Freedom of information disclosure log
In the interests of transparency, Birkbeck has opted to publish basic details of all freedom of information requests received and responded to over a rolling 12-month period.
If you have any queries, please contact our freedom of information team.
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| 2022-004 | Student drug use | 21/01/2022 | I am making a freedom of information request about the outcome of any investigation of class A drug use of your students (of any course) from 1 August 2021 to 7 January 2022.
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| 2022-025 | Student marking | 08/02/2022 | How many students' marks have been changed after the submission of marksheets by markers to administrators, in order to uplift the students' degree classifications, or in response to informal requests by staff or students asking to change the students' marks, within Department of Organizational Psychology's postgraduate examination board (chaired by Almuth McDowall), in the academic years 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19, and 2017-18?
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| 2022-016 | Birkbeck bar | 11/02/2022 | 1. Could you please provide me with information about the permanent or temporary closure of Birkbeck Bar, located in the main operational building (Malet Street)? 2. Please provide things such as circulars, board meetings, or executive decisions about the plans for this bar.
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| 2022-006 | PhD information | 21/02/2022 | 1. Is the above-cited thesis (Taiwanese planning law: a historical review and comparison with Hong Kong) the final examined PhD thesis submitted by Mr Shih?
2. Has Mr Shih eared his PhD degree in law from Birkbeck?
3. If yes for question (2), when was this doctoral degree awarded?
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| 2022-008 | Staff demographics | 21/02/2022 | 1. How many British Muslim employees have you recruited? Please provide figures for every year since 2010. 2. What is the average length of service?
3. How many British Muslims have you employed in communications/media roles since 2010?
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| 2022-023 | Student accommodation | 21/02/2022 | 1. How many students have you had staying in university-run accommodation and student halls, in the last five years? 2. How much rent has the university collected year on year for university-run accommodation and student halls, in the last five years? 3. How much money has been invested in university-run accommodation and student halls for upkeep/maintenance/renovations, in the last five years? 4. How many students staying in university-run accommodation and student halls, if any, have been indebted to the university for late rent payments, in the last five years? 5. How many students staying in university-run accommodation and student halls, if any, have been evicted for missing rent payments, in the last five years?
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| 2022-005 | Student drug use | 28/02/2022 | 1. How many reports have been made regarding students taking recreational drugs in the last academic five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)?
2. Can I have a breakdown of which recreational drugs these were, please?
3. What are the steps you take after a student has been reported for recreational drug use?
4. How many students have been suspended due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)?
5. How many students have been expelled permanently due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)?
6. How many students have been reported for dealing recreational drugs in the last academic five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)?
7. How many staff members have been reported for taking recreational drugs in the last academic five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)?
8. What are the steps you take after a member of staff has been reported for recreational drug use?
9. How many staff members have been suspended due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)?
10. How many staff members have been fired due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)?
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| 2022-009 | CCTV | 28/02/2022 | 1. Supplier of the contract for CCTV maintenance and support.
2. How much the organisation spends annually with the supplier (if multiple suppliers please list the annual spend for each)?
3. What is the expiry date of this contract?
4. What is the duration of the contract?
5. What is the review date of this contract? If possible the likely outcome of this review
6. The primary brand of the CCTV equipment. I don’t require the model just the brand. If there is various brands could you please list?
7. What is the total number of cameras in use/under this contract?
8. The description of the services provided under this contract. Please state if this contract includes more than just CCTV services.
9. Contact details of the employee responsible for the contract between the supplier and the organisation. Can you please provide me with their full contact details:
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| 2022-011 | Estates | 28/02/2022 | 1. Do any of the university buildings have central deionised water plants?
2. What are the age of the central water plants?
3. Are there any plans to replace the central water plants?
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| 2022-020 | Grants | 28/02/2022 | 1. The value of grants made to each of the organisations listed below. Please provide the information for each of the three financial years separately, and list all grants separately. 2. The value of loans made to each of the organisations listed below. Please provide the information for each of the three financial years separately, and list all loans separately.
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| 2022-021 | Ransomware | 28/02/2022 | 1. Has your university been subject to any ransomware attacks in the last 2 years?
2. If so, when did they take place?
3. Have you paid a ransom/s in return for data stolen during a mentioned ransomware attack/s?
4. If you've paid ransom/s, then what's the total amount you've paid?
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| 2022-022 | Past papers | 28/02/2022 | Please may you release the following past theory and practical exam papers taken by geology undergraduates from 2015 to 2021?
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| 2022-027 | Staff contact details | 28/02/2022 | Chief Information Officer (or equivalent)
Chief Technology Officer (or equivalent)
Director of IT, ICT, IM&T
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| 2022-037 | Research grants | 28/02/2022 | Please can you provide me with any information you have about donations (financial or in kind), research grants/funding and loans to your institution from the companies and individuals listed below, from the start of the 2016-17 academic year until your most recent records: Companies: Gazprom; Gazprom Neft; Rossiya; Jenn Bank; General Bank; Promsvyazbank; the Black Sea Bank; Sberbank; Aquind; Rosneft; Lukoil; Novatek; Nornickel; Yandex; Polyus; Surgutneftegas. Individuals: Boris Rotenberg; Igor Rotenberg; Gennady Timchenko; Lubov Chernukhin; Alexander Temerko; Dmitry Leus; Lev Mikheev.
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| 2022-001 | Student demographics | 04/03/2022 | 1. Number of Chinese mainland applications and offers made (for each postgraduate programme) for the 2021 autumn admission cycles. 2. Number of all application and offers made (for each postgraduate programme) for the 2021 autumn admission cycles.
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| 2022-002 | Application information | 04/03/2022 | Please can you email me, for each academic year between 2017-18 and 2021-22 inclusive, and for each master's degree qualification and other RQF Level 7 qualification offered by the University in that year, a) the number of applications and b) the number of admissions, with each number broken down into i) home students and ii) international students.
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| 2022-018 | Estates | 04/03/2022 | 1. The make and model of readers used.
