We would like to acknowledge that we have received your email.

Information requests (freedom of information requests, environmental
information requests, data subject rights requests)

We will make all efforts to respond to requests promptly, and within
statutory timescales.

Please note that if you have only provided your first (or given) name in
the body of your email your request will not be valid.  To ensure your
request is valid and that the University is obliged to answer it, you must
provide your real name.  If you are making the request on behalf of
someone else you must provide their real name.  The Office of
the [1]Scottish Information Commissioner's guidance on this point explains
that if you do not provide your real name or the name of the person on
whose behalf you are making the request, you will lose your right to
appeal to the Commissioner should you be unhappy with the handling of your
request. The guidance also explains what constitutes a real name for the
purposes of making a request valid. Please refer to the guidance for
further details.

[2]The University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland,
with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an
Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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Dear Ma

Thank you for your email of 12 October requesting information.

I am writing to let you know that we have received your email and to help
you make a valid request. In this case, your request is not valid because
you have not provided your real name in the body of your email making the
request.

To ensure your request is valid and that the University is obliged to
answer it, you must provide your real name in your request, which could be
your first name and last name, first initial and last name, or title and
last name. If you are making the request on behalf of someone else you
must provide their real name. The [1]Office of the Scottish Information
Commissioner's guidance on this point explains that if you do not provide
your real name or the name of the person on whose behalf you are making
the request, you will lose your right to appeal to the Commissioner should
you be unhappy with the handling of your request. The guidance also
explains what constitutes a real name for the purposes of making a request
valid. Please refer to the guidance for further details.

When you have made a valid request, we will respond as soon as possible.

If you are unhappy with the way the University has handled your request,
you have the right to ask the University to conduct an internal review of
the reasons for the delay. If you wish to submit a review request you
should write to the Records Management Section (using this email address),
describing the original request, explaining your grounds for
dissatisfaction, and including an address for correspondence. When the
review process is complete, if you are still dissatisfied, you may use the
[2]Scottish Information Commissioner's guidance on making an appeal to
make an appeal to the Commissioner.

The [3]University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

Yours sincerely

Katie Ostrander

Records Management

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Dear Ma Xiaoyi

Thank you for your email of 12th October requesting information. I am
writing to let you know that we have received your request and will
process it as soon as reasonably possible, and within 20 working days of
the day we received the request. We will reply by 9th November.

The [1]University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

Yours sincerely

Abby Cull

Records Management

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Dear Ma Xiaoyi

Thank you for your email of 12 October 2023 requesting information. Please
find the University's response attached.

Yours sincerely

Celia Jenkins

Records Management Section
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL

[1]https://www.ed.ac.uk/records-management

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