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Department of Research & Innovation “The Department of Research and Innovation aims to provide support, advice and guidance for research, consultancy, business engagement activity and the protection and commercialisation of University IP for the benefit of the knowledge economy.” DRI – Operational Units 750 proposals submitted pa £60m Convergence Projects £21m research income Contract support Pre Award (inc European) Post Award 850 Active Contracts Monitoring Expenditure Closedown of £30m Objective 1 projects (inc European) Intellectual Property Patents HR Issues Recruitment Licensing IP Legal Disputes Due Diligence Spin-out Business Partnerships (including the Dragon Innovation Partnership) SMEs, MNEs Knowledge Exchange Wales 2nd Campus Techniums Industrial Clusters Dragon HEFCW 3M Fund Pre-Award –project inception and proposal • • • • • • • • • • Development and discussion about your idea (proposal drafting) Identify Funding Opportunities – including European Guidance on Sirius calculator (salaries) Advice on budget elements (Equipment, Travel, Consumables) Advice on eligibility and contract terms and conditions Guidance on Full Economic Costing tool (overheads) Company checks to ensure financial stability Guidance on syntax and layout Assisting with contract negotiations You can find web advice and support here: http://www.swan.ac.uk/research_innovation/Pre-AwardFundingSupport Research Funding Organisers Research Funding Organisations • Research Councils – ESRC, EPSRC, NERC, AHRC, MRC, BBSRC, STFC • Government Departments –Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, Dept for Transport, MoD, Environment Agency, Department of Health, Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs etc • Charities - Wellcome Trust, Rowntree Foundation, Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, Canon Foundation, Wolf Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Nuffield Foundation, Cancer Research, BUPA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Welsh Assembly Government - WORD, A4B, Tenders • European Union - Framework 7, European Science Foundation • Industry – Rolls Royce, CORUS etc. • Others –NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), The Carbon Trust • Check funders web sites - Find out which funding bodies support your subject area; ask colleagues; • Research Funding Websites • ResearchResearch.com – extensive worldwide funding database and topical news in research; request a personal account via DRI; weekly email alerts tailored to your personal interests • www.rdinfo.org.uk - for medical research funding opportunities. • http://www.cos.com alternative to ResearchResearch Sources; campus use only • Check relevant journals / papers Look through subject specific journals, or the Times HE / Tuesday Guardian / contact professional societies who sometimes have sources of funding • Speak to colleagues NETWORK! • Internet Search Engines Google; Lycos; Yahoo! Post-Award – managing the project finances • Obtain Head of School approval and issue code • Provide budget information and data (monthly summaries from QL financial system) and ad-hoc requests • Claims and invoicing of expenditure • Advice on budget monitoring systems (Equipment, Travel, Consumables) • Explanation of financial terms, checking eligibility and compliance with sponsors T &C’s • Recording all primary proposal and contract information (original/e-data) • Debt collection (we will pursue debt collection but usually ask PI for initial approach • Liaison with Sponsors and internal administrators (Finance, HR) • Formal financial closure of project and advice on audit compliance • Provision of statistical information (SU and external) • Some important things to note to note… Some Important things • • • • • • • A PI is typically expected to be the project manager (carries a burden of administration) A PI needs to be familiar with the responsibilities outlined in section E.12 of the financial regulations (in particular E.12.14) Every project must have a contract DRI must have sight of proposal before submission (please note deadline timetable) Head of School must authorise proposal DRI may flag project for Risk Assessment DRI accepts contracts on behalf of Swansea University (£500k) Working with Industry • Internal and External Interface - network • Business Development and idea scoping • Application advise – process, costs, targets, company checks • Funding searches • Key contact with funding organisations • Contracts – NDAs, IP agreements • Knowledge Transfer, business interface training Marketing and Networls • • • • Case Studies PR stories Seminar program Networks and Partnerships Dragon Innovation Partnership, Knowledege Exchange Wales – Global Connect • Events – Business, Departmental and School Swansea IP Group 1) Intellectual property. • Questions about the University’s IP Policy • Protecting valuable IP and applying for patent protection • Licensing and Assigning University owned IP to companies • Advice regarding copyrights or other forms of IP • Approve IP provisions in research/consultancy agreements. Swansea IP Group Cont’d 2) Spin Out Programme • The formation of companies formed with University IP • Supported by the Welsh Government – Finance Wales • Administered by Swansea IP Group • Advice on company formation & governance provisions 3) Consultancy • Questions about the University Consultancy Policy • Negotiation with Companies on terms and conditions • Some administrative details – purchasing & invoicing Research and Innovation Please contact us! We are based on the 7th floor of the Faraday Tower! Pre -Award Julie Williams (European) ext 5824 Chris Beynon (Biomedical, SOTEAS, Dace) ext 5015 Debbie Saunders (Arts and Humanities, Medicine, Human Science) ext 2094 Adrian Walters (Engineering, Physical Science, Health Science) ext 3724 Post- Award Huw Evans (European) ext 5736 Stuart Gwyn (Non European) ext 5757 Knowledge Transfer – Ali Parker ext 2630 IP – Dan Flanagan ext 3717