Donations from oil and gas companies
Dear The Glasgow School of Art,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. I would like to be provided with the following information:
(1) For the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and any available data for 2021/2022, I would like to be provided with details on accepted donations, gifts, grants and research funding that have come from oil and gas companies. For each, I would like the following information:
- The name of the oil/gas company that gave the donation
- 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
(2) Also, for the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and any available data for 2021/2022, I would like to be provided with details on donations, gifts, grants and research funding that have come from oil and gas companies which have been rejected by the university.
For each rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the following information:
- The name of the oil/gas company that tried to give the donation
- 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
I would like to receive the information electronically - preferably in an Excel format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request. Many thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Jenna Corderoy
Dear Jenna
Ref: FOI/20/21/59
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by Glasgow School of Art on 28 June 2021.
We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 23 July 2021, pending any clarification we may need to seek from you.
Kind Regards
Glasgow School of Art | 167 Renfrew Street | Glasgow G3 6RQ
E: [GSA request email]
Dear Jenna
Ref: FOI/20/21/59
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by
Glasgow School of Art on 28 June 2021.
The response below was received from GSA’s Director of Finance:
I can confirm that having investigated donations, gifts, grants and
research funding, that no sums have been either received or declined over
the period specified.
This concludes our response to your Freedom of Information request.
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