2. The company which manufactures/distributes the readers.
3. Any third-party installers/channel partners used to purchase the readers.
4. The security infrastructure provider.
5. The software used to manage the door controllers and readers.
6. Approximate quantity of doors at the university.
7. Name of the Head of Estates for the university.
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| 2022-031 | Advertising budget | 04/03/2022 | 1. What fraction of the Birkbeck University budget is dedicated to communications and PR?
2. What fraction of Birkbeck's comms/PR budget was spent designing the "Hootie" graphic?
3. What amount of money was spent on posters/banners/window pieces which feature the "Hootie" graphic?
4. Compared to the total communications/PR budget for Birkbeck, what do each of these costs represent?
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| 2022-012 | Graduation | 07/03/2022 | 1. Is it mandatory for distance learning Master's students of Birkbeck, University of London who have completed their studies to attend a graduation ceremony in person if they wish to graduate?
2. If it is not mandatory for a distance learning master's student of Birkbeck, University of London to attend a graduation ceremony in person if they wish to graduate, what are the costs to the student to graduate if they do not attend the ceremony?
3. If it is not mandatory for a distance learning master's student of Birkbeck, University of London to attend a graduation ceremony in person if they wish to graduate, is there a delay to when the student obtains the degree certificate? If so, how long is the delay?
4. If it is not mandatory for a distance learning master's student of Birkbeck, University of London to attend a graduation ceremony in person if they wish to graduate, what is the cost to a student to receive the certificate through the post to their home address?
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| 2022-028 | Non-disclosure agreements | 10/03/2022 | 1. Since 1/1/2019 how many non-disclosure legal agreements have been signed between the university and (i) staff or ex-staff, (ii) students and (iii) other people.
2. For each of these agreements please state (i) the year the agreement was signed, (ii) whether the person signing the agreement with the university was (a) a staff member or ex-staff member, (b) a student or (c) other person, and (iii) how much, if any money, was also paid to the person as part of the agreement.
3. Have you signed up to a pledge NOT to use non-disclosure agreements for people making claims of bullying, harassment or sexual assault which involve your university? If so when did you sign the agreement?
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| 2022-029 | Development and Alumni | 10/03/2022 | 1. Email and name of the alumni relations manager or equivalent person in charge of the alumni.
2. The exact number of graduates registered in your alumni association.
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| 2022-024 | Sexual assault | 15/03/2022 | I am writing to request the number of sexual misconduct cases involving university students reported to the University. I also require the data to include information on the following:
For the following academic years: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21. To clarify both the victim and perpetrator must be or have been students.
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| 2022-030 | Overpayment | 15/03/2022 | 1. What are the total funds that the university currently has, as a result of overpayments, which are due to be returned to the party who paid?
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| 2022-042 | Refund requests | 15/03/2022 | 1. How many students each year have requested a refund for their tuition (whether they received it or not)?
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| 2022-043 | Library management system | 15/03/2022 | I wish to make a request for the name of the library management system used by the university and the date the licence/contract is due for renewal.
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| 2022-044 | Student numbers | 15/03/2022 | Can you please provide the number of full-time students attending each campus from 2017-18 up until the latest year you have data available for?
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| 2022-046 | Estates | 15/03/2022 | Please provide the telephone and email contact details of Estates and any other department in charge of maintenance.
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| 2022-003 | Staff information | 17/03/2022 | Question and answer provided as spreadsheets. |
| 2022-026 | Student marking | 17/03/2022 | 1. What was the number of students whose marks were changed in order to uplift their degree classification (except for students with approved mitigating circumstances)?
2. How many students' marks were changed for the purpose of raising their grades from one ending with a 9 to a 0 (e.g., 39 to 40, 49 to 50)?
3. How many students' degree classifications were uplifted before the examination board, or during the examination board?
4. What were the reasons for the application of discretion in each of the cases where students' marks were raised or degree classifications were uplifted?
5. What were the races and genders of the students for whom each type of discretion was applied?
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| 2022-033 | Student retention | 17/03/2022 | For each academic year from 2017 to present (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, up to the date this FOI request is received), I would like to know the following:
I would like the above information divided by sex of the student, and the academic department of study to be indicated, if possible.
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| 2022-019 | Decolonisation | 18/03/2022 | What work is being done, or has been proposed in the above material, to tackle historic legacies of slavery, racism, or other contested legacies?
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| 2022-035 | Non-disclosure agreements | 18/03/2022 | 1. Please could you provide me with the amount of non-disclosure agreements the university has funded in relation to sexual misconduct cases where the victim and perpetrator are or were both students.
2. Please could you disclose the amount of money the university has spent on non-disclosure agreements in relation to sexual misconduct cases where the victim and perpetrator are or were both students
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| 2022-048 | Student retention | 18/03/2022 | Request cancelled |
| 2022-010 | Student mental health services | 21/03/2022 | 1. Detail the amount spent on mental health and whether you have a dedicated mental health budget.
2. Detail the amount of a) counsellors b) other clinical staff employed.
3. Detail the a) median b) longest wait to see a counsellor.
4. Detail the number of students enrolled.
5. Detail the number of students engaged with counselling.
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| 2022-014 | Spam emails | 21/03/2022 | Please provide me with the total number of malicious emails blocked by your organisation over the last three calendar years (2021, 2020, 2019) broken down by year and categorised accordingly.
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| 2022-034 | Procurement | 21/03/2022 | Your annual turnover or operating budget.
Your total procurement spend (inc VAT), including via Purchase Order/Invoice, Purchasing/Procurement Card, and Direct Debit.
Your total procurement/purchasing spend (inc VAT) with Amazon, and its major subsidiaries, including Amazon Web Services (please note that Amazon purchases may be listed under a range of merchant names [i.e. AMZNMKTPLACE, AMAZON MARKETPLACE] within purchasing/procurement card spend data).
Please could you also answer the following questions: Is your organisation or any part of it subscribed to Amazon Business?
How much of the total spend with Amazon and its major subsidiaries (detailed above) is for the purchase of vouchers for gifting/award or other purposes?
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| 2022-036 | Student information | 21/03/2022 | 1. What are the names of Mr Wei-Chuan Shih's PhD viva examiners?
