We work with you to support your research by providing expert legal advice for your research related contracts. We provide a professional University wide contracts service where our experts and solicitors offer expertise and legal advice including drafting, negotiating, reviewing and signing research-related contracts on behalf of the University. We support activity across the whole University and work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the UK and international research and funding communities to ensure we optimise the University’s research activity. Typically, in a given year we sign off on between 2,500 and 3,000 different contracts supporting research across the University. We work closely with colleagues in Edinburgh Innovations and with NHS Lothian (through the ACCORD partnership) in order to deliver high-quality, joined-up support to our researchers. We: Are experts on the full range of research-related contracts, including funding agreements, collaborations, assignations, European Union consortium agreements, clinical trials, confidentiality agreements, heads of terms, memoranda of understanding, material (including human tissue) transfer agreements, donation agreements and data-related contracts. Provide legal advice and advise on all aspects of research contracts, including data, confidentiality (non-disclosure), intellectual property, publication, risk assessment, jurisdiction and liability. Negotiate contractual terms to ensure optimum terms are agreed and comply with funder terms. Provide expert and legal advice to professional services colleagues across the University. Ensure that all contracts which are entered into on behalf of the University comply with legislation, University policies and best practice. Who do I contact? For queries about contracts or agreements required as part of research projects, email our dedicated inbox. Email us Setting up research contracts *Studentships with an industrial partner Queries about contractual support for PhD studentships with an industrial partner should be directed to Edinburgh Innovations Business Services. Student assignations of IP associated with PhD studentships with an industrial partner are also dealt with by EI Business Services. Email ei.contracts@ei.ed.ac.uk Name Role Email Emma Becucci Contracts Officer ebecucci@ed.ac.uk Kat Boczek Contracts Support Officer kat.boczek@ed.ac.uk Carolyn Brown Contracts Support Officer carolyn.brown@ed.ac.uk Rabu Busang Senior Contracts Manager rbusang@ed.ac.uk Ann Greybe Senior Contracts Manager Ann.Greybe@ed.ac.uk Susana Guzman Contracts Manager Susana.Guzman@ed.ac.uk Katarina MacDonald Tomolova Senior Contracts Manager Katarina.Tomolova@ed.ac.uk Laura Main Contracts Support Officer laura.main@ed.ac.uk Kwadwo Koree Ohemeng-Boakye Senior Contracts Manager kk.ohemengboakye@ed.ac.uk Eli Roth Contracts Officer eli.roth@ed.ac.uk Alan Shanks Solicitor, Head of Research Contracts allan.shanks@ed.ac.uk Katerina Taliatzi Contracts Support Officer katerina.taliatzi@ed.ac.uk Martina Vajsova Senior Contracts Manager Martina.Vajsova@ed.ac.uk Maria Val Fernandez Solicitor, Contracts Manager maria.val@ed.ac.uk Annie Vozar Contracts Manager annie.vozar@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-01-24
