Dear Jenna,

I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 23 July 2020.

Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI20-236 which should be quoted in all correspondence. We will respond to your request within 20 working days starting the next working day after receipt, therefore you can expect to receive a response no later than 21 August 2020.

Please note that in order to fulfil your request we need to liaise with other teams across the University. Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic most staff are now working remotely, and it is likely that there will be a delay in responding to your request. Staff may not be able to assist as they may need to prioritise other work, cover for colleagues who are ill or be away from work themselves due to illness. However, we will do our best to meet this deadline and keep you informed should we be unable to do so.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and, if that is the case, we will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

Yours sincerely,

Assurance Services
Strategic Planning & Governance

Gwasanaethau Sicrwydd
Adran Gynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu
Cardiff University

Prifysgol Caerdydd
2nd Floor, Friary House

Llawr 2, Friary House
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff

Heol y Brodyr Llwydion
Caerdydd
CF10 3AE

CF10 3AE

E-mail: [email address]

We welcome correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

E-bost: [email address]

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth trwy’r Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

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Dear Jenna,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated
23/07/20.

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.

(1) For the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 and information
available for 2020/21, I would like to be provided with details on
accepted donations (worth over £10,000), gifts (worth over £10,000),
grants (worth over £10,000) and research funding (worth over £10,000) that
have come from Russian individuals, Russian companies, Russian charities,
Russian government departments/agencies, and other Russian
organisations.  

For each donation, gift, grant and research funding, I would like the
following information:

- Provide the name of the Russian individual/company/charity/government
department/agency/organisation that gave the donation/gift/grant/research
funding

- The date the university accepted such donation, gift, grant and research
funding

- The sum and description of the accepted donation, gift, grant and
research funding

- A description of what the donation, gift, grant and research funding was
used for

The University’s School of Earth and Ocean Sciences carried out one
project to investigate the topic of ‘Kupol and Dvoinoye epithermal vein
deposits’. The project period was 08/06/2019 to 30/09/2019, i.e. across
the 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years. The project was funded by the
Chukotka Mining & Geological Company to the value of £25,616.

We do not hold any information regarding the current financial year,
2020/21.

(2) Also, for the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 and
information available for 2020/21, I would like to be provided with
details on donations (worth over £10,000), gifts (worth over £10,000),
grants (worth over £10,000) and research funding (worth over £10,000) that
have come from Russian individuals, Russian companies, Russian charities,
Russian government departments/agencies, and other Russian organisations
which have been rejected by the university.

For each rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding, please
provide the following information:

- Provide the name of the Russian individual/company/charity/government
department/agency/organisation that gave the donation/gift/grant/research
funding

- The date the university rejected such donation, gift, grant and research
funding

- The sum and description of the rejected donation, gift, grant and
research funding

- The reasons why the donation, gift, grant and research funding was
rejected

We do not hold this information.

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.  The University has a
Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure should you feel dissatisfied
with this response or the way in which your request was handled.
Complaints must be made in writing and must set out why you believe the
University has not met its obligations under the Freedom of Information
Act.  You may email your complaint to [1][email address] where
it will be forwarded to the Head of Assurance Services who will be
responsible for overseeing the review.

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your complaint, you
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for
consideration.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the
following address: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance please feel free to
contact me.

Yours sincerely

Assurance Services   Gwasanaethau Sicrwydd

Strategic Planning & Governance Adran Gynllunio Strategol a
Llywodraethu
Cardiff University   Prifysgol Caerdydd
2nd Floor, Friary House   Llawr 2, Friary House
Greyfriars Road   Heol y Brodyr Llwydion

Cardiff Caerdydd
CF10 3AE   CF10 3AE
     
E-mail: [2][email address]   E-bost:
[3][email address]
 
 
We welcome correspondence in Welsh
or English. Corresponding in Welsh Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth trwy’r
will not lead to any delay. Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg. Ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw
oedi.

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