Types of Research Contract
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Section 1
Basic Research
Strategic Research
Collaborative Research
Applied Research
Contract Research
Consulting*
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*This is not research but is included in the table to highlight the differences. "Consulting:
A Researcher's Guide" gives further definitions of consulting.
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AGENDA
Project is to advance research institution's interests
Research is purely to advance knowledge with no
specific aim
Research focuses on specified broad areas with the
aim of providing knowledge to help solve known
problems
Project involves active research input from sponsor
and research institution
Project focuses on acquisition of new knowledge for
a specific application
Project has identified aims and objectives to deliver
commercially important results
Sponsor sets agenda for project
FUNDING
Project funded by research institution/public
funding
Project funded by research institution/public
funding and sponsor
Sponsor pays FEC (or equivalent)
Sponsor pays FEC + profit paid (or equivalent)
RESULTS
Sponsor to have access to results (possible right to
negotiate a licence)
Sponsor to have a licence to use the IP in results
Sponsor to own IP in results
Results not to be published
No substantive IP expected to be generated
Research Contracts Grid
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