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Dear University of the Arts London,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from the University regarding Knowledge Exchange activities:

1. What is the expenditure on KEF Staff salaries?

2. How many staff members' role is directly linked to KEF? Has this number been increasing/decreasing?

3. What type of activities do you report to KEF?

4. What is the 'impact' of KEF activities? How do you quantify their 'impact'?

5. What is the annual expenditure on tracking/reporting Knowledge Exchange activities?

6. What is the annual expenditure on IT software relating to REF, TEF and KEF?

I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Act.

If you have any further queries please don’t hesitate to contact me, and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for.

Yours faithfully,

Natalie Campion

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Information Governance team

 

 

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Freedom of Information Requests, University of the Arts London

Dear Natalie,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.

In order to provision a response, we require clarification on the information you are seeking. Specifically regarding the definition of KEF, see below:

1. What is the expenditure on KEF Staff salaries?
It is not clear to us which staff are referred to. It appears that you may be seeking to understand how much UAL spends on staff dedicated to supporting the KEF (Knowledge Exchange Framework) reporting process. However this figure would be very different from the amount UAL spends on staff who are involved in Knowledge Exchange (KE) activities and therefore considered on the KE pathway.
Please can you clarify whether you are seeking information for those responsible for reporting into KEF or all staff in the KE pathway?

2. How many staff members' role is directly linked to KEF? Has this number been increasing/decreasing? As above. Please can you clarify whether this number is for staff whose roles include reporting for KEF, or staff who have been involved in KE activities on the KE pathway.

Once you have clarified this aspect of your enquiry, we will proceed with your request.

Yours sincerely,

……………………………………………………
Information Governance Team

University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7EY
United Kingdom

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Dear Freedom of Information Requests,

Apologies for the lack of clarification. Please see my best response below:

1. What is the expenditure on KEF Staff salaries?
It is not clear to us which staff are referred to. It appears that you may be seeking to understand how much UAL spends on staff dedicated to supporting the KEF (Knowledge Exchange Framework) reporting process. However this figure would be very different from the amount UAL spends on staff who are involved in Knowledge Exchange (KE) activities and therefore considered on the KE pathway.
Please can you clarify whether you are seeking information for those responsible for reporting into KEF or all staff in the KE pathway?

We are interested in all staff in the KE pathway please.

2. How many staff members' role is directly linked to KEF? Has this number been increasing/decreasing? As above. Please can you clarify whether this number is for staff whose roles include reporting for KEF, or staff who have been involved in KE activities on the KE pathway.

Again, all staff in the KE pathway please.

Many thanks
Yours sincerely,

Natalie Campion

Freedom of Information Requests, University of the Arts London

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Dear Natalie,

 

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Freedom of Information complaints procedure

 

UAL is committed to making information available under the Freedom of
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University of the Arts London

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