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Dear Jessica,

Ref: FOI/23/24/67

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by Glasgow School of Art on 11 July 2024.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and no later than 9 August 2024, pending any clarification we may need to seek from you.

Kind regards,

Academic Quality Office

Glasgow School of Art | 167 Renfrew Street | Glasgow G3 6RQ
E: [email address]

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Dear Jessica,

Ref: FOI/23/24/67

We refer to your FOI Request received on 11^th July 2024 requesting
information from Glasgow School of Art (GSA) as set out below.  We have
considered this in line with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (“FOISA”).  The scope of your request and our response is as follows
(your request is in Italics):

The response below was received from the Director of Estates :

1. Do you offer/allocate university student accommodation?

If so:

2.

a) What is the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation
offered as of academic year starting September 2024?
The cheapest weekly rent is £110.

b) What was the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation
offered in the academic year 2023/2024.
The cheapest weekly rent was £100.

c) What was the weekly and monthly rent of the cheapest accommodation
offered in the academic year 2022/2023. The cheapest monthly rent was
£300.

3. How many student accommodation places do you have this academic year
(2024/2025)?
448 bed spaces.

4. How many undergraduate student offers have you made ahead of this
academic year (2024/2025)?
1,774 undergraduate offers with the target intake of 648.

5. Last academic year, how many undergraduate students were unable to
secure a place in the university's student accommodation?
0

This concludes our response to your Freedom of Information request.

Your right to seek a review: -

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has dealt with your request, you have the right to ask us to review our
actions and decisions. If you wish to request a review, please contact Mrs
Janet Allison, Academic Registrar, [1][email address] or email:
[2][GSA request email] within 40 working days. Your request must be in a
recordable format (letter, email, audio tape, etc.). You will receive a
full response to your request for review within 20 working days of its
receipt. Please quote the reference number above in any future
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If you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have handled your request
for review, you have a right of appeal to the Commissioner. You can now
make an appeal online, using the new Commissioners online appeal service.
Please find the direct link to this service at
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available 24/7 and offers you real time help and advice about your
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The Commissioner recommends that you [4]appeal online.

Other ways to appeal include:

By email to:  [5][email address]

By post to: Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn
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Kind regards,

Academic Quality Office

Glasgow School of Art  |  167 Renfrew Street  | Glasgow G3 6RQ

E: [6][email address]

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