Support for the Research Lifecycle

Bid Development

The Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange team (RIKE) is here to help academics from all our schools to secure external funding.  

What we can do for you:  

• Provide access to opportunity searches related to your area of research 

• Highlight upcoming funding opportunities and offer advice as their suitability for the research that you have in mind 

• Review your bid as it develops to ensure that it is as strong as it can be 

• Support collaboration with partner organisations 

• Co-ordinate interdisciplinary bids across schools and research groups 

• Provide training and workshops to help you find funding and develop your bids 

What you can do:  

• Keep your PURE research profile up to date 

• Arrange a meeting with us to discuss your research area and funding requirements 

• Register for you Pivot RP account, a third-party funding database containing a wide variety of external funding opportunities for academics and professional staff. 

• Talk to colleagues that have been successful in securing funding  

It’s never too early to get in touch to discuss your plans for securing external research funding and the RIKE Research Development team will be happy to hear from you.  Please get in touch with us at  research.services@hud.ac.uk. 

Contracts:

For advice on research contracts please see the University Legal Office guidance here or contact research.services@hud.ac.uk. 

Award Set-Up

Congratulations on being awarded your funding! So what happens next?

Each RIKE project that is awarded external funding must have its own cost centre on the University’s financial system, Unit4. 

RIKE are responsible for setting up this cost centre and allocating a budget for the project, but before this can take place we will need to be in possession of the original documentation confirming the funding. This could be a grant offer letter, a contract with an industry company, a partnership agreement with another institute or simply a purchase order for consultancy services.

When you receive your contract or award letter, it must be reviewed by our Contracts Managers and signed by the University. Please contact research.services@hud.ac.uk who will facilitate the process, working closely with the University’s Legal team to ensure that all contracts entered into are favourable for all parties involved.

Grant Management

Once a budget is allocated to the project cost centre, orders and expenses can be processed within the School/Service itself.  Expenditure must be in-line with the eligible spend outlined in the contract and in compliance with the University’s financial regulations. All expenditure will need to be pre-authorised by the main budget holder.

RIKE monitor the expenditure and analyse any variances and quarterly budget reviews are undertaken in conjunction with the Principal Investigator.  We are also responsible to ensuring compliance with the funder, ensuring all necessary documentation is submitted and within the required timescale. The team also liaise with funders and audit firms with regards to claims, amendments to grants and audits.

Any questions please contact us at research.services@hud.ac.uk 

Key Contacts

Head of Research Services – Sharron Lobley S.Y.Lobley@hud.ac.uk  

Deputy Head of Research Services – Matt Evans M.E.Evans@hud.ac.uk  

School Support:

Applied Sciences

Research Development Manager – Alastair Brown A.Brown@hud.ac.uk  

Research Support Officer – Mukhtar Hussain M.Hussain2@hud.ac.uk  

Arts and Humanities

Research Development Manager – Peter Fenlon P.Fenlon@hud.ac.uk  

Research Support Officer – Faye Chambers F.A.Chambers2@hud.ac.uk  

Business School

Research Development Manager – Nisha Kanwar N.Kanwar@hud.ac.uk  

Computing and Engineering

Research Development Manager – Jane Faithfull J.Faithfull2@hud.ac.uk  

Research Development Manager – Richard Holmes R.J.Holmes@hud.ac.uk  

Research Support Officer – Nicola Johnson N.Johnson@hud.ac.uk  

Research Support Officer – Liam Bond L.Bond@hud.ac.uk  

Education and Professional Development

Research Development Manager – Nisha Kanwar N.Kanwar@hud.ac.uk 

Arts and Humanities

Research Development Manager – Jo Addie J.Addie@hud.ac.uk  

Research Development Manager – Cathy Jones C.A.Jones@hud.ac.uk  

Research Support Officer – Joanne Goddard J.G.Goddard@hud.ac.uk  

Research Support Officer – Dianne Miller D.Miller@hud.ac.uk  

Administrators

Lucy Glowiak – L.Glowiak2@hud.ac.uk  

Yasir Iqbal – Y.Iqbal@hud.ac.uk