2. When and where was the PhD viva held?
3. When did Mr Shih enter Birkbeck's MPhil/PhD programme? And what is the course length for Mr to earn his PhD?
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| 2022-038 | Disabled students | 21/03/2022 | The number of students studying with the provider for each of the below academic years:
The number of disabled students studying with the provider for each of the below academic years:
If the provider can confirm whether it holds more specific data on how many students across the institution have specific disabilities (e.g. how many students studying with the provider have dyslexia). The number of staff working for the provider for each of the below academic years:
The number of disabled staff working for the provider for each of the below academic years:
If the provider can confirm whether it holds more specific data on how many staff working across the institution have specific disabilities (e.g. how many members of staff working for the provider have dyslexia).
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| 2022-032 | Staff dismissal | 24/03/2022 | How many members of staff have been subject to a dismissal or summary dismissal for reasons of conduct by the university in each of the last five complete academic years (2016-17; 2017-18; 2018-19; 2019-20; 2020-21). Please include data for all staff. Where possible please also provide the reason for dismissal.
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| 2022-040 | Student demographics | 24/03/2022 | I would like to know the percentage of English, undergraduate, enrolled students, under the age of 25, since 2013-14 who are confirmed as care experienced, that do not meet the following criteria. Either:
For the avoidance of doubt, only a failure to meet both conditions above should indicate that a student meets the criteria of this request. Where possible, please disaggregate the information by academic year and provide the total student numbers used in the calculation. However, if disaggregation isn't possible please return the figures at any level of aggregation possible. Please provide the same information, in the same format, for students who are not confirmed as care experienced (i.e. the general student population excluding confirmed care experienced students). For the purposes of this query, students who are returned to HESA as Care Leaver 04 (UCAS identified care leaver) without any further verification should not be included in the care experienced population. Students identified as 04 and assessed as independent by Student Finance should be included in the care experienced population. Students identified as 04 and in receipt of a bursary for either care experienced or independent students should be included in the care experienced population. This list isn't exhaustive, any internal verification process is acceptable to include a student in the population.
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| 2022-051 | Library facilities | 24/03/2022 | 1. Name and contact details of the Head of Library Services.
2. Name and contact details of Estates and Facilities.
3. Capacity for students.
4. The number of seats/study places.
5. The number of computer terminals.
6. The number of acoustic controlled pods/rooms/study areas?
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| 2022-039 | College events | 25/03/2022 | 1. What risk assessment (if any) was conducted?
2. What consideration (if any) was given to the need to foster good relations between persons of different ethnicities, nationalities and religions?
3. What consideration (if any) was given to the need to eliminate harassment, victimisation and other conduct contrary to the Equality Act 2010.
4. What was the outcome of any consideration of any of the above?
5. What steps (if any) were taken to establish the accuracy of factual allegations to be made in the event on 5 March?
6. Please provide copies of all correspondence, notes, minutes and other documents containing or recording the above.
7. Please provide copies of your established policies as referred to in Professor Latchman's email below this by 12 noon on Monday 28/02/2022.
8. Please advise the names of the event panel and their contact details as well as provide minutes of the meetings in which they felt that this event complied with your free speech policies.
9. Please let me have a copy of your free speech policies.
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| 2022-050 | Researchfish | 25/03/2022 | 1. Do you have any commercial or financial relationship with Researchfish?
If so, please provide (a) a summary of the services provided
(b) the financial cost of the services provided
2. Do you keep any records or place any obligations on your academics/departments to interact/cooperate with Researchfish?
If so please provide (a) the obligations which you require your academics to fulfil
(b) the type of information you keep on your academics or departments with regard to Researchfish
(c) a summary of the Researchfish completion rates by department
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| 2022-007 | Student mental health services | 28/03/2022 | 1. Total cost of employed counsellors (named in the job title presented to students - not practitioner or adviser roles). This sum should include on costs such as pension etc.
2. Cost spent by the institute on outsourced counselling provision (do not include web-based self-help such as Togetherall or Silvercloud). Also do not include services who are statutory provision which the institute does not pay for.
3. The cost for mental health advisers, wellbeing advisers and mental health advisers (do not include those funded by DSA).
4. Total number of students for academic year 2021-22. Please break this down into undergraduate and postgraduate.
5. Basic undergraduate fee for a UK (Home) student.
6. Fee for an overseas/international student - if this is variable then include the range from-to.
7. Postgraduate fees - Masters level and PhD. level. Include in this the charge for overseas and home students.
8. Total cost of staffing in your institute's marketing dept. This includes social media staff, alongside management etc.
10. Total number of students referred to outside mental health services such as IAPT.
11. The percentage and number of students directed or referred into IAPT services (where present).
12. The percentage and number of students directed or referred into third sector services (such as Mind or local charities).
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| 2022-013 | Lost devices | 05/04/2022 | Please provide me with the total number of electronic devices reported lost or stolen within your organisation over the last five calendar years (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017).
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| 2022-049 | Dignity at Work and Study | 05/04/2022 | 1. Please provide me with any guidance relating to banned/ discouraged words that might cause offence or be perceived to be harmful.
3. Please provide me with any guidance for staff or students relating to sex work.
4. Please provide me with any guidance or suggested learning documents relating to white privilege or white fragility supplied by the university.
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| 2022-015 | Recruitment agency spend | 07/04/2022 | Please could you provide me with the total value of spend on staff recruitment agencies, which agencies were used, and how much was spent with each agency for the academic years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21? Response:2018-19:
2019-20:
2020-21:
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| 2022-058 | Staff contact details | 07/04/2022 | Please may you provide me with: email address(es) of a person(s) responsible for your international marketing and PR? Regarding: bachelor's, master's programs, internationalisation, PLUS also: PhD programs/schools, post-doc, research.
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| 2022-041 | Telephone contract | 21/04/2022 | Contract 1 - contact centre/call centre contracts Please send me the following information for each provider: 1. Incumbent supplier: For each of the contract(s) please can you provide me with the supplier of the contract.
2. Annual average spend: the annual average (over 3 years) spends for each supplier
3. Contract expiry: the date of when the contract expires.
4. Contract review: the date of when the contract will be reviewed.
5. Contract description: a brief description of the services provided of the overall contract.
6. Contact details: The person from within the organisation responsible for the contract. Please provide me with their full name, actual job title, contact number and direct email address.
