Research support

We can help you to cost and submit your application, draft and negotiate research contracts and agreements, and support your post-award financial management.

We can help you with

Costing and submission of applications

  • Budget advice and development
  • Submission through electronic portals
  • Coordinating budget development with partners

Drafting and negotiating research contracts and agreements

This comprises Grant / Collaboration /Studentship / Data sharing agreements, NDAs, MTAs, Sub-contracts, Contract extensions and variations

  • First point of contact for formal action with funders or partners
  • Gaining internal authorised signature
  • Reviewing T&Cs against University policy
  • Due diligence of partners and collaborators
  • Grant transfers in and out of the University

For more on this topic, please visit the Legal Services staff webpages.

Award start up

  • Establishment of budget codes
  • Ensuring ethical approval
  • Transposing project and delivery plans into University systems
  • Signposting of relevant processes and procedures for personnel recruitment

Further help and information

Meet the team

Sidrah Khan

Head of Research and Innovation Operations

Irfan Aslam

Irfan Aslam

Research and Innovation Support Manager

AACME, MEME & SSEHS

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Felicia Black

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Support Officer

Compliance, Studentship and International Funding

Dean Bowes

Pronouns: He/him

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

ABCE, Loughborough in London, SDCA and SSEHS

Tom Foreman

Research and Innovation Support Officer

Compliance, Studentship and International Funding

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James Goodall

Pronouns: He/him

Research and Innovation Support Officer

AACME, MEME and SSEHS

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Peter Hammersley

Research and Innovation Support Officer

AACME, SSEHS and MEME

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Susan Harris

Research and Innovation Support Officer

Compliance, Studentship and International Funding

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Billie Hutchinson

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Support Officer

SBE, ABCE, SDCA, London, Science and SSSH

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Rachael Hyams

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Support Officer

Nicola Icke

Nicola Icke

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Compliance Manager

Studentships - All Schools

Jasmin Khan

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

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Jayshree Lakhman

Research and Innovation Support Officer

AACME, SSEHS and MEME

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Lynda Langford

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Support Officer

AACME, SSEHS and MEME

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Mattie Lewis

Research and Innovation Support Manager

SBE, ABCE, SDCA, London, Science and SSSH

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Alpa Mistry

Research and Innovation Support Officer

SBE, ABCE, SDCA, London, Science and SSSH

Gavin Morris

Gavin Morris

Pronouns: He/him

Compliance Manager

Compliance, Studentship and International Funding

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Rebecca Offiler-Russell

Research and Innovation Support Officer

Compliance, Studentship and International Funding

Julio Ortiz-Diaz

Research and Innovation Support Officer

SBE, ABCE, SDCA, London, Science and SSSH

Hasna Rahman

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Support Officer

AACME, SSEHS and MEME

Chloe Raybould

Chloe Raybould

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Support Officer

ABCE, London, SBE, Science, SDCA and SSSH

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Lia Roberts

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

MEME, Rolls Royce UTC (AACME) and InterAct (Business School)

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Denise Smith

Research Support Manager (UK Aid)

UK Aid Programmes and STEER

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Lizi Wheater

Pronouns: She/her

Senior Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

AACME, Business School, SSH and SSEHS Science