Dear Matthew Bareford
I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 21 March 2023
Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI23-096 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 20 April 2023.
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Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebost : [email address]

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University Secretary's Office
Cardiff University
Email: [email address]

The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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Dear Matthew Bareford

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 21
March 2023

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your question(s) below and set
out our corresponding response(s).

I am writing to request information and statistics relating to the
following questions:

1) Since 2018 - present how may research projects have been submitted
which list the Principle investigator as a staff member on the
universities technical pathway (a technician)?

2)  Since 2018 - present how may research projects have been submitted
which list  a staff member on the universities technical pathway (a
technician) as a co-investigator?

3) How many of those research projects that list the Principle
investigator as a staff member on the universities technical pathway (a
technician) were successful?

4) How many of those research projects that list  a staff member on the
universities technical pathway (a technician) as a co-investigator were
successful?

The time involved in searching for and providing the information you have
requested would exceed the time limit (18 hours) allowed under the Freedom
of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees)
Regulations 2004.  Accordingly, section 12(2) of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 will apply.

5) What specific support and established methods do the university have in
place in order to support staff on the technical pathway (technicians) to
undertake research projects as Principle investigators?

Nothing specific to technicians

6)  What specific support and established methods do the university have
in place in order to support staff on the technical pathway (technicians)
to undertake research projects as Co-investigators?

Nothing specific to technicians

7) What university level committee's do the University have which are
directly related to technicians and technician experience?

There is a University Technician Commitment Working Group, chaired by the
College Registrar of Physical Sciences and Engineering, and the Technical
Managers Forum

We have technical representatives that sit on the Biological Standards
Committee (namely the Chief Animal Technician and Three representatives of
the animal technicians) and the Terms of Reference for that Committee note
it has responsibility to scrutinise the University’s performance and to
recommend proposals in relation to “ensurance that appropriate training is
available to licensees and technical staff and that it is appropriately
monitored”.

The Genetic Modification And Biological Agents Safety Committee also has
“A representative of the technical staff.”

8) Since Cardiff university officially signed up to the Technician
Committment in 2017, what changes in relation to that committment have
been undertaken AND fully implemented as standard practice?

Work is ongoing to develop a comprehensive career pathway for technicians,
though the Technician Commitment Working Group which was established as
part of the commitment.

9) What support is available to Technicians in order to obtain
professional registration? in particular, given the financial cost of
being a member of an institution and the further cost to then apply for
registration, what financial aid does the university provide to
Technicians in order to ensure that all technicians are able to undertake
this unprohibited?

In the past the University has supported schemes including a pilot scheme
for professional registration of Technicians  and as part of GW4, their
Technical Staff Professional Registration Scheme. Consideration for future
support will be undertaken as part of the Technician Commitment, via the
Technician Commitment Working Group, once the career pathway work is
resolved.

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry. Should you feel
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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.

Kind regards

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol University Secretary’s Office

Prifysgol Caerdydd Cardiff University

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The University welcomes
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