Information on gap year company 'Frontier'

Dear Mr Carroll

Thank you for your request for information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. I shall coordinate the University's response and you shall receive a reply from me as soon as possible: and in any case within the 20 working days prescribed by the Act.

Kind regards

Stephen

Stephen Homer
Information Manager
0121 331 5288

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Dear Mr Carroll

Thank you for your request for information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. Please seebelow the University's response:

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)

I would like to know of any correspondence between either of the
companies and the university 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.)

The University's Student Services Department, which is responsible for the operation of a careers service, have had no direct contact with either of these companies since 2004, but they remain as contacts on our vacancy database. Please see details below:

Your Entries for this Employer
Organisation: Frontier
Alternative name:
Alpha sort: Frontier
Description:
Industry sector: Environment and conservation
Additional Details:
Notes:
Company/organisation logo: Logo not selected

General information about this Employer
Size of organisation: Not specified
Company Reg No.:
VAT Reg No:
DUNS number:
Main Address
Premise: 50-52
Street: Rivington Street
Locality:
Town:
County: London
Post Code: EC2A 3QP
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: 020 7613 2422
This employer may take students on placement or work experience
This employer recruits in the following areas Physical Resources and the Environment
URL 1:

Main contact details
Salutation Brooks
Title
Given name(s) Molly
Family name Brooks
Position Marketing Intern
Telephone 020 7613 2422
Fax
Mobile
Email [email address]

System information
Employer reference: SUBOUCE-20102004-EMPL-10015

Hosted Employer (entered by your Service)
This employer is currently active

Own Contacts:
* Molly Brooks

Details have not yet been flagged as correct

Include in employer directory: No

Set up on: 20/10/2004
Set up by: xxxxxxxxx
Last modified on: 20/10/2004
Last modified by: xxxxxxxxx

Next date for review: 20/10/2005

No linked registered employers

No current vacancies

Previous vacancies:
* Various Positions - Overseas and in London
* Projects Manager
* Research Co-ordinator
* Various Graduate Positions in London and Overseas
* Volunteer Research Assistants
* Assistant Country Co-ordinator (Dar es Salaam HQ, Tanzania and Tulear HQ, Madagascar)
* Assistant Research Co-ordinator (Overseas)
* Research and Development Intern
* Marketing Intern
* Dive Officer (Madagascar Marine Research Programme)
* Logistics Manager (Cambodia Forest Research Programme)
* Operations Intern
* UK Operations Intern

Last post advertised expired on 10/07/2006

Our Marketing and Communications Department report that they have had no involvement with these companies.

I hope that the above satisfactorily answers your enquiry.

Kind regards

Stephen

Stephen Homer
Information Manager
Library and Learning Resources
Birmingham City University
Perry Barr
Birmingham
B42 2SU
0121 331 5288

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Dear Mr Carroll

Unfortunately, we have no relevant data on file from before 2004, when a database was set up to coordinate vacancy information.

In investigating your follow-up enquiry below, I have found further reference to a company called Frontier, representatives of whom attended our Careers Recruitment Day on the following dates:

29th April 2009
18th November 2009
25th October 2006

We are not absolutely certain that this is the same company, but please accept my apologies nonetheless for not including this information in my original response.

Please contact me if you wish to discuss this matter further.

Kind regards

Stephen

Stephen Homer
Information Manager
Library and Learning Resources
Birmingham City University
Perry Barr
Birmingham
B42 2SU
0121 331 5288

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