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From: Richard Taylor
19 August 2010
Dear Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council,
For all those who have started a BBSRC funded postgraduate
studentship in each of the last ten years could you please release
the absolute number, and percentage, who have eventually graduated
with a PhD.
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Richard Taylor
Cambridge
http://www.rtaylor.co.uk
From: HQ FoIOfficer (SO)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
20 August 2010
Reference: FoI – 111
Dear Mr Taylor,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of the request you made to BBSRC under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The request was received on Thursday 19 August 2010. BBSRC is dealing with it under the terms of Freedom of Information Act.
Your request is being considered and you will receive the information within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.
Yours sincerely,
Ksymena Okonska
BBSRC Freedom of Information Officer
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From: HQ FoIOfficer (SO)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
6 September 2010
Reference FoI-111
Dear Mr Taylor,
Please find attached BBSRC's response to your request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Yours sincerely,
Ksymena Okonska
Freedom of Information Officer
BBSRC
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Richard Taylor left an annotation (24 September 2010)
This is the result I expected.
I think it is extraordinary this very basic statistic is not collected.
Without it how can they possibly give any assurance they are getting value for the public money they distribute?
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Richard Taylor left an annotation (19 August 2010)
This FOI request is intended to determine if the information on the BBSRC website is accurate about what information the research council collects; if successful it will result in the release of key performance information not currently published.
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Richard Taylor
Cambridge
http://www.rtaylor.co.uk
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