Academic Chemistry Workload Modelling

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Dear University of Nottingham,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from the University regarding the workload allocation models and tariffs used to model the workload of your academic Chemistry staff:

1. What activities are recognised by the workload model for Chemistry staff?
2. What tariffs are associated with each activity (i.e. how much time is allocated for each activity) for Chemistry staff?
3. How is the total workload of a member of Chemistry staff modelled (i.e. what protocol is used to combine tariffs)?
4. What formal guidance is given to managers relating to the link between contracts of employment and the calculated workloads of Chemistry staff? In particular:
(a) What are the maximum and minimum permissible tariffed workloads for a member of staff in a full-time role?
(b) What are the broad subcategories of activity (such as Teaching or Research) recognised in academic roles?
(c) What is the division of total workload between these subcategories in contracts of employment (e.g. 40% Teaching, 60% Research)? How does this division relate to modelled workload?
(d) How are part-time contracts modelled differently to full-time contracts?
(e) What is the intended relationship between modelled workload and true workload? (e.g. modelled workload is expected to be 20% less than true workload, or to match true workload, or to exceed true workload by 20%)

Please provide information in the form of a Microsoft Word document in either the .doc or .docx format.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance – under your Section 16 obligations – as to how I can refine my request to be included within the scope of the Act.

In any case, if you can identify ways that my request could be refined please provide further advice and assistance to indicate this.

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,

Mr O'Neill

Br-Freedom-Of-Information, University of Nottingham

Dear Mr O'Neil,

Thank you for your request for information regarding Academic Chemistry Workload Modelling.

Your request was received on 4th November and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The reference number of your request is 4059.

We will aim to respond to your request within twenty working days. Please note this is calculated from the following working day from receipt of your request.

Please be aware that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and following Government advice, the University has moved to online teaching and all staff are working remotely, this may mean that access to some information held locally or on certain systems may not be readily available at this time.

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I hope that this is of help. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any enquiries regarding this email.

Yours sincerely

Catherine Allin

Information Compliance & Quality Officer – Freedom of Information,
Registrar’s Department
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Dear Mr O'Neil,

I am writing in response to your request for information on Workload Modelling within the Faculty of Chemistry. Our responses to your questions are attached in a word document as requested, marked in blue.

We sincerely hope this is of assistance, if not please contact me again

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Catherine Allin

Information Compliance & Quality Officer – Freedom of Information, Registrar’s Department
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Dear Br-Freedom-Of-Information,

Thank you for such a full response under such difficult national circumstances.

Yours sincerely,

Mr O'Neill

Br-Freedom-Of-Information, University of Nottingham

Thank you Mr O'Neil, that is incredibly kind of you.

Merry Christmas.

Yours sincerely

Catherine Allin

Information Compliance & Quality Officer – Freedom of Information,
Registrar’s Department
Web: www.nottingham.ac.uk/freedom-of-informat...
Email: [University of Nottingham request email]

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