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

Charles Shannon

Charles Shannon

Pronouns: He/him

Head of Research and Innovation Operations

Irfan Aslam

Irfan Aslam

Post Award Team Leader

Bolutife Akinrinmade

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

Kristin Beattie

Pronouns: She/her

Grant Support Officer

Dean Bowes

Pronouns: He/him

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

Tom Foreman

Post Award Project Officer

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James Goodall

Pronouns: He/him

Grant Support Officer

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Peter Hammersley

Pronouns: He/him

Post Award Project Officer

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Susan Harris

Pronouns: She/her

Grant Support Associate

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Billie Hutchinson

Pronouns: She/her

Post Award Project Officer

SBE, ABCE, SDCA, London, Science and SSSH

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Rachael Hyams

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Support Officer

STEER

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Megan Icke

Pronouns: She/her

Post Award Project Officer

Nicola Icke

Nicola Icke

Pronouns: She/her

Post Award Manager

Kuseme Iseh

Kuseme Iseh

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

Tanya Izzard

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

Huzaif Jamil

Huzaif Jamil

Due Diligence Officer

All schools

Jasmin Khan

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

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Jayshree Lakhman

Pronouns: She/her

Grant Support Officer

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Lynda Langford

Pronouns: She/her

Post Award Project Officer

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Mattie Lewis

Worktribe Project Business Lead

All Schools

Hongjuan Ma

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Officer

Marina Margulis

Marina Margulis

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

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Alpa Mistry

Pronouns: She/her

Grant Support Associate

Kirsty Moran

Pronouns: She/her

Post Award Project Officer

Gavin Morris

Dr Gavin Morris

Pronouns: He/him

Research Development Associate

STEM

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Rebecca Offiler-Russell

Grant Support Officer

Julio Ortiz-Diaz

Pronouns: He/him

Grant Support Officer

Emily Penny

Pronouns: She/her

Grant Support Officer

Hasna Rahman

Pronouns: She/her

Grant Support Officer

Chloe Raybould

Chloe Raybould

Pronouns: She/her

Post Award Project Officer

Nida Rouf

Pronouns: She/her

Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

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Denise Smith

Pronouns: She/her

Research Support Manager (UK Aid)

UK Aid Programmes and STEER

Joe Timlin

Joe Timlin

Pronouns: He/him

Trusted Research Manager

All Schools

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Lizi Wheater

Pronouns: She/her

Senior Research and Innovation Contracts Manager

Reba Yasmin

Pronouns: She/her

Post Award Project Officer