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Types of Research Contract Section 1 7 Public Funders Some of your research will be funded by research grants, often from the UK Research Councils (UK RC) or charitable institutions. They have standard terms and conditions upon which they make their grants, which are non- negotiable. These standard terms and conditions form the basis of the contract. Frequently these funders do not seek rights in the IP created but only impose an obligation on you to disseminate the results. You should always familiarise yourself with the relevant standard terms and conditions and the obligations which they impose. There is also a wide range of specific types of Research Contract which have specific contract terms applicable to them. They are usually driven by a particular funding body. Let's look at one. EU Framework Contracts The European Commission funds a variety of collaborative research projects in the context specific frameworks. The Horizon 2020 programme starts in 2014. The European Commission enters into a contract with all the collaborators. Apart from some specific variations to deal with the nature of the specific research itself and the level of funding being given, this contract has set non-negotiable conditions. The collaborators then enter into a separate agreement themselves, known as a Consortium Agreement. In this they agree additional terms and can go into more detail on specific issues. These terms cannot contradict anything set out in the contract with the European Commission. There are several specimen Consortium Agreements in circulation which go into great detail as to how these research collaborations are governed, money is dealt with and IP is handled. Lambert Model Agreements The Lambert Toolkit can be of assistance to universities, researchers and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.