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. FOI2021/00489: EDI Policy - Stonewall contribution

    Request Received: 09 November 2021

    I am requesting any information on the contribution given by Stonewall, at any time and in any form, to the drafting of your Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy and attached documents and forms.

    Published: 1 February 2022

  2. FOI2021/00435: AI/Biotechnology data

    Request Received: 23 September 2021

    Thank you for your email and explanation. If I narrow my request down to only AI/Data Science, would it please be possible to determine how many applications for UKRI submitted vs funded by year (from January 2015 till the end of 2020)?

    I have the totals data from their published stats. It would be very helpful to understand how many of the projects were AI.

    On 24 September 2021 we sought clarification informing you that:

    "The published data detailed in your request is actually from NIHR, which is not part of UKRI. UKRI is therefore not able to comment on this data. As stated in our response to your previous request (FOI2021/00395) UKRI does not hold any information on programmes which are run by NIHR, which falls under NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care.

    Please could you therefore clarify which UKRI programmes you are interested in, in relation to AI/data science applications."

    Clarification received 7 October 2021:

    Thank you for your email. I have attached the letter in your email to me on the 16th of September (Reference: FOI2021/00395), in which it states that although the UKRI holds this data, I need to narrow my request.

    My request is for the number of awards vs applications made for grant funding and the amounts applied for AI and biotechnology over the last five years.

    I am asking for totals of how many of the applications made AND awarded were for AI and biotechnology projects. The data currently provided on the website in the Excel document (attached) only provides information about the funded projects, not about how many applications were made.

    I am collecting this information as part of the research I am currently busy with.

    Published: 1 February 2022

  3. FOI2021/00472: Biomedical Catalyst 2019

    Request Received: 28 October 2021

    RE: Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst 2019 round 1: Feasibility and Primer awards

    I would be very grateful if you could please provide the below information on the above funding competition:

    • Number of applications received
    • Number of projects funded
    • Average project cost and grant size

    Published: 1 February 2022

  4. FOI2021/00503: Scanning Electron Microscope

    Request Received: 24 November 2021

    CA Reference code: 2509368
    I would be most grateful if you would provide, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), details in respect to the contract below. This is to help facilitate market research into those companies that have not been successful in securing this public sector contract. Please would you also acknowledge receipt of this FOI request by replying to this email within the next three working days.

    Gb-Swindon: Ukri-1561 Scanning Electron Microscope. The awarded tender details can be viewed here1.

    Please provide the following:

    • The suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and who were unsuccessful at the PQQ & ITT stages
    Insert company names here: (Please add more where applicable)

    • Duration of Framework/contract (Insert duration in months here):

    Published: 1 February 2022

  5. FOI2021/00469: Ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment

    Request Received: 26 October 2021

    I'm interested in the use of Ivermectin in Covid-19 Recovery Trial(s) and the selection of treatments included in the Trial(s). Therefore, under the Freedom of Information Act legislation, I have the following questions:

    1) Has Ivermectin ever been considered for addition to the Recovery Trial(s)?

    2) Please send me any documents relating to why Ivermectin so far not been included in the Recovery Trial(s)?
    (Note: I'm particularly interested in any summary conclusions which led to any decision not to).

    3) Please send me any documents you hold that consider the strong positive evidence about the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid that has emerged from Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Systematic Reviews, Trials, and other evidence from across the world.

    Published: 1 February 2022

  6. FOI2021/00488: Biomedical Catalyst 2020 and 2021

    Request Received: 9 November 2021

    2 requests amalgamated:

    This is a Freedom of Information (FoI) request for
    • Innovate UK's Biomedical Catalyst 2021: early and late stage awards Link1
    • Innovate UK's Biomedical Catalyst 2020: round 1, early and late stage awards Link2

    Please could you release the following information:

    1. The number of applications.

    2. The number of assessed applications

    3. The number of successful applications

    4. The success rate

    5. The minimum successful score

    6. The maximum successful score

    7. Maximum score of failed applications

    8. Average grant fund value of funded projects

    9. Average score of funded projects

    10. The score distributions of the applications (e.g. % (or number) of applications which scored <70, 70.1-75, 75.1-80, 80.1-85, 85.1-90, 90.1-95, 95.1-100)

    11. The count of assessed applications by innovation area

    12. The count of successful projects by innovation area

    13. The count of assessed applications by research category (feasibility studies, industrial research,
    experimental development)

