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: 24 January 2023
I am investigating on the funding of research in arts and humanities. Could you share with me please the statistics available in relation to the following items?:
•Nº of research projects submitted to AHRC in the last 5 years.
•Nº of research projects rejected in the last 5 years.
•Average amount allocated by project
•Average duration by project
•Any other information related will be welcome
Clarification requested 26 January 2023
Please could you clarify whether you are defining research projects to include studentships/fellowships?
Clarification received: 26 January 2023
Thank you for your email
I would like to include all kinds of research projects. Could you please identify their different categories in the file?
Published: 2 May 2023
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Request Received: 14 February 2023
If you have the information available please could I request - for the Biomedical Catalyst 2022 Round 2: Industry-led R&D competition, for both the <£500k and >£500k projects:
1. The number of applications
2. The number of successful applications
3. The success rate
4. The minimum successful score
5. The maximum successful score
6. Maximum score of failed applications
7. Average grant fund value per project
8. Total funds allocated
9. The score distributions of the applications (e.g. % and number of applications which scored 0 - 70, 70.1 - 75, 75.1 - 80, 80.1 - 85, 85.1 - 100)
10. The cut off /minimum score required for invite to interview (>£500k projects)
11. The number of unsuccessful applications which scored above the minimum funded score
Published: 2 May 2023
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Request Received: 10 February 2023
Please reveal the following:
The amount spent by research councils under UKRI on (human consumable) alcohol, in support of PhD DTP programmes, in the year 2022. i.e. how much the drinks budget is for each PhD student induction event/presentation day/ cohort building sessions etc.
Ideally this would be discretised for each DTP, however I will accept a sum total for the year.
Published: 2 May 2023
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Request Received: 27 January 2023
SECURITY / CYBER SECURITY Insurance
Does your organisation currently have cyber insurance or plan to invest in cyber insurance in the next 12 months?
If you have cyber insurance who is the policy with?
If you have cyber insurance when does the policy come up for renewal?
If you have cyber insurance what is the cost of your current policy or renewal?
Published: 2 May 2023
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Request Received: 30 January 2023
I would like to submit a new FOI request.
All or some of the information provided previously has expired, I require an update on the questions below.
See my request below:
Contract 1 - Telephony/Voice Services (Analogue, ISDN VOIP, SIP etc)
1. Telephony/Voice Services Provider- Please can you provide me with the name of the supplier for each contract.
2. Telephony/Voice Services - Contract Renewal Date- please provide day, month and year (month and year are also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract. If there is more than one supplier, please split the renewal dates up into however many suppliers
3. Telephony/Voice Services - Contract Duration- the number of years the contract is for each provider, please also include any contract extensions.
4. Telephony/Voice Services - Type of Lines - Please can you split the type of lines per each supplier? PSTN, Analogue, SIP, ISDN, VOIP
5. Telephony/Voice Services Number of Lines / Channels / SIP Trunks- Please can you split the number of lines per each supplier? SIP trunks/connections, PSTN, Analogue, ISDN
Contract 2 - Incoming and Outgoing of call services.
6. Minutes/Landline Provider- Supplier's name (NOT Mobiles) if there is no information available, please can you provide further insight into why?
7. Minutes/Landline Contract Renewal Date- please provide day, month and year (month and year is also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract.
8. Minutes Landline Monthly Spend- Monthly average spend on calls for each provider. An estimate or average is acceptable. If SIP services, please provide me with the cost of services per month.
9. Minute's Landlines Contract Duration- the number of years the contract is for each provider, please also include any contract extensions.
10. Number of Extensions- Please state the number of telephone extensions the organisation currently has. An estimate or average is acceptable.
Contract 3 - The organisation's broadband provider.
11. Broadband Provider- Supplier's name if there is not information available, please can you provide further insight into why?
12. Broadband Renewal Date- please provide day, month, and year (month and year is also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract. If there is more than one supplier, please split the renewal dates up into however many suppliers
13. Broadband Annual Average Spend- Annual average spend for each broadband provider. An estimate or average is acceptable.
