Research Development & Knowledge Transfer

Research Support

Main contact: John Montgomery, Research Manager

Research Support services inlcude:

• Costings of projects (salary staff and other costs using Full Economic Costing-fEC)
• Obtaining approval of costs by the Research and Grants office
• Information on application procedures and funding bodies' regulations
• Help with completion of electronic application forms, such as Je-S
• Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and Research Evaluation Framework (REF)
• School Research Committee
• Assistance with proposal writing
• European Commission funding
• Workshops on funding opportunities and proposal writing
• More details on the funding application procedure

Knowledge Transfer

Main contact: Dr Christina Makris, Business Development Manager

The KT Office aims to facilitate the development of relationships between academics and business, enhance the School's profile in the business sector, and develop awareness of the School's research strengths and services to business. Specific services include:

• Development or research briefs and bids for corporate sponsors
• Liaising with research sponsors at all stages of the project
• Assistance with applications for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, CASE studentships and other Resarch Council Knowledge Transfer schemes
• Drop-in grant proposals writing clinic [pdf]
• Costings of projects (as above)
• Contract negotiation
• Technology transfer, research commercialisation and Intellectual Property Rights protection
• Writing and circulation of a monthly newsletter with Research and KT success stories, funding opportunities, messages and announcements
• Leading on Cass Knowledge

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