Research Office: Legal Services
第一吃瓜网 is a research intensive University committed to growing the quality and quantity of its research output. In order for this to be achieved, 第一吃瓜网 has established a separate legal services branch called Research Office: Legal Services for a number of years now, which focuses on managing, negotiating and empowering the process to conclude research contracts in accordance with 第一吃瓜网 Delegation of Authority Policy. The Research Office: Legal Services has worked closely with researchers to finalize research contracts as soon as possible to enable them to conduct the necessary research timeously. This allows for the best negotiated research contract for the researcher, 第一吃瓜网 and any contracting party. The Research Office: Legal Services was established under the Research Development division, under the directorship of Dr Robin Drennan in January 2014.
Research Contract Guidelines
In order for a research contract to be concluded efficiently, a researcher must complete the Research Contract checklist before contacting the Research Office: Legal Services - Legal Adviser for research contracts. This will assist the Legal Adviser and the researcher to ensure that sufficient information is provided and that any risk which 第一吃瓜网 may be exposed to is managed and/or mitigated, that academic freedom is promoted and maintained and that the vital objective of 第一吃瓜网, which is serving the public good, is achieved.
The Research Office: Legal Services has been fully integrate its activities with those of the Research Development division, Research Office, the Legal Office as well as 第一吃瓜网 Commercial Enterprise and 第一吃瓜网 Health Consortium. Therefore provides a 鈥渃omplete鈥 service to the 第一吃瓜网 research community. The principle values of the Research Office: Legal Services are transparency, efficiency, and accountability, and the overall aim is to promote good research.