Contract 4 - Contracts relating to Wide Area Network [WAN] services, this could also include HSCN network services.
14. WAN Provider- please provide me with the main supplier(s) if there is no information available, please can you provide further insight into why?
15. WAN Contract Renewal Date- please provide day, month, and year (month and year are also acceptable). If this is a rolling contract, please provide me with the rolling date of the contract. If there is more than one supplier, please split the renewal dates up into however many suppliers
16. Contract Description: Please can you provide me with a brief description for each contract
17. The number of sites: Please state the number of sites the WAN covers. Approx. will do.
18. WAN Annual Average Spend- Annual average spend for each WAN provider. An estimate or average is acceptable.
19. For each WAN contract can you please provide me with information on how this was procured, especially around those procurement that used frameworks, please provide me with the framework reference.
20. Internal Contact: please can you send me their full contact details including contact number and email and job title for all the contracts above.
Published: 2 May 2023
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Request Received: 20 January 2023
Please could you provide the following information under the freedom of information act covering the last 12 months, or the most recent 12 month period recorded:
1. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit temporary/contractor staff?
1a. If so please confirm the total agency spend on temporary/contractor staff??
1b. Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 1a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism
2. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit permanent staff?
2a. If so please confirm the total agency spend on permanent staff?
2b. Please provide a breakdown of your answer to question 2a, splitting the spend by job title/specialism
3. The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with permanent recruitment?
4. The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with temporary/contractor recruitment?
Published: 2 May 2023
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Request Received: 14 February 2023
I would like the organisation to provide me with the following departmental documents around ICT and corporate procurement.
Many organisations within your region have different document title names:
1. 2023/24 IT Department Documents; these types of documents have detailed information on the department's future plans and strategies. These documents could include: ICT Strategy/Plan, ICT Department Plan, ICT Financial Plan
2. ICT Org Chart; with names and job titles
3. Corporate Procurement Strategy that covers 2023/24 and more.
For all the documents I have requested, please provide me with the 2023/24 documents, I only want to receive documents that are live and valid. If the document is a strategic plan (e.g. 2020-2025) that covers a set number of years, please provide me with the 2023 version.
I also require the full version of the documents I have requested, if any parts of the document is missing, please state this in the response. If this cannot be provided, please provide me with information on when this version will be available.
Published: 2 May 2023
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Request Received: 27 December 2022
I would like to know whether your funding opportunities are reaching as many applicants as they should. If not, I would like to be of assistance. Before I can proceed, I must determine whether this is a problem for you.
Please could you provide me with the following information?
Split across your 9 organisations and your own funding streams, for your funding applications where the deadline ended in that year, the trend over 5 years:1. The top 5 methods you promote your opportunities and their success rate.
2. The number of funding opportunities each year.
3. % funding opportunities not realised per year.
For each opportunity:
a. The fund price
b. The number of applicants per fund.
c. The number of applicants that reach the final round
d. The number of applicants that have applied to the same funder within 5 years.
Published: 27 April 2023
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Request Received: 3 January 2023
Update to FOI2022/00223
As per my records, Azure hosting contract has expired. I would like to know whether this contract is still valid or replaced by any other supplier. If all the information besides the contract dates are the same, I am happy to just receive an update on the contract dates.Published: 27 April 2023
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Request Received: 13 January 2023
For the SMART April 2022 and July 2022 competitions, for both the <18 month (<£500k) and >18 month streams:
1.The number of applications
2.The number of successful applications
3.The success rate4.the minimum successful score
5.the maximum successful score
6.maximum score of failed applications
7.average grant fund value per project
8.the score distributions of the applications (e.g. % (or number) of applications which scored <70, 71-75, 76-80, 81-85, 86+)
9.the count of successful projects by innovation area for each strand.
10.the number of 1) applications and 2) successful projects with total project cost within £100k increments across both Streams.
Published: 27 April 2023