Dear Wenxin

I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 29 November 2018 in which you requested information regarding finances.

Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI18-407 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 2 January 2019.

Where we consider that we will not be able to meet this deadline or if further time is required to consider the public interest test we will contact you as soon as possible and give you a revised date for response.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and, if that is the case, we will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

Yours sincerely

Gail Thomas
Swyddog Sicrwydd
Adran Cynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu
Prifysgol Caerdydd
2il Lawr, Friary House
Heol y Brodyr Llwydion
Caerdydd
CF10 3AE
Ffôn: +44 (029) 2087 5327
Ebost : [email address]  

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.
Gail Thomas
Assurance Officer
Strategic Planning and Governance
Cardiff University
2nd Floor, Friary House
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff
CF10 3AE
Tel: +44 (029) 2087 5327
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 Wenxin

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 29
November 2018 in which you requested information regarding finances.

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.

1) What is the amount that the university received in funds for research
from the government in the last five academic years (2013-2014; 2014-2015;
2015-2016; 2016-2017; 2017-2018)?  Please provide in a CSV format, if
possible.

This information is available within our financial statements which can be
found on our website at:
[1]https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/public-informa...
Accordingly this information is reasonably accessible to you by other
means and is exempt from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Under s22 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we are not obliged to
provide information that is due for future publication.  Cardiff
University’s financial period runs to 31 July each year.  The annual
accounts contain information on funds for research from the government. 
Information for the 2017/18 financial year will be available to the public
in January 2019 on our website at
[2]https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/public-informa...
. We are not aware of any pressing public interest in providing the
information earlier than the expected publication date. 

2) What is the amount that the university borrowed from banks, private
investors and the international bond markets in the last five academic
years (2013-2014; 2014-2015; 2015-2016; 2016-2017; 2017-2018)? The
information should be broken down by organization or company name, year
per year, and please provide in a CSV format, if possible.

This information is available within our financial statements which can be
found on our website at:
[3]https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/public-informa...
. Accordingly this information is reasonably accessible to you by other
means and is exempt from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000

Under s22 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we are not obliged to
provide information that is due for future publication.  Cardiff
University’s financial period runs to 31 July each year.  The annual
accounts contain information on the amount borrowed by the University. 
Information for the 2017/18 financial year will be available to the public
in January 2019 on our website at
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/public-informa....
We are not aware of any pressing public interest in providing the
information earlier than the expected publication date. 

3) What is the average salaries of lecturers in the last five academic
years (2013-2014; 2014-2015; 2015-2016; 2016-2017; 2017-2018)?  Please
provide in a CSV format, if possible.

                        Male                Female

2013-2014       £        40,443    £        40,429

2014-2015       £        40,715    £        40,765

2015-2016       £        42,120    £        42,292

2016-2017       £        40,550    £        40,530

2017-2018       £        42,692   £        42,242

4) What is the average tuition fees of international students in the last
five academic years (2013-2014; 2014-2015; 2015-2016; 2016-2017;
2017-2018)?  Please provide in a CSV format, if possible.

The average tuition fee for international students is not held. 
Information on income from international students is available within our
financial statements which can be found on our website at:
[4]https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/public-informa...
Fees for international students are available on the University website
and will depend on the course studied, the duration of the course and the
level of study.

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.  The University has a
Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure should you feel dissatisfied
with this response or the way in which your request was handled.
Complaints must be made in writing and must set out why you believe the
University has not met its obligations under the Freedom of Information
Act.  You may email your complaint to [email address] where it
will be forwarded to the Director of Strategic Planning and Governance who
will be responsible for overseeing the review.

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your complaint, you
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.

Yours sincerely

Gail Thomas

Swyddog Sicrwydd

Adran Cynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu

Prifysgol Caerdydd

2il Lawr, Friary House

Heol y Brodyr Llwydion

Caerdydd

CF10 3AE

Ffôn: +44 (029) 2087 5327

Ebost : [email address]  

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg.  Ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.

Gail Thomas

Assurance Officer

Strategic Planning and Governance

Cardiff University

2nd Floor, Friary House

Greyfriars Road

Cardiff

CF10 3AE

Tel: +44 (029) 2087 5327

Email: [email address] 

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

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