Information on gap year company 'Frontier'

Joshua Carroll made this Freedom of Information request to University of Liverpool

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From: Joshua Carroll

21 January 2010

Dear University of Liverpool,

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be
grateful for details of the University's dealings - if any - with
the following companies:

The Society for Environmental Exploration (Operating as 'Frontier')

Frontier Ltd (sister company to the above)

The former company sells overseas volunteer projects to gap year
and university students, the latter company provides marketing
services to the former.

I would like to know of any correspondence between either of the
companies and the University of Liverpool and if possible I would
like to read it. I would also like to know if any representatives
from Frontier have visited the university to speak at any public
events such as conferences, careers fairs etc or if there are any
plans for this to happen.

I would also be very grateful if you could find out whether or not
the university has any kind of business relationship with Frontier.
In particular, does the university facilitate marketing and
advertising for Frontier, (for example, posters, advertisements in
emails or letters to students, links on websites etc.)

I would be very grateful for your help

Yours faithfully,

Joshua Carroll

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University of Liverpool

8 February 2010

                                                                                                                                   

Mrs Lesley Jackson

Freedom of Information

Co-ordinator

The Foundation Building
765 Brownlow Hill
Liverpool
L69 7ZX

F  0151 794 3272
E  [University of Liverpool request email]

[1]www.liv.ac.uk

                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                    

FOI/LJ

8^th February 2010

Joshua Carroll

Via email to:- [2][FOI #27421 email]

Dear Mr. Carroll,

Thank you for your email dated 21^st January 2010 requesting information
about University dealings with The Society for environmental Exploration
(operating as ‘Frontier’) and Frontier Limited (sister company).  I
am pleased to enclose the requested information as set out below:-

Q: I would like to know if any representatives from Frontier have visited
the university to speak at any public events such as conferences, careers
fairs etc or if there are any plans for this to happen.

A: In the past two years, Frontier has attended two public careers
fairs.  This was the Liverpool Graduate Recruitment Festival on 2^nd June
2009 and the Part Time Work in the Limelight event on 22 October 2009.
They have also delivered a ‘Careers in Conservation’ seminar to 7
students at the Careers & Employability Service on 28^th February 2008. 
There are no future events planned.

Q: I would like to know of any correspondence between either of the
companies and the University of Liverpool and if possible I would like to
read it.

A: We do not retain copies of either paper or email correspondence.

Q: I would also be very grateful if you could find out whether or not the
university has any kind of business relationship with Frontier.  In
particular, does the university facilitate marketing and  advertising for
Frontier, (for example, posters, advertisements in emails or letters to
students, links on websites etc.)

A: The Careers & Employability Service, as with any other recruiter,
advertises opportunities to students on its website.  We are currently
advertising an opportunity for them until 30rth April 2010. The link to
the vacancy is [3]http://www.liv.prospects.ac.uk/casa/i?v=....
There are no other links from our website to Frontier.

If you are not satisfied with the University’s response to your request,
you may ask the University to review it.  If you wish to do this, please
write to Mr. Kevan Ryan, Director of Legal, Risk & Compliance, The
University of Liverpool, The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill,
Liverpool, L69 7ZX, enclosing a copy of your original request and
explaining your complaint.  Please include an address for correspondence.

Yours sincerely,

Lesley Jackson

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

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