Three regional workshops on Freedom of Information, the Environmental Information Regulations, and the implications for the HE Research community have been announced by the RIN. The workshops will focus on the challenges and opportunities presented to the research community by FOI and EIR in particular with regards to disclosure of research data. The workshops are free but numbers are limited and will take place on 22 March (Manchester), 01 April (University College London) and 12 April (University of Strathclyde)
For more detail and link to registration form see http://www.rin.ac.uk/news/events/regional-workshops-freedom-information-and-he-researchers
JISC Guidance on Freedom of Information and Research Data presented as a series of Q&As covering common issues where requests are made for access to research data is available at at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata.
For more general information on FOI and EIRS see the JISC Legal information at http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/LegalAreas/FreedomofInformation.aspx