STFC fellowships: rules and regulations

Data protection requirements

The Data Protection Act 1998 regulates the way in which certain information about individuals is held and used. STFC is in full compliance with the requirements of this legislation.

STFC records information about Council-supported Fellows on a computerised database. This information is used for administrative and management purposes, e.g. fellowship payments, statistical surveys or reports, career path tracking.

Details which may be made publicly available are:

• host organisation
• name and gender of Fellow
• project titles

Personal data will not be used for any purposes other than those stated above, nor will any additional data other than that stated above be disclosed to any third party.

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