Support for Research grants
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Support from Research Grants Operations (RGO)
Research pre-award
- A review of all financial aspects of research grant and contract submissions before sent to funding bodies
- Advice to academic and administrative staff on research grant applications including sponsors' terms and conditions, J-eS and other electronic submission systems, use of Worktribe costing tool.
- EU funding opportunities and proposal preparation advice
- Final J-eS submission
- Contract review, drafting and negotiation, collaboration agreements (Research Innovation Office, IP Manager)
- Enterprise and innovation staff provide support for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Knowledge Exchange and other industrial partnerships.
Research post-award
- The administration of all research grants and contracts awarded to the university (including initial cost-code set up, set up of budget and DA monthly charges, funding authorisation for staff appointments, sponsor invoices and claims, compliance of expenditure with sponsor rules, final audit and close-down of grants)
- Contractual and statutory compliance
- Grant transfers to/from other higher education institutions.
Support from your department
Research pre-award
Research post-award
- Project deliverables and scientific/management reporting, excluding financial statements
- Managing the budget
- Completing staff appointment forms and submitting to RGO for funding authorisation.
Non-research projects
- Completing a 'submission of non-research project form' for non-research proposals
- Project deliverables and all reporting
- Managing the budget
- Invoices and claims.
Funding, grants and contracts