Charitable activity and student performance

Harry Feirstein made this Freedom of Information request to University of Edinburgh

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From: Harry Feirstein

6 June 2011

Dear University of Edinburgh,

I would like to request the following information under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act:

1) The proportion of the University of Edinburgh's revenue which
was spent on charitable activities in the most recent financial
year for which information is available, excluding the provision of
privately or publicly contracted services (such as tuition or
research) for which the university received payment from the party
for whose benefit the services were provided.

2) a) The proportion of the 2006 intake of undergraduate students
who attended a state school prior to attending the University of
Edinburgh;

b) The proportion of the 2006 intake of undergraduate students who
attended a private or fee-paying school prior to attending the
University of Edinburgh.

3) a) The proportion of the state school 2006 intake who have since
graduated with first class honours;

b) The proportion of the private school 2006 intake who have since
graduated with first class honours.

Yours faithfully,

Harry Feirstein

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From: Records Management
University of Edinburgh

7 June 2011

Dear Mr Feirstein

Thank you for your email of 6 June requesting information about charitable
activity and student performance at the University. I am writing to let you
know that we have received your request and will process it as soon as
possible, and certainly within 20 working days of the day we received the
request. You will hear back from us by 4 July at the latest.

Yours sincerely

Jennifer Brown
Records Management Trainee
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL

Tel: 0131 651 4253

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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland,
with registration number SC005336.

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From: GREENHALGH Helen
University of Edinburgh

22 June 2011

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Dear Mr Feirstein

Please find attached the response to your freedom of information request of 6 June 2011.

Best regards

Ellie Greenhalgh
Administrator
Records Management Section
The University of Edinburgh
Old College, South Bridge
Edinburgh, EH8 9YL

Tel: 0131 650 2139
e-mail: [email address]

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We know the importance of disposing of old PCs in line with University policy so that data cannot be recovered. The same dangers apply to the disposal of PDAs, mobile phones, CDs, DVDs, floppy discs, USB drives, etc.

To find out what you should do, refer to the disposing of records guidance available from http://www.recordsmanagement.ed.ac.uk.
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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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