Amy Charles
Head of ContractsResponsibility for overseeing the Research and Commercialisation Contracts team and leading complex legal and contractual negotiations when required.
Research and Commercialisation Contracts
We are responsible for setting up and supporting contracts between academics and external organisations.
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
Members
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Natalie Burrell-Biss
Senior Contracts Officer
Providing research contracts between the University and external collaborators.
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Mo Critchlow
Contracts OfficerProviding research contracts between the University and external collaborators.
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Yang Shen
Contracts OfficerProviding research contracts between the University and external collaborators.
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Clarissa Bell
Legal Advisor
Providing high-level legal advice for research and commercialisation contracts, with particular emphasis on strategic initiatives.
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Sara Lovelock
Departmental Administrator
Providing assistance to the Director of Research and Innovation Services and the Department.