Paul Gaffney
[FOI #19479 email]
02 November 2009
Our Ref: FOI 2009/171 – F0073202
Dear Mr Gaffney,
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 6 October 2009 timed 09:00
hours, requesting the following information:
“I would like a breakdown of the percentages of students born in each calendar month (e.g.
August, September, etc) studying at undergraduate level (and postgraduate level) at the
University of Glasgow in 2009.
Further I would like to see this broken down into each course studied and each year of study.
Further if it wouldn’t be too difficult I would like to see the percentage born in each calendar
month and its effect on degree classification awarded in 2009.
(I believe the August/September dates of birth will prove extremely interesting!)”
University’s Response
Please see the attached Appendices 1 - 3 in response to your request for information.
The supply of documents under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
does not give the applicant or whoever receives the information any right to re-use it in such a
way that might infringe the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (for example, by making
multiple copies, publishing or otherwise distributing the information to other individuals and the
public). The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order
2004 ensured that Section 50 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”)
applies to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”).
Breach of copyright law is an actionable offence and the University expressly reserves its
rights and remedies available to it pursuant to the CDPA and common law. Further information
on copyright is available at the following website:
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Yours sincerely,
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office