Standard types of contracts & who has authority to sign them
Most contracts fall into one of the following categories:
1. Contracts with money attached:
eg Research Agreements, Consultancy Agreements, Sub-contracts, Clinical trials, Studentships
All terms and conditions must be approved by us before being signed by the Finance Office on behalf of the University.
2. Contracts with no money attached:
eg Collaboration & Consortium Agreements, Non-disclosure (NDA)/Confidentiality Agreements (CDA), Material Transfer Agreements (MTA)
MTAs should be sent to us for approval together with a completed MTA questionnaire Word (100 Kb).
All terms and conