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. FOI2020/00229: Funds Provided (Cities)

    Request Received: 2 August 2020

    I would like to have a list of the projects funded, and amount of funding provided for each, by UKRI (and its predecessor organisations if that information is available to you) since formation please.

    In particular, I am interested in the amount of funds provided to the major cities within the UK - these being Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle (plus also Oxford and Cambridge).

    Published: 29 July 2021

  2. FOI2020/00228: ICT Documents

    Request Received: 30 July 2020

    I wish to submit a request for some of the organisation's information around the internal plans and strategy documents around ICT.

    The ICT documents I require is the most recent update.

    I wish to obtain the following documents:

    1. ICT/IM&T/IS Strategy - The IT department strategy or plans, highlights their current and future objectives.

    2. ICT Org Chart - A visual document that presents the structure of the IT department, please include name and job titles. If this cannot be sent, please work towards a structure with job titles.

    3. ICT Annual or Business Plan - Like the ICT strategy but is more annually focused.

    4. ICT Capital Programme/budget - A document that shows financials budget on current and future projects.

    If some of these documents are not valid, please state when the 2020 ICT documents are planned to be published.

    Published: 29 July 2021

  3. FOI2021/00303: ODA Correspondence/Communication

    Request Received: 24 June 2021

    Correspondence and communication between UKRI Central Function and the Foreign, Commonwealth and
    Development Office that mentions the phrase "ODA" or "Official Development Assistance" between March 4 2021 and March 30 2021.

    Published: 29 July 2021

  4. EIR2020/00036: Sand Quarry/Pit at Tingewick, Bucks

    Request Received: 10 February 2020

    Could you supply any information on the above sand quarry please or direct me to another source.

    Published: 28 July 2021

  5. EIR2020/00054: Hydrofrac Earthquakes in Lancashire

    Request Received: 24 February 2020

    Please confirm the total number of onshore 'Hydrofrac' Earthquakes you have registered in Lancashire since Cuadrilla commenced work on their test fracking programme at Little Westby, near Blackpool in January, 2017?

    Please also confirm the total number of onshore earthquakes registered in Lancashire during 2011, the year Cuadrilla first carried out onshore test fracking at Preese Hall at Weeton?

    Published: 28 July 2021

  6. EIR2020/00227: West Cumbria Mining Abstraction from the Byerstead Fault

    Request Received: 29 July 2020

    West Cumbria Mining say their primary freshwater resource for processes on site such as coal washing would be abstraction from the Byerstead Fault.

    1. What advice has been given to West Cumbria Mining from BGS as to the abstraction rates likely to be available from Byerstead Fault at peak production of coal?

    2. Under FOI I ask for sight of groundwater-related monitoring and surveys undertaken by BGS for West Cumbria Mining in particular relating to the abstraction of freshwater from the Byerstead Fault.

    Published: 28 July 2021

  7. EIR2020/00275: Aquifer Designation Data

    Request Received: 31 August 2020

    I wish to receive information on the Aquifer Designation Data Set for the area of Palmers Wood Oil Field;
    Rooks Nest Farm
    Godstone
    Surrey
    RH9 8BY

    Published: 28 July 2021

  8. EIR2020/00274: Plans of Abandoned Mines (other than Coal & Shale) Scotland

    Request Received: 20 August 2020

    Would it be possible to obtain the 'Plans of abandoned mines (other than coal & shale) Scotland'?

    Published: 28 July 2021

  9. EIR2020/00267: Bore Hole SJ26SE69

    Request Received: 22 August 2020

    Bore hole marked Nant Mawr open cast site 3, near Well Street 326860.36530, bore hole number SJ26SE69, marked do not scan move to open cast archive, how may I obtain a copy of this, do you know how far from Well Street the bore hole is, may I have
    a copy of this under the Freedom of Information Act.

    Published: 28 July 2021

  10. FOI2021/00271: Smart Grant Data

    Request Received: 2 June 2021

    I am writing to request the following data for the last 2 completed rounds of the Smart Grants (Innovate UK Smart Grants: August 2020 and Innovate UK Smart Grants: November 2020).


    1. Number of applications initiated overall (including those that were not submitted)

    2. Number of actual submissions overall (number officially submitted)

    3. Number of Grants awarded overall

    4. % Success Rate overall

    5. Number of Projects submitted for each research category

    6. Number of Projects awarded for each research category

    7. % Success Rate for each research category

    8. Average Total Project costs for each research category

    9. Average value of Grant awarded for each research category

    10. Average duration of Grant for each research category

    11. Total IUK commitment of funds per round

    Published: 28 July 2021