7. Number of agents: please provide me with the total number of contact centre agents.
8. Number of sites: please can you provide me with the number of sites the contact centre covers.
9. Manufacturer of the contact centre: Who is the manufacturer of the contact centre system that you operate?
10. Busy periods: Please state the month(s) which the contact centre is at its highest/busiest during the year. This can be based upon the number of calls. Your provider may be able to tell you quicker. E.g., JAN-MAR, APR, JUNE.
11. Do you use Microsoft Exchange 2003 as your email server? If not, then which product do you use?
12. Number of email users: Approximate number of email users across the organisations.
Please add any further comments attached to this contract if there are any changes coming to the organisation with regards to contact centres. The second part of my request relates to the use inbound network services contracts which could relate to one of the following: 1. 0800, 0845, 0870, 0844, 0300 number
2. Routing of calls
3. Caller Identifier
4. Caller profile - linking caller details with caller records
5. Interactive voice response (IVR)
For contract relating to the above please can you provide me with? 1. Incumbent supplier: For each of the contract(s) please can you provide me with the supplier of the contract.
2. Annual average spend: the annual average (over 3 years) spends for each supplier
3. Contract expiry: the date of when the contract expires.
4. Contract review: the date of when the contract will be reviewed.
5. Contract description: a brief description of the services provided of the overall contract.
6. Contact details: The person from within the organisation responsible for the contract. Please provide me with their full name, actual job title, contact number and direct email address.
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| 2022-045 | Student financial support | 21/04/2022 | 1. The breakdown of students by ethnicity who received financial support during October 2019 and September 2022. Please categorise this information by financial support type. Please exclude any scholarships.
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| 2022-059 | Research grants | 21/04/2022 | 1. The amount of money in sponsorship or funding given to your institution from universities, institutions, organisations or companies based in China per year.
2. Ideally, I would like a breakdown of the information for each academic year over the last five years (from 2016-17 to 2020-21)
3. I would also like a breakdown of the funding or sponsorship sources for each academic year.
4. If you have data for the 2021-22 academic year you can provide this would also be helpful.
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| 2022-055 | Sexual assault | 26/04/2022 | The total number of reported cases of sexual misconduct during the academic years 2015-16 to 2020-21, by year.
Numbers of male and female respondents were precisely equal.
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| 2022-056 | COVID-19 | 26/04/2022 | Teaching 1. What best describes the delivery style of your courses for the academic year 2020-21 (this includes lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops):
2. What best describes the delivery style of your courses for the academic year 2021-22 (this includes lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops)
3. Are all students guaranteed to receive full contact hours for the academic year 2021-22? i.e. lectures/seminars/workshops/tutorials with university staff delivered face-to-face or online. (This does not include online resources.)
4. Will a combination of face-to-face and online lectures/seminars/workshops become a permanent part of your teaching methods?
Fees 1. In the academic year 2020-21 tuition fees for UK/EU students have been:
2. In the academic year 2021-22 tuition fees for UK/EU students have been:
3. In the academic year 2020-21 tuition fees for international students have been:
4. In the academic year 2021-22 tuition fees for international students have been:
5. Have any of your course tuition fees changed in price since the introduction of blended learning during the pandemic?
Accommodation 6. What is the average cost of university-run student accommodation at your university?
7. Was there any reduction in rent charged to students staying in university-run accommodation in academic year 2020-21?
8. Will there be any rent reductions for students staying university-run halls in the year 2021-22?
Student feedback 1. How many complaints has your institution received in relation to the delivery style of courses in the academic year 2020-21?
2. How many complaints has your institution received in relation to the delivery style of courses in the academic year 2021-22 so far.
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| 2022-066 | Student deaths | 26/04/2022 | a) The number of student deaths in each calendar year of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, as well as the first quarter of 2022 (with separate figures for each year please).
b) Of these, the number of student deaths recorded as suicide by a coroner in each calendar year of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, as well as the first quarter of 2022. c) For each death recorded as suicide by a coroner, the date of death. d) For each death recorded as suicide by a coroner, the campus or college which the student had been attending (if your institution has more than one college/campus).
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| 2022-054 | Telephone contract | 27/04/2022 | Contract 1 - telephony/voice services (analogue, ISDN VoiP, SIP etc) 1. Please can you provide me with the name of the supplier for each contract.
2. 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. Contract duration - the number of years the contract is for each provider, please also include any contract extensions.
4. Please can you split the type of lines per each supplier? PSTN, analogue, SIP, ISDN, VOIP 5. 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 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/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 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?
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| 2022-057 | Sexual assault | 27/04/2022 | Whether or not any consent posters have been produced
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| 2022-060 | Staff information | 27/04/2022 | Information on the salary paid to your lecturer, Justin Schlosberg.
I would also be grateful for a copy of the register of interests in relation to Mr Schlosberg, as well as any gifts, hospitality or travel enjoyed by Mr Schlosberg in the past 3 years.
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| 2022-061 | Staff information | 27/04/2022 | Information on the salary paid to your lecturer, Des Freedman. I would also be grateful for a copy of the register of interests in relation to Mr Freedman, as well as any gifts, hospitality or travel enjoyed by Mr Freedman in the past 3 years.
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| 2022-065 | PhD information | 27/04/2022 | 1. Is it permissible for a PhD student to choose an external viva member who is a friend, former thesis advisor, or other acquaintance in your college?
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| 2022-062 | Student data | 05/05/2022 | Number of Indian applicants for postgraduate courses.
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| 2022-064 | Facilities management | 05/05/2022 | Office and building cleaning - service contract that is focused around office, commercial and building cleaning services. Supplier/provider of the services:
Lift service and maintenance - service contract for lift service and maintenance. Supplier/provider of the services:
Total annual spend - the spend should only relate to each of the service contracts listed above.
A description of the services provided under this contract please; includes information if other services are included under the same contract.
The number of sites the contract covers
The start date of the contract
The end date of the contract
The duration of the contract, please include information on any extensions period.