    14. The count of successful projects by research category

    15. The number of unsuccessful applications, if any, which scored above the minimum funded score.

    Published: 1 February 2022

  7. FOI2022/00007: Copy of MRC file D1024/8

    Request Received: 9 January 2022

    Under FOI, Please Provide:
    A full copy of your file: D1024/8 - MEETING 10 DECEMBER 1985 ON AIDS

    Published: 28 January 2022

  8. FOI2021/00494: Application Stages

    Request Received: 12 November 2021

    Clarification Received: 30 November 2021

    On the 7th of December 2020, you sent me a response to the above request (FOI2020/00339 [IR2020/00384]). I am now requesting that the number of unsuccessful applications that you provided is broken down by the stage at which applications were rejected (initial sift, peer review, panel review, etc.), dating back to 2011 or whenever your records were digitised, in order to keep retrieval time below the spend threshold for FOI requests.

    Additionally, I am also requesting that the total number of applications is broken down by funding mode (Early Career/Standard Grants, etc.) for the same period - either back to 2005, as per my original request, or if retrieval time for manual records would exceed the spend threshold for FOI requests, to whenever these records were digitised.

    Clarification:

    With regards to part 1 of my request, I would ideally like the data from 2005. However, I had recently made a request for this data (ref FOI2021/00358), and in your response was advised that since records were digitised in 2011, a manual check of the records from 2005-2011 would exceed the spending threshold under Section 12 of the FOIA. However, as this was only a test case from the AHRC and not from the rest of the funding councils, I thought it best to leave my timeframe more open, should other councils have digitised their records at earlier/later dates.

    With regards to part 2 of my request, I was referring to the type of funding offered. I am specifically concerned with whether grants were made for Early Career Researchers vs Standard Grants, and whether funding was offered in accordance with a specific research 'theme' or programme. As per my request, I would like this data ideally back to 2005, but should this require manual retrieval and thus engaging Section 12, then to whenever records were digitised.

    Published: 26 January 2022

  9. FOI2021/00502: 2021/22 Pay Settlement

    Request Received: 16 November 2021

    I was wondering whether the 2021/22 employee pay review/settlement has now been finalised and implemented.

    If so, please find enclosed a Freedom of Information request regarding this matter.

    If it has yet to be concluded do you happen to know when would be best to submit the request again?

    1) Please state the effective date (day and month) of your organisation's 2021/22 pay review.

    2) If the 2021/22 pay review has yet to be finalised please state the month in which you anticipate it will be concluded.

    3) Please state the employee group/s covered by the 2021/22 pay review.

    4) Please state the total number of employees covered by the 2021/22 pay review.

    5) Please provide a copy of your 2021/22 pay agreement (if applicable) or generic pay circular sent to employees (that is one that does not identify any individual employee) outlining the outcome of the latest pay review if there are no collective negotiations.

    6) Please state the % consolidated basic pay rise received by the lowest-paid adult (aged 18 and over) employee as a result of the 2021/22 pay review* excluding the effect of any incremental progression, merit pay or bonuses.

    * When calculating this figure please bear in mind that, if applicable, employees covered by the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2021/22 who are paid less than the full-time equivalent (FTE) salary of £24,000 receive the greater of a FTE £250 consolidated basic pay rise or an increase taking them up to the National Living Wage of £8.91 an hour.

    7) If an employee's annual pay award is determined solely according to an assessment of their individual performance (commonly known as a merit increase) as opposed to an across-the-board pay rises (where all employees generally receive the same increase irrespective of their individual performance) please state the percentage of the paybill allocated to fund these awards, the range of increases and whether or not the awards are consolidated.

    8) If any employees were eligible for individual performance-related payments or bonuses over and above the general pay rise please state the range of increases (either as a percentage of their base salary or a cash amount as applicable), whether or not they were consolidated into basic pay and please state the overall % of the paybill allocated to fund these awards.

    9) Please state the overall paybill increase as a result of the latest pay review expressed as a percentage of the paybill.

    10) Please state the name of the union/unions party to your main collective agreement covering pay and conditions if there are collective negotiations.

    11) Please provide the name and contact details of the person/s responsible for overseeing your organisation's annual pay review.

    Published: 24 January 2022

  10. FOI2021/00526: BRE Funding from the CIH

    Request Received: 19 December 2021

    What funding has been allocated to and spent by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) as part of the
    Construction Innovation Hub (CIH)?

    What deliverables has BRE produced using these funds?

    What percentage of the total funds allocated to BRE have been spent refurbishing or enhancing BRE's
    accommodation?

    Published: 20 January 2022