FOI_26-268 Fertility clinic stands at welcome week
Date of response: 23 October 2026
We have now considered your request of 10 October 2026 for the following information:
For the three most recent academic years for which information is available, please confirm:
Question 1. Has the University permitted any fertility clinic, fertility company, egg-donation organisation, egg-sharing organisation or sperm-donation organisation to have a promotional or exhibition stand at a freshers fair, welcome fair or equivalent student welcome event?
Our response:
No.
Please note that we can not comment on the provision of exhibitions or stands managed by the UEA Student Union (UEASU) – who are not obligated under Freedom of Information or part of the University for the purposes of the Act and therefore, we cannot provide any information on behalf of the UEASU. We can only confirm that the University alone has not permitted any such organisations or clinics to have a promotional stand or exhibition at any welcome weeks or student welcome events.
Question 2. Has the University permitted any such organisation to distribute promotional or recruitment material in a freshers pack, welcome pack or equivalent student welcome material?
Our response:
No.
Question 3. If the answer to either question is yes, please provide:
o the organisation’s name; and
o the academic year(s) in which this occurred.
Our response:
Not applicable.
Question 4. Where an organisation attended a freshers/welcome fair, please confirm whether its promotional or recruitment activity specifically related to:
o egg donation
o egg sharing
o sperm donation
Our response:
Not applicable.