2. Welcome – Ceri Jones Deputy Director - DRI

3. “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.” Department of Research & Innovation Colin Elvins Ext 5430

4. Intellectual Property Business Partnerships (including the Dragon Innovation Partnership) Research Support Office European Office  £343m Convergence Projects  Closedown of £30m Objective 1 projects  850 Active Contracts  750 proposals submitted p.a.  £21m research income  Contract support  Monitoring Expenditure  Patents  HR Issues  Recruitment  Licensing  IP  Legal Disputes  Due Diligence  Spin-out  SMEs  MNEs  2 nd Campus  Techniums  Industrial Clusters  Dragon  HEFCW 3M Fund DRI – Operational Units

5. What can we offer you? Regulations, forms, rules, contract compliance, authorisation… A barrier to Research…at first glance, No! We are actually a gateway! Offering Expert support, advice and guidance Research Support Office Colin Elvins Ext 5430

6. Development and discussion about your idea (proposal drafting) Identify Funding Opportunities 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 Pre-Award –project inception and proposal Colin Elvins Ext 5430

7. There is funding available for almost any activity associated with research Research Projects (research students and research assistants) Research visits and research visitors Research equipment Conferences Fellowships Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Exchange programmes Colin Elvins Ext 5430

8. 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 Research Funding Organisations Research Funding Organisers Colin Elvins Ext 5430

9. Check funders web sites - Find out which funding bodies support your subject area; ask colleagues; also a list of the funders will be provided after the seminar 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!GoogleLycosYahoo! Colin Elvins Ext 5430

10. 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) Post-Award – managing the project finances Colin Elvins Ext 5430

11. Some important things to note 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) Some Important things to note… Colin Elvins Ext 5430

12. Some statistics about grants we’re bidding for… Some Stats about grants we’re bidding for… Colin Elvins Ext 5430

13. Grants we’ve been awarded… Colin Elvins Ext 5430 Awarded Grants

14. Business Partnerships Marketing Dragon Innovation Partnership Marketing Knowledge Transfer Business Partnerships Techniums Clusters Ali Parker Ext 2630

15. Knowledge Transfer Support Internal and External Interface Business Development and idea scoping Application advise – process, costs, targets, company checks Key contact with funding organisations Contracts – NDAs, IP agreements Knowledge Transfer training Ali Parker Ext 2630

16. Key Knowledge Transfer Funding 1) Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Short KTPs – 10- 40 weeks Classic KTPs – 1 to 3 years 2) WAG Academic Expertise for Business – A4B Knowledge Transfer Centres Collaborative Industrial Research Projects Feasibility Studies Knowledge Exchange Program Early Stage Development Fund and Proof of Concept 3) Technology Strategy Board Funding 4) Other funding bodies (e.g. Wellcome, CDE) Ali Parker Ext 2630

17. Spinouts Tenancy Advice Events Networks Techniums Ali Parker Ext 2630

18. 1.One Portal 2.Community 3.Best Practice 4.Networks 5.Skills, training, consultancy 6.Collaborative Projects 7.Collaborative Events Ali Parker Ext 2630

19. Marketing Case Studies Seminar program Term 1 – research Term 2 – Collaborative Projects Term 3 – Research Councils Networks - IKT, CBI, FSB, Chamber, IOD, Events – Business, Departmental and School Ali Parker Ext 2630

20. 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 Dan Flanagan Ext 3717

21. 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 Dan Flanagan Ext 3717

22. Pre Award – Julie Williams Pre & Post Award – Sarah Thornton Post Award – Huw Evans Post Award – Sara Morgan Professionally qualified staff: European Studies, languages (including Welsh), accounting, auditing. The European Office Team Julie Williams Ext 5824

23. alerting researchers to the opportunities available assist with the bid and claims process exchanging information between UK & EU To promote effective SU participation in EU funded research, higher education & training & related activities by: What is our Mission? Julie Williams Ext 5824

24. 2007 – 2014 £1.5 bn Supports regional development Capital & Revenue regeneration projects Training related projects Funding at around 50% Match funding from staff time, overheads + partners Example: IP Wales European Regional Funding - Convergence Julie Williams Ext 5824

25. The 7th Framework Programme What is a Framework Programme? EU Programme for RTD 7 years in duration 2007-2013 €53.2 Bn FP5 1999-2002 €14.96Bn FP6 2002-2005 €16.27Bn Contract research European collaboration User driven approach Prioritised research areas It involves: The Framework 7 Programme Julie Williams Ext 5824

26. Resources pooled to achieve critical mass Access to expertise & facilities Networking Enhanced credibility & publications Staff training & development in S&T Faster development Shared risk Spin-off activities Finance Why research at European level? Julie Williams Ext 5824

27. What is it? European Structural Weaknesses: Research investment Human resources Innovation Regional imbalances Fragmentation The ERA must: reduce the competitive gap increase RTD efforts promote capacity building address the broad context strengthen coherence improve impact of RTD The European Research Area (ERA) Julie Williams Ext 5824

28. EU-25USJapan R&D intensity (% of GDP)1.862.663.18 Share of R&D financed by industry (%)54.863.774.8 Researchers (FTE) per thousand labour force5.59.110.1 Share of world scientific publications (%)38.331.19.6 Scientific publications per million population639809569 Share of world patents (%)31.534.326.9 Patents per million population30.553.192.6 High-tech exports as share of total manuf. exp.(%)19.728.526.5 Share of world high-tech exports (%)16.719.510.6 figures 2000 - 2004Source: DG Research R&D – Europe’s Challenge Julie Williams Ext 5824

29. FP7 2007 –2013 Specific Programmes Cooperation – Collaborative research Ideas – Frontier Research People – Marie Curie Actions Capacities – Research Capacity + JRC & nuclear research Support via WECF Framework 7 – areas covered? Julie Williams Ext 5824

30. – 10 themes Cooperation 1. Health 2. Biotechnology, food and agriculture 3. Information and communication technologies 4. Nanotechnologies, materials and production 5. Energy 6. Environment (incl. climate change) 7. Transport (incl. aeronautics) 8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities 9. Security 10. Space The Cooperation specific programme? Julie Williams Ext 5824

31. FP7 Budget Framework 7 – Budget Julie Williams Ext 5824

32. Universities Research Institutes Industry, including SMEs Public authorities Charities Consumer groups Trade Unions Other end users etc. International Organisations EEIGs Proposal Content - Types of Partners Julie Williams Ext 5824

33. Reports (handbooks, standards, procedures, policy) Prototypes (technical/commercial) Data (statistics, databases, trends) Software IPR (patent, copyright, trademark) Educational material Meetings (conference, workshop) Media (web site, video, CD ROM) Publications Proposal Content - Deliverables Julie Williams Ext 5824

34. European Funding Web Pages Email/Tel j.williams@swan.ac.ukj.williams@swan.ac.uk – 5824 (Mon-Thur) s.f.e.thornton@swan.ac.uks.f.e.thornton@swan.ac.uk - 5924 huw.evans@swan.ac.ukhuw.evans@swan.ac.uk - 5736 s.g.morgan@swan.ac.uks.g.morgan@swan.ac.uk – 5946 (Tues-Fri) UKRO – Brussels based www.ukro.ac.ukwww.ukro.ac.uk WHEB – Brussels based www.wheb.ac.ukwww.wheb.ac.uk Contact us for further information