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: 13 December 2023
I request the following information in relation to my application ref [Redacted], under the Freedom of Information Act:
* Breakdown of numerical grading by assessor for my application
* Course outlines for any training assessors undertake
* Recruitment advertisement, process and due diligence for assessors
* Professional qualifications of the persons responsible for designing the assessment process
* Assessment framework/guidance for assessors for the unlocking potential award (begin)
* Guidance for assigning assessors to applications
Published: 3 April 2024
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Request Received: 13 December 2023
Following the results distributed for applicants, I would like to request the following information please:
•How many applications were submitted for June 2023 competition?
•How many applications were successful?
•Which industries/technology types were the most successful in this round?
•What the average amount of grant awarded was for successful projects?
•The ranking of geographical regions to receive grants
Published: 3 April 2024
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Request Received: 18 March 2024
I trust this email finds you well. Under the Freedom of Information Act, can you provide a response to the below questions?
1) What is the total number of staff currently employed by UK Research and Innovation. I would like figures for UK Research and Innovation only, i.e. not including headcount for the research councils or any subsidiaries of UK Research and Innovation.
2) Please provide details of pay bands within the organisation (e.g. Band 1 £15,000-£20,000, Band 2 £20,001 - @35,000 etc).
3) Within these pay bands are there any 'steps' or 'spine points'?
4) Aside from annual inflationary increases or public sector pay deals, is there a process for employees' remuneration to increase? For example, many public sector organisations automatically increase salary steps each year, or through promotions etc.
Published: 27 March 2024
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Request Received: 6 March 2024
What was the cost to UKRI of the "independent investigation" into two of your members, following the receipt of an open letter from Secretary of State Michelle Donelan?
Published: 26 March 2024
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Request Received: 27 February 2024
For Innovate UK's Biomedical Catalyst 2023 Round 2: Industry-led R&D competition, 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 per project.
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 for each strand.
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: 25 March 2024
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Request Received: 18 January 2024
I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding information related to the organisation's gas and electricity contracts, as well as details on the energy management system.
Gas and Electricity Contracts:
1. Energy Provider
2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years
3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)
4. Contract start date
5. Contract Expiry Date
6. Contract Review Dates
7. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title
8. Total Consumption of Gas, please provide me with the latest figure in cubic metres
9. Total Consumption of Electricity (NHH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years
10. Total Consumption of Electricity (HH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years
11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title at the very least
Energy Management System Contract(s) - Contract(s) relating to the organisation's energy management system. An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimise the performance of the generation or transmission system.
Energy Management System Provider
1. Annual Spend
2. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)
3. Contract Expiry Date
4. Contract start date
5. Contract Review Date
6. Contract Description - A description of the services provided
7. Brand of the software
8. Total number of meter points for electricity:
a. Non-Half Hourly (NHH) meter points
b. Half Hourly (HH) meter points
9. Total number of Gas meter points
10. Total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids
11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title
Published: 20 March 2024
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Request Received: 28 February 2024
Could you please provide the percentage of successful applicants for PhD funding within philosophy with a research masters relative to the number of applicants with research masters. And the percentage of successful applicants for PhD funding within philosophy with a taught masters relevant to the number of applicants with taught masters. For the last 3 years, thank you.
Published: 12 March 2024
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Request Received: 1 January 2024
I am writing to you as I am interested in information relating to UKRI Research Councils approach to EDI and specifically with respect to awards made for doctoral studentships by Doctoral Training Partnerships. To this end, please provide me with the following information for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
For [each council] overall and each of the Doctoral Training Partnerships included in the:
• AHRC DTP2 (2019-2025) for each of the first 5 cohorts (commencing in 2019-2023)
• BBSRC DTP3 (2020-2024) for each of the first 4 cohorts (commencing in 2020-2023)
• ESRC DTP (2017-2023) for each of the last 5 cohorts (commencing in 2019-2023)
• EPSRC studentship awards to commence in any of the years 2019-2023 for each of the cohorts (commencing in 2019-2023)
• MRC DTPs (2019-2024) for each of the previous 5 cohorts (commencing in 2019-2023)
• NERC DTP2 (2019-2023) for each of the 5 cohorts (commencing in 2019-2023)
Please provide the following information in electronic format:
1. Total number of doctoral studentships awarded to Home (not international) candidates
2. Number and percentage of these studentships according to the following indicators:
• Sex/Gender - Males, Females, Other (including Non-Binary)
• Age - 21-24, 25-29, 30+
• Candidates with a declared disability
• BAME candidates (if available, by ethnicity)
• First in family (candidates who are first in family to attend university)
• Candidates with previous care experience
• Candidates with caring responsibilities
• Either Index of Multiple Deprivation or Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles
• Previous institution of candidate
3. If data on any of these indicators is not collected, or if different EDI indicators have data collected on them by the NERC and its DTPs, please provide information on:
a. Which indicators have data collected on them
b. The relevant number and % overall and for each DTP awarded to candidates according to those indicators
Clarification Received: 3 January 2024
While I understand that UKRI does publish EDI information by research council, this information is not broken down to the level of Doctoral Training Partnership (indeed it does not include whether the awards were through DTPs, CDTs or individually to institutional departments - as with the STFC). In addition, the published data is only available for those who started up until 2020/21, whereas I am looking for information on those starting their studies in the years 2019/20 - 2023/24.
Therefore, if I could get the information overall for each of the research councils requested and by each of its DTPs for the EDI indicators collected and filtered for UK nationality (I understand this will exclude students with settled status), it would be appreciated.
Published: 11 March 2024
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Request Received: 14 December 2023
The information I'm requesting is regarding the software contracts that the organisation uses, for the following fields.
Enterprise Resource Planning Software Solution (ERP):
Primary Customer Relationship Management Solution (CRM): For example, Salesforce, Lagan CRM, Microsoft Dynamics; software of this nature.
Primary Human Resources (HR) and Payroll Software Solution: For example, iTrent, ResourceLink, HealthRoster; software of this nature.
The organisation's primary corporate Finance Software Solution: For example, Agresso, Integra, Sapphire Systems; software of this nature.
1. Name of Supplier: Can you please provide me with the software provider for each contract?
2. The brand of the software: Can you please provide me with the actual name of the software. Please do not provide me with the supplier name again please provide me with the actual software name.
3. Description of the contract: Can you please provide me with detailed information about this contract and please state if upgrade, maintenance and support is included. Please also list the software modules included in these contracts.
4. Number of Users/Licenses: What is the total number of user/licenses for this contract?
5. Annual Spend: What is the annual average spend for each contract?
6. Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract please include any available extensions within the contract.
7. Contract Start Date: What is the start date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.
8. Contract Expiry: What is the expiry date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.
9. Contract Review Date: What is the review date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. If this cannot be provide please provide me estimates of when the contract is likely to be reviewed. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY.
10. Contact Details: I require the full contact details of the person within the organisation responsible for this particular software contract (name, job title, email, contact number).
Published: 11 March 2024
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Request Received: 2 January 2024
Can you please list all the adjustment offered to others with disability [by Innovate UK].
Published: 11 March 2024