Food - Service contract that is focused around catering services. Supplier/provider of the services:
Total annual spend - the spend should only relate to each of the service contracts listed above.
A description of the services provided under this contract please; includes information if other services are included under the same contract.
The number of sites the contract covers
The start date of the contract
The end date of the contract
The duration of the contract, please include information on any extensions period.
General waste services contracts - the organisation's primary general waste service contract. Supplier/provider of the services
Total annual spend - the spend should only relate to each of the service contracts listed above.
A description of the services provided under this contract please; includes information if other services are included under the same contract.
The number of sites the contract covers
The start date of the contract
The end date of the contract
The duration of the contract, please include information on any extensions period.
Laundry services where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed.
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| 2022-071 | Non-disclosure agreements | 05/05/2022 | 1. Whether or not your institution has signed up to the Government-backed commitment not to use NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) or confidentiality clauses for sexual misconduct cases on campus, introduced by Michelle Donelan in January 2022.
2. Whether your institution used NDAs in sexual misconduct cases for the year 2018-19, and if so, for how many cases out of the total number of misconduct cases (please also give the total sexual misconduct cases recorded for each year)?
3. Whether your institution used NDAs in sexual misconduct cases for the year 2019-20, and if so, for how many cases out of the total?
4. Whether your institution used NDAs in sexual misconduct cases for the year 2020-21, and if so, for how many cases out of the total?
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| 2022-063 | PhD information | 06/05/2022 | 1. Please verify whether or not PhD viva examiners for PhD degrees awarded by the universities of the UK are disclosable public information under FOIA 2000.
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| 2022-077 | PhD programme | 18/05/2022 | Someone revealed publicly that he studied law at Birkbeck for his PhD from 1997 to 2018. I'm quite interested in learning more. 1. Is it possible for a student to study for a PhD at your university for so long (21 years)?
2. If yes to the above question, what type of PhD program does your school offer, and how does a student apply?
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| 2022-052 | Content warnings | 19/05/2022 | Which books, plays, poems and films at the university have been given content warnings over the last three academic years? (2021-22, 2020-21 and 2019-20). Response: No books have been given content warnings. The following extracts from primary texts have come with content warnings:
One video is distributed with a content warning, a video produced by the Restorative Justice Council where a bereaved family member is talking about the impact of his brother's murder on the family and their experience of restorative justice with the perpetrator. Please note that this information is not routinely collected by the Schools of Arts and BEI. |
| 2022-067 | National Union of Students | 19/05/2022 | Please provide details of any funding given to the NUS during the 2021-22 financial year. Please include how much money was provided, the date of the transaction, the purpose for which the money was given, and whether the money was a grant or a loan and, if a loan, any conditions attached.
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| 2022-068 | Suppliers | 19/05/2022 | Please can you send me a list of all the suppliers you have purchased goods or services from in your last financial year and the annual spend with those suppliers.
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| 2022-069 | Student mental health | 19/05/2022 | 1. Daily balance: Does the university have a dedicated department for addressing mental health issues; providing access to counselling, CBT, etc.
2. Daily balance: Is the service provided for a limited period of time?
3. Resilience: Do students have free or subsidised access to outlets for emotional management? (i.e. sports teams/access to fitness centres/sports societies or intramural clubs)
4. Resilience: Is the provision of these resources limited to specific days/time of the day? (i.e. not 24/7 access)
5. Daily balance: Is your department or service dedicated to addressing mental health issues available for students to access in multiple formats. (i.e. on campus /online etc.)
6. Daily balance: Does your university provide student support plans to facilitate long-term support?
7. Daily balance: Does your university have connections with external bodies in the event of an urgent request?
8. Daily balance: Does your university monitor students' activity to identify indicators of poor or declining mental health?
9. Resilience: Are students provided with a point of contact in the event of personal or academic concerns (this can be either another student or a member of staff)?
10. Resilience: Do students have access to free online resilience resources?
11. Community: Does your university provide access to societies/clubs/sports teams?
12. Community: Are these activities regularly promoted to students for maximum uptake?
13. Relationships: Does the university host on-campus events to foster a sense of community?
14. Community: Does your university actively work with students to develop supportive and collaborative learning communities?
15. Community: Does your university have services or processes in place to ensure belonging, social cohesion and acceptance of individual differences.
16. Community: Does your university dedicate resources to ensure social integration for those with less connection to campus or those who are at a higher risk of isolation (i.e. this would include commuting students, online students, part-time students, disabled students, international students and BAME students)?
17. Community: Does your university support students with their living arrangements following year 1 (i.e. helping to find other students to live with, educating students on local areas and the financial obligations of renting, etc.)?
18. Relationships: Does your university have services or processes in place that support students to build a sense of belonging, particularly in year 1?
19. Relationships: Does your university encourage group working within year 1 to help facilitate relationship building among students?
20. Relationships: Are there programmes available for current students to support new students to become acclimated?
21. Relationships: Does your university have resources to support students who experience isolation or a relationship breakdown?
22. Self-esteem: Does your university provide access to counselling/CBT?
23. Self-esteem: Does your university have cultural/linguistic societies?
24. Purpose: The university provides volunteering opportunities for students (both within the university and the local community)?
25. Self-esteem: Does your university ensure that student voices play an active role in helping to understand the needs of the current cohort?
26. Self-esteem: Is your university staff equipped with training to develop the confidence of students and promote positive mental health?
27. Self-esteem: Does your university help to facilitate the creation of friendship groups, outside of clubs/societies/sports teams?
28. Self-esteem: Does your university host regular events/programs, unrelated to the students' courses?
29. Purpose: Do students have access to leadership positions within the university such as peer mentoring/course representatives/school representatives etc?
30. Purpose: Does the university provide opportunities for students' personal development?
31. Hobbies and interests: Does your university provide access to societies/clubs/sports teams?
32. Hobbies and interests: Does your university support individuals with additional needs wanting to engage in extracurricular activities?
33. Experience: Your university encourages staff and students to spend time in nature for the benefit of their health?
34. Experience: Does your university have a dedicated 'Careers Service' or Development Centre to support students' professional development?
35. Learning: Is medical proof/doctor's note required for students to request an extension or other adjustments due to mental health or long-term conditions?
36. Hobbies and interests: Your university ensures that student voices play an active role in helping to understand the needs of the current cohort.
37. Hobbies and interests: Your university actively encourages its students to pursue extracurricular activities that enable them to expand their hobbies and interests. (i.e. hosting extracurricular fairs throughout the year/regularly distributing promotional materials/keeping students informed via newsletters etc.)
38. Experience: Your university regularly hosts ongoing workshops around professional development for students (i.e. CV support/interview prep/career exploration etc.).
39. Experience: Students have access to leadership positions within the university such as peer mentoring/course representatives/school representatives etc.
40. Experience: Your university helps to facilitate internships (both during and outside of term time).
41. Experience: Students are encouraged and able to participate in activities outside their course for a rounded experience (i.e. learning a new language/trying a sport they've never played).
42. Learning: Students are given a point of contact in the event of personal or academic concerns (this can be either another student or a member of staff).
43. Learning: Your university ensures that curriculums aim to encourage a focus on deep learning, meaning, mastery and development.
44. Learning: Your university ensures that the link between learning and wellbeing is considered for the full student cohort (i.e. undergraduate, postgraduate researchers, postgraduate students, part-time students, and online learners).
45. Learning: Specialist learning support is available to help students academically (i.e provisions to help students with finding journal articles, using databases, or making the best use of other library services and resources).
46. Autonomy: Does the university provide:
- support while waiting for external interventions
- and ensure the safety of the physical environment?
47. Competence: Does your university have course/school level awards based on contribution and performance?
48. Competence: Does your university have a dedicated 'Careers Service' or Development Centre to support students professional development?
49. Autonomy: Lecture and seminar material is available to students in multiple formats (i.e. face-to-face delivery and online recording).
50. Autonomy: Students have autonomy over the modules they choose to study.
51. Autonomy: Students have the opportunity to participate in modules outside of their degree programme for additional credits.
52. Autonomy: Each program makes use of coursework as a way for students to display their autonomy.
53. Autonomy: Students are able to participate in activities outside their course to illustrate their autonomy to learn new things (i.e. learning a new language/trying a sport they've never played).
54. Autonomy: The university equips students with positive mental health practices so that each individual is able to play an active role in the development of their own wellbeing.
55. Autonomy: The university ensures that students are supported to transition successfully beyond university into their career or further study.
56. Competence: Your university helps to facilitate internships (both during and outside of term time).
57. Competence: The university, through education and resources, ensures that students can collectively develop the confidence and ability to recognise and respond to poor mental health.
58. Exercise: Does your university have an on-campus gym for students?
59. Exercise: Are the on-campus fitness facilities free to access for students?
60. Exercise: Are there costs associated with joining sports teams?
61. Nutrition: Does the university strategically place vending machines or other self-serve food outlets in buildings that may not have dining facilities?
62. Substance abuse: Does the university provide advice to students regarding alcohol/smoking and drug abuse?
63. Substance abuse: Does your university offer addiction support groups or services?
64. Exercise: The university subsidises the cost of on-campus fitness facility access for students receiving a bursary/grant or other forms of funding.
65. Exercise: The university subsidises third-party gym memberships for students unable or unwilling to use on-site facilities.
66. Exercise: The university subsidises the costs associated with sports teams for students receiving a bursary/grant or other forms of funding.
67. Nutrition: The university ensures students have access to nutritious food outlets on campus.
68. Nutrition: The university provides education to students relating to good nutrition.
69. Substance abuse: Your university has clubs/societies dedicated to students struggling with substance abuse so those individuals can connect with others dealing with similar issues.
70. Substance abuse: Your university hosts 'non-alcohol' nights or events to accommodate for sober students.
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| 2022-053 | Student information | 23/05/2022 | Could you send me any data or information which details the figures of how many students have or have had a problem with alcohol at your University from academic years 2017 to 2021. In addition to this how many of those students received counseling or help from the University with their problem during their time at the University.
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| 0200-070 | Student mental health | 23/05/2022 | 1. The total number of staff employed in your mental health/student services department per academic year including mental health advisers, counsellors, student mentors as well as any other staff members. Response:
2. The annual budget for mental health/support services funded by the Disabled Students' Allowances for the last five requested academic years. If necessary, this request can be expanded to cover costs of other support services within this department such as self-referral services, or online services.
3. How many students have left the university, suspended or postponed their studies due to mental health issues each academic year for the last five years. If possible, please include the gender and year of study of each student.
4. The number of students per academic year who have declared a mental health issue/condition to the university for the last five academic years.
2013-14:
2014-15:
2015-16:
2016-17:
2017-18:
2018-19:
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| 2022-073 | Staff turnover | 23/05/2022 | For each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017) and the current calendar year to date, please supply the following split by academic/non-academic staff. 1. Number of new staff joining the university.
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| 2022-074 | Finance | 30/05/2022 | A list of your current projects and programmes (for example IT projects)? Associated timelines for those project and programmes? Your current spend on agency, temporary or contingent labour? Copies of business cases approved in the past three months?
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| 2022-075 | Contract register | 30/05/2022 | I would like to submit a request for some information from the organisation, in relation to their contract's register.
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| 2022-080 | Finance information | 30/05/2022 | I have identified a potential call-off contract awarded by Birkbeck College, but I can't find details of the framework agreement it was awarded from.
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| 2022-076 | Student data | 06/06/2022 |
Response: Supplied as a spreadsheet. |
| 2022-078 | Teaching materials | 16/06/2022 | Note: My questions relate to texts on university modules, including but not limited to novels, plays, poetry, non-fiction works, historical books and criticism. Please can you answer the questions in relation to the last three academic years (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22) and for courses within the studies of English, History, Drama and Modern Languages. 1. Please can you provide a list of texts that have been removed or withdrawn from course reading lists because of concerns about their content? 2. For each of these texts, please can you state which modules they were previously taught under and whether they have been/were withdrawn permanently or temporarily? 3. For each of these texts, please can you provide the reason they were withdrawn from reading lists (e.g. contains graphic depictions of sexual assault etc)? 4. For each of these texts, please can you state whether it was removed from a course reading list in response to complaints/concerns raised and, if so, a description of where the complaints or concerns came from? To be clear, I am not asking for you to disclose personal details of individuals who complained. Instead, you could state in general terms that the complaint came from, say, students, or from the student union, or from the UCU, or from a lecturer, or a named external consultancy etc) 5. Please can you provide a list of texts on module reading lists that students have been told they can choose not to read - and instead read an alternative text - because of concerns about their content? 6. For each of these texts, please can you state which modules they are usually taught under and whether this option not to read them is/was a temporary or permanent decision? 7. For each of these texts, please can you provide the reason an alternative text is/was provided (e.g. contains graphic depictions of sexual assault etc)? 8. For each of these texts, please can you state whether alternatives are/were offered in response to complaints/concerns raised and, if so, a description of where the complaints or concerns came from? To be clear, I am not asking for you to disclose personal details of individuals who complained. Instead, you could state in general terms that the complaint came from, say, students, or from the student union, or from the UCU, or from a lecturer, or a named external consultancy etc). Response: The information you are requesting is not held by Birkbeck. |
| 2022-081 | Finance information | 16/06/2022 | Please include information, broken down by academic year, on how much funding the University has provided to the Student Union/Guild of Students. Please provide information for the following academic years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 (to date). Please make clear if this funding is a grant or a loan.
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| 2022-086 | Teaching materials | 16/06/2022 | 1. Across all departments can you please provide a list of 'trigger warnings', 'content warnings', 'content advisories', 'content advice', notes for potentially upsetting content - anything, with varying terminology, that serves the purpose of a trigger warning - that are in place for course material. Can you please provide:
2. If applicable, can you please provide a list of all changes to course material in relation to upsetting or offensive content, or content relating to triggering issue. For example, books removed from course, or no longer taught. Response: The information you are requesting is not held by Birkbeck. |
| 2022-083 | IT applications | 22/06/2022 | 1. What ERP system does your organisation currently use (e.g. SAP/Oracle/Sage)?
2. What BACS software do you use (e.g Bottomline PTX/Finastra/ PayGate)?
3. How long is your current BACS solution contract for, when did it start and when is it due to expire (please include in addition any extensions viable in the contract)?
4. When the current BACS software contract is due to finish would you (if not already) consider using another solution?
5. What is the value of the BACS software contract?
6. Are you undergoing/planning a financial transformation project? (e.g. New ERP/BACS system)
7. What payment types does the organisation use? (e.g Bacs (Direct Credit), Direct Debit, Faster Payments, etc.)
8. Who is the person responsible for the ERP system - please provide full name, title and contact information (if possible).
Who is the person responsible for the BACS software system - please provide full name, title and contact information (if possible).
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| 2022-084 | Athena Swan award | 30/06/2022 | 1. Which departments/schools/other units in your institution hold an Athena Swan Award? At what level is the award held (for each unit)? How many times, when, and at what level was it renewed, if applicable (for each unit)? Response: Bronze - Birkbeck College (institutional level)
Silver - Department of Biological Sciences
Bronze - Department of Computer Sciences and Information Systems
Bronze - Departments of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics
Bronze - Department of Psychological Sciences
Silver - School of Arts
2. Does your institution hold an Athena Swan award? At what level is the award held and when was it first awarded? How many times, when, and at what level was it renewed, if applicable (for each unit)?
3. Does your institution have mandatory unconscious bias training for staff? When was it introduced for the first time? How often must staff undertake such training?
4. Does your institution have additional specialised mandatory unconscious bias training sessions for all managers within the institution?
5. Does your institution have additional specialised mandatory unconscious bias training sessions for all senior managers within the institution?
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| 2022-089 | Funding | 06/07/2022 | 1. Has the university received any donations from the individuals or businesses listed below in the last 10 financial years (up to and including June 2022) - i.e. 2013/4 to date in 2022/3? If so, please could you state how much the donation and/or research fund was (in pounds sterling), the date it was received by the university and whether it was for a particular purpose - if it was, please could the university detail the purpose. 2. Has the university received any funding at all from the individuals or businesses listed below in the last 10 financial years (up to and including June 2022) - i.e. 2013/4 to date in 2022/3? If so, please could you state what the funding was worth (in pounds sterling), the date it was received by the university and what the funding was for - i.e. if it paid for research and development, etc, please can broad details be provided.
Individuals: Igor Sechin, Roman Abramovich, Oleg Deripaska, Andrey Kostin, Alexey Miller/ALEXEI BORISOVICH MILLER, Nikolai Tokarev, Dmitri Lebedev, Boris Rotenberg, Igor Rotenberg, Gennady Timchenko, Elena Aleksandrovna Georgieva, Kirill Dmitriev, Pyotr Fradkov, Yury Slyusar, Kirill Shamalov, Alisher Usmanov, Igor Shuvalov, Denis Bortnikov, Eugene Shvidler/Evgeny Shvidler, Herman Gref, Oleg Tinkov, Eugene Tenenbaum, David Davidovich, German Gref, Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov, Andrei BURDYKO, Andrei Leonidovich KOSTIN, Vyacheslav Serafimovich MAKAROV, Oleg Viktorovich MOROZOV, Nikita Gennadievich RUMYANTSEV, Aidar Raisovich METSHIN, Maria Nikolaevna PRUSAKOVA, Mikhail Maratovic FRIDMAN, Petr Olegovich AVEN, German Borisovich KHAN, Anton Vladimirovich SHIPULIN, Alfia Gumarovna KOGOGINA, Sergei Kuzhugetovich SHOIGU, Anton Eduardovich VAINO, Dmitriy Yuryevich GRIGORENKO, Maxim Gennadyevich RESHETNIKOV, Lyubov Valentinova PRIGOZHINA, Margarita Simonovna SIMONYAN, Dmitry Alexandrovich VINNIKOV, Nikolai Mikhailovich ROGASHCHUK, Yury Petrovich TRUTNEV, Aleksander Vladimirovich GUTSAN, Vladimir Vladimirovich YAKUSHEV, Igor Anatolyevich KOMAROV, Vladimir Leonidovich SIVKOVICH, Oleg Yurievich TINKOV, Vladimir Ilich MAKSIMENKO, Andrey Grigoryevich ARESHEV, Anton Sergeyevich BESPALOV, Natalya Petrovna SKOROKHODOVA, Alexey Lvovich NIKOLOV, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich ZHAROV, Sergei Sergeivich IVANOV, Andrey Igorevich AKIMOV, Alexander Valeryevich DYUKOV, Sergey Anatolyevich KOGOGIN, Andrey Grigoryevich GURYEV, Leonid Viktorovich MIKHELSON, Viatcheslav KANTOR, Maria Vladimirovna VORONTSOVA, Katerina Vladimirovna TIKHONOVA, Yekaterina Sergeyevna VINOKUROVA, Vladimir Nikolaevich PAVLENKO, Vladimir Petrovich EVTUSHENKOV, Pavel EZOUBOV, Vagit Yusufovich ALEKPEROV, Andrey Removich BOKAREV, Nigina ZAIROVA, Andrey Aleksandrovich FURSENKO, David Davidovich, Anzhelika Khan, Oleg Valentinovich Belozyorov, Maksim Stanislavovich Oreshkin, Brian McDonald, Sergey Vladimirovich MIKHAILOV, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zadornov, Dmitriy Olegovich Levin, Tatyana Gennadevna Nesterenko, Viktor Andreevich Nikolaev Organisations: Aleksandrov Scientific Research Technological Institute NITI, Federal State Unitary Enterprise Dukhov Automatics Research Institute, Central Research Institute of Machine Building, Rocket and Space Centre Progress, Promtech-Dubna, Radiotechnical and Information Systems Concern, Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, STRATEGIC CULTURE FOUNDATION, SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH INSTITUTE VEKTOR, Rossiya Bank, Genbank, IS Bank, Promsvyazbank, Rostec, United Aircraft Corporation, Tactical Missiles Corporation, UralVagonZavod, United Shipbuilding Corporation, VTB Bank, VEB.RF, Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation, SOVCOMBANK, Sberbank, JSC Integral, The Russian Direct Investment Fund, Gazprombank, Oboronnye Initsiativy, Russian Agricultural Bank, Alfa-Bank, Alrosa, EXIAR, SALAVAT CHEMICAL PLANT, Kronshtadt, ATLANT, INSPIRA INVEST, RusHydro, Russian Railways, Russian Venture Company, THE PLANAR COMPANY, Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development, SMP Bank, Sovcomflot, TV-NOVOSTI, ROSSIYA SEGODNYA, CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW, Kalashnikov Concern, MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, INFOROS, SOUTHFRONT, Mikron, MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, All-Russian Public Organization Society for the Promotion of Russian Historical Development Tsargrad, All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Volga Group, The Special Technology Centre, Dollezhal Order of Lenin Research and Design Institute of Power Engineering, Kranark LLC, Sovcomflot
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| 2022-090 | Research funding | 06/07/2022 | 1. The amount awarded on veteran related research
2. When the research was funded
3. The title of the research project
4. Duration of project
5. Who received the funding to carry out the research
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| 2022-095 | Forced swim test | 06/07/2022 | I would like to request the following information please: Are forced swim tests permitted by your institution?
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| 2022-017 | Freedom of information requests | 20/07/2022 | 1. Total number of FOI requests received broken down into the following years: 2019, 2020, 2021.
2. Total number of requests identified in Q1 responded to within the statutory time frame (including requests where clarification was sought and where an extension was applied to conduct a public interest test) broken down into the following years: 2019, 2020, 2021.
3. Total number of Data Subject Access Requests received broken down into the following years: 2019, 2020, 2021.
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| 2022-098 | Staff information | 20/07/2022 | I hereby request copies of all papers and data applicable to HQ16X03078 and its associated College Disciplinary Proceeding Files:
If you have questions regarding your marks, you could put in a Subject Access Request by contacting dpo@bbk.ac.uk. |
| 2022-100 | Student mental health | 20/07/2022 | How many students have died by suicide every academic year since 2011 and ending with the academic year starting 2021 (providing figures to date). Can you please give separate figures for both confirmed and suspected suicides.
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| 2022-079 | Staff development policy | 21/07/2022 |
Response: Please find the requested information attached. Information about staff development is available on the College website. |
| 2022-082 | IT applications | 21/07/2022 | 1. What applications and versions are you running for the following functions: a) Finance?
b) HR?
c) Payroll?
d) Projects?
e) Business Intelligence Software Tools?
2. If you're a work tribe user for Research Management (Response: No), in what regards do you use it for: a) Opportunities
b) Pre awards
c) Contracts
d) Ethics
e) Post awards
f) Curriculum management
3. What is the contract value for work tribe and the start and end date of the contract?
4. Will you be interested in a trial or demo for a grant management platform?
5. We request for you to provide contact details of all chief decision-makers regarding your technology through your organisation?
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| 2022-085 | IT systems | 21/07/2022 | Which Human Capital Management (HCM) or HR system do you currently use?
How many HR system users do you have?
Which Finance systems do you currently use?
How many finance system users do you have?
Which Payroll systems do you currently use?
How many Payroll system users do you have?
The contract with Unit4 Business World began in April 2021, and runs for five years. We are refusing the request for the value, as it is commercially sensitive. Section 43(2) of the FOI Act exempts institutions from the requirement to disclose information which would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of Birkbeck or anyone else. Our view is that disclosure could undermine Birkbeck's ability to negotiate successful commercial and business contracts. |
| 2022-093 | IT systems | 21/07/2022 | 1. Does the Security of Network and Information Systems Regulations (NIS Regulations) apply to the university or any part of the university (including outsourced suppliers responsible for systems defined in the Regulations)? (See here for information on the Reg: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nis-directive-and-nis-regulations-2018)
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| 2022-096 | IT systems | 21/07/2022 | Please may you provide me with:
Response: None
Response: None
Response: None |
| 2022-106 | Racism and diversity training | 21/07/2022 | 1. Do you offer PGCE or PGDE courses?
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