you fund.Published: 26 May 2021
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Request Received: 05 December 2020
I would like to make a freedom of information request in relation to the activities of the MRC Methodology Research Programme and Panel, which I believe has recently been re-named `Better Methods, Better Research'. I have submitted research proposals to this panel on several occasions in the past and have been both successful and unsuccessful. I appreciate the work of the panel and the many difficult decisions they make each year.
For the last 5 years I would like the following information:
a) For all research grant submissions to the Methodology Research Panel, the institution of the Principal Investigator (PI), the title of the researcher (e.g. Professor, Dr, Ms etc.) and whether the research submission was successful or unsuccessful.
b) The number of Methodology Research Panel research grant submissions where the PI or Co-PI is a serving member of the panel and the success rate.
c) The number of Methodology Research Panel research grant submissions from research institutions which have a serving member of the methodology research panel and the success rate.Published: 26 May 2021
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Request received: 28 October 2020
Re: Disclosure of information and documents in relation to the Innovate funded INFRAMONIT project.
(a)disclose copies of the Project application, grant offer, grant terms & conditions, and all other relevant contracts for the project, including the consortium agreement; and (b)disclose all relevant correspondence and documents it has had with Railview and the consortium members regarding (i) the Project funding (including any financial statements regarding the Project), (ii) use of the Patent during and after the Project, and (iii) future use of any intellectual property arising from the Project.
Published: 26 May 2021