Research and Knowledge Exchange Office

Funding Bids

All bids for external funding for both enterprise and research activity is subject to the University approved process which is written into the Financial Regulations. This can be found within the Regulations under 3.7 Research Grants and Contracts and 3.8 Enterprise Activity.

Research Projects

Any applications for external research and knowledge exchange funding should be managed by the Research and Innovation Facilitator, Gill Smylie. Gill will offer support for all aspects of your application including costing the bid and entering the details onto Agresso for the relevant work flow approval.

Enterprise Activity

A project budget form should be completed and uploaded onto Agresso along with the relevant financial details for the relevant work flow approval. Your Faculty Administrator should be able to offer support to complete this. Allan Bibby, Project Accountant can offer advice on how this should be completed and how to construct your budget.

For projects costing under £3,000, these can be recorded and managed via your faculty’s general enterprise code and does not require separate approval. You should discuss this within you own area with your head of department and Faculty Executive Officer and / or Dean or Head of School who will give approval prior to undertaking any activity.

Active Projects

All projects should be fully approved prior to any commitment being made. It remains the responsibility of the Project Manager (the PI) to ensure all aspects of the project run as they should and in line with both the University’s financial regulations and any terms and conditions of the funding contract. As each project will have been approved via the work flow in Agresso, a unique project code will be generated and all income and expenditure for the activity will be recorded against it.

Any contracts issued to Liverpool Hope University must be signed by a University approved signatory.

Useful Contacts

Project Budget Proforma

Financial Regulations