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Research Plan Section 4 20 Objectives – these should be the goals of the Research Project. How will the success of the Research Project be measured, when will the Project be completed and what is the likelihood of it being completed? Some projects build in acceptance tests which have to be met at various stages. In very early stage research this may simply be reference to a certain number of days to be spent by each collaborator or specified members of the research team on the research. For more applied research there maybe some technical goal or end product that will be the objective. Facilities – what premises, laboratory, specialist equipment and consumables will be needed for the Research Project? Who will supply these and who will own them? Staff – which staff will be needed, who appoints them, who employs them, have they already been identified? Will any elements of the research be subcontracted to third parties? Who will be the project managers for the respective collaborators? Work scope – this should be a description of the nature of the research and key obligations for each participant and the field within which the research will be carried out. The field definition can be key in the future when it comes to reviewing ownership of IP. If IP arising out of the Project is to belong to your funder then it is important to have carefully defined the limits of the Project, such as the field within which the research will be carried out. There is no set content for your Research Plan but as a minimum it should cover: