Scottish domiciled students

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elizabeth thomson
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Dear University of Aberdeen,

I would like to request the following information under FOISA:

How many students were admitted to your institution to begin studying an undergraduate degree in each of the last 6 academic years?

How many Scottish domiciled students were admitted to your institution to study an undergraduate degree in each of the last six academic years? I would like this information broken down by degree programme.

How many Scottish domiciled students from ‘Scotland’s most deprived backgrounds’ as defined by the Scottish Government’s widening access policy were admitted to your institution to study an undergraduate degree in each of the last 6 academic years? I would like this information broken down by degree programme.

If you require clarification please contact me promptly.

Yours faithfully,

elizabeth thomson

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Foi, University of Aberdeen

Dear Elizabeth Thomson,

I refer to your email of 08 May and, on behalf of the University, I acknowledge receipt and confirm that your request is being dealt with in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. BEFORE WE CAN PROCESS YOUR REQUEST: Please can you clarify if you wish information on students who enrolled in an undergraduate degree or the number of places offered?

Yours sincerely,
Mary Sabiston
Information Compliance Officer
University of Aberdeen

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elizabeth thomson
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Dear Foi,

Thanks, i mean the number of students who actually enrolled.

Yours sincerely,

elizabeth thomson

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Foi, University of Aberdeen

Dear Elizabeth Thomson,

Thank you for clarifying your request, in terms of the Act, a reply will be sent to you within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely,
Mary Sabiston
Information Compliance Officer
University of Aberdeen

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elizabeth thomson
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Good evening,
I wanted to send a clarification on a separate point based on a query I received from a different institution:

I am only seeking information relating to the number of new students being admitted to an undergraduate degree programme. ie, whichever year they are entering at - as i realise some will start in year 1 and others may leapfrog into a higher year to begin with. I am not seeking info relating to continuing students going into 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year.

Yours sincerely,

elizabeth thomson

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Dear Elizabeth Thomson,

Please find attached our response to your request and a spreadsheet with the requested information.

Yours Sincerely,
Mary Sabiston

Information Compliance Officer
University of Aberdeen

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elizabeth thomson
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Many thanks for this information. Can i please request the MD20 data on its own in relation to students from 'deprived backgrounds'?

Kind regards,

elizabeth thomson

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Foi, University of Aberdeen

Dear Elizabeth Thomson,

Thank you for getting in touch, I will pass your follow-up query to the team and we will respond within 20 working days.

Kind Regards,

Mary Sabiston
Information Compliance Officer
University of Aberdeen

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Dear Elizabeth Thomson,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FOI 2019-199

I refer to your email of 11 June 2019 requesting information relating to Scottish Domiciled Students.
Your request has now been considered under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, ‘the Act’.

Please find the information you requested attached.

Should you be dissatisfied with this response, you have the right under the Act to request a review. A request for review must be made within 40 working days of the date of this reply. It must include your name and address for correspondence and specify the request for information and the grounds for dissatisfaction with the decision. Please send your request for review to our mailbox, [University of Aberdeen request email]. The University will respond to your request for a review within 20 working days of receipt of your request.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the University’s internal review, you have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within six months of the date of receipt of the University’s review notice. Details on how to make an appeal to the Commissioner are available at www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal. Should you remain dissatisfied with the Commissioner’s decision, you have a right of appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law.

Yours sincerely,
Mary Sabiston
Information Compliance Officer
University of Aberdeen

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