We are responsible for delivering contracts which take into account acceptable levels of risk, while protecting academic rights to publish and use their results. You will need a contract if you are working with an external organisation to do your research. This can include charities, businesses, government bodies or other universities. We advise on:

• assignments, sales or licences of patents
• collaboration and consortium agreements (including EU)
• confidentiality agreements
• evaluation agreements
• framework agreements
• knowledge transfer partnerships
• material transfer agreements
• non-disclosure agreements
• novation agreements
• spin-outs
• PhD studentships
• sub-contracts
• unfunded collaboration agreements

See our: - SLA for reviewing contracts - advice on industrial contracts - animation on supporting your contracts