Project Setup Team and Post Award Support
Post Award Support for Research Grants
The Project Setup Team oversees the set-up of all research awards at the university and help troubleshoot any issues and provide advice/signposting on all aspects of project set-up, this includes:
- Providing advice and guidance on project setup and delivery
- Support with regulatory compliance related to grants and contracts for example complying with the Nagoya Protocol, Preventing Harm in Research, and Innovation, and highlighting relevant clauses in funding agreements
- Developing project skills within schools
- Dedicated advice and guidance on project eligibility of expenditure, dealing with delivery or consortium issues, possibility of extensions etc.
- Liaison with funders (where required)
- Supporting PIs with project change requests such as Costed or no-cost extensions, alterations to working hours or changes within the consortium
- We also guide PIs through non-financial processes including contracts, recruitment, studentships, risk assessments, procurement, ethical and governance approval, and due diligence procedures. We can support you through:
How can we support you?
Below is a brief overview of the support provided by the team and the types of activities we can support.
- Create award records for transfer into the finance system
- Accepting grant offers on behalf of the institution
- Liaising with Academic staff with regards to elements of or all of a grant being transferred out of UoR
- Liaison with funders over changes to projects (where requested)
- Monitoring and reporting regulatory compliance elements (e.g. Export Control, Preventing harm etc.) and providing advice/signposting as appropriate
- Advice and guidance around next steps once project has been set up
- Troubleshooting project issues
- Acting as first point of contact for live project non-financial issues. Including liaising with internal Research, Engagement and Innovation Office staff
- Support with output and outcomes monitoring and submission (e.g. Research fish)
- Act as a sounding board for any issues or queries relating to funded projects
There are 2 members of the team
Lee Allan-Smith - Project Setup Manager
Aamna Khan - Project Setup Officer