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: 17 March 2021
I have the following questions regarding shared parental leave and information published by UKRI contained on the following URL:
https://www.ukri.org/news/update-to-the-ukri-fec-grant-and-training-grant-terms-and-conditions/#:~:text=UKRI%20has%20amended%20the%20training%20grant%20terms%20and,sought%20to%20emulate%20the%20statutory%20entitlement%20of%20employees.
1. How many PhD funded students were granted shared parental leave under UKRI policy which became active in 2015 and "sought to emulate the statutory entitlement of employees"[1]?
2. Which research organisations informed you that they could not operate SPL or ShPP policies for UKRI students?
3. Which specific research organisation made you aware of the situation?
4. Can you provide minutes of the meeting with the Research Organisation Consultation Group (ROCG) where shared parental leave was discussed?
5. Did you receive legal advice stating that UKRI could not emulate statutory shared parental leave policy. And if so, could you please supply this advice?
Published: 28 June 2021
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Request Received: 28 May 2020
I would like to make a freedom of information request, for data from UKRI - ATI Innovate.
I would like to see the application proposal for project
Published: 28 June 2021
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Request Received: 12 June 2020
To whom it may concern, Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request information pertaining to the:
- numbers and figures of PhD Studentship applications made by BAME applicants per year for as far back as the records go.
- Secondly, I would also like to know precisely how many PhD Studentships have been successfully awarded per year to BAME applicants for as far back as the records go.
While I am interested in these figures from a general national perspective, I am also keen to learn what these figures are specifically with regards to the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences Doctoral Training Programme as the largest distributor of ESRC funding in the country.
Published: 28 June 2021
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Request Received: 2 July 2020
Please could you provide the following information in regard to the Smart Grants: January 2020 Competition:
1. Total number of applications
2. Number of assessed applications (not disregarded due to being deemed out of scope etc)
3. Number of applications funded
4. Number of applications funded per 'innovation area'
5. Average funding amount per project
6. Smallest and largest amount of funding per project
7. Average score
8. Success threshold
9. Decision-making process based on portfolio (i.e. why higher scoring projects might not get funded and lower scoring project get funded).
I believe it is in the public interest for this information to be published, ensuring that UKRI / Innovate UK are held accountable for their utilisation and allocation of public money.
Published: 28 June 2021
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Request Received: 29 June 2020
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Natural Environment & Technology's IT Department:
1. Chief Information Security Officer's contact details
2. Cybersecurity budgets for the past 10 years
3. Cybersecurity spending
4. Any relevant cybersecurity timelines
Regarding "relevant cybersecurity timelines" I request information pertaining to any regular cybersecurity reviews or projects at the University over the stipulated time period, as well as any cybersecurity reviews or projects that have been proposed or forecasted by the University.
Published: 25 June 2021
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Request Received: 1 March 2021
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. I am looking for information about unconscious bias training. Please could you provide me with the following:
1. How many staff have undergone unconscious bias training over the last five calendar years? Please could you break down the number by year for 2021 (up to and including the end of February), 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
2. How much money has been spent on unconscious bias training for staff over the last five calendar years? Please could you break down the figure by year for 2021 (up to and including the end of February), 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017. In each case where there has been expenditure on unconscious bias training, please could you state which company the money went to, how much, and the date of the payment.
3. If unconscious bias training has been provided to staff, please could you provide details of the format of the training is - its title, how many hours/days the training lasts, and any other relevant detail which summarises what it entails.
4. If possible, please could you provide a copy of any training material - documentation including, but not limited to, training packs, worksheets, fact sheets etc - distributed to staff as part of the unconscious bias training in any of the above years. Please note, if this is not possible, please proceed with the remainder of the request.
Published: 25 June 2021
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Request Received: 2 March 2021
Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you please kindly answer the questions below.
Telephony System
1. What is your current telephony system?
2. How many users of the telephony system?
3. When is the contract up for renewal?
4. If it isn't a VoIP system, will that be a consideration for the next contract cycle?
5. The name (separately) and email address of the primary contact for this contract?
6. Current annual spend?
Mobile phone contracts
1. Who is your current mobile phone provider?
2. How many mobile connections?
3. When is the contract up for renewal?
4. How long do you contract for (24 or 36 months)?
5. The name (separately) and email address of the primary contact for this contract?
6. Current annual spend?
Crown Commercial Services frameworks
Do you procure through the Networks Services 2 framework? (RM3808 previously RM1045) Do you procure through the G-Cloud framework?
Published: 25 June 2021
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Request Received: 13 July 2020
Your reply to my above FOI Request showed that 8 successful bids for grant application regarding Benzodiazepine Research had been awarded from 1970 to 2020.
Could I therefore submit a further FOI Request : Your listed 8 successful bids will all have published their findings / results and I would appreciate full copies please of said findings / results ?
Published: 25 June 2021
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Request Received: 11 May 2020
• Do you send physical post by the likes of Royal Mail, Whistl or UK Mail?
• What was the number of envelopes sent in 2019?
• Do you process the work in-house or is it outsourced to a specialist provider?
• If above is a specialist provider please answer the following sub questions;
Annual value of the contract (£) GBP
Contract term (months)
Renewal date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Framework or direct award (Framework or DA)
• Do you receive physical post from Royal Mail?
• What was the number of envelopes received in 2019?
• Do you process the work in-house or is it outsourced to a specialist provider?
• If above is a specialist provider please answer the following sub questions;
Annual value of the contract (£) GBP
Contract term (months)
Renewal date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Framework or direct award (Framework or DA)
Published: 25 June 2021
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Request Received: 13 May 2020
I wish to request the following information:
1. All email correspondence between Professor William Powrie (University of Southampton) and EPSRC, related to grant: EP/K03765X/1, 'Track Systems For High Speed Railways: Getting It Right'. Only information dated prior to the grant start date is required
2. All internal EPSRC emails related to the submission and panel selection for EP/K03765X/1
I do not require any confidential information related to research proposals or their reviews. Instead I am requesting information related to the submission process and handling of these submissions.
Published: 24 June 2021