Research Contracts - Roles

Research Office

• Advises researchers, BDMs, resources managers on policy and processes and resources such as the Budget Costing template
• Classifies the activity as research
• Ensures that all Research Contracts are accompanied by a signed Research Office Coversheet/Checklist for Contracts
• Records relevant information on its database
• Ensures that all Research Contracts are subject to a properly executed Agreement
• Arranges for research fund to be opened, and notifies researcher and relevant department/school/faculty resource officers
• Provides routine reports to researchers and school, department and/or faculty management

Solicitor's Office

• Provides legal review for each Agreement governing Research Contracts
• Negotiates terms and conditions with external party where required (in collaboration with researcher and/or BDM)
• May arrange for execution of Agreement
• Liaises with Research Office as needed
• Distributes executed copies of Agreement

Corporate Finance (Grants and Donations Section)

• On instruction from the Research Office, opens the research fund

Resource Manager

• At researcher’s request, initiates raising of invoice
• Liaises with researcher to make sure that conditions of funding are met and fund is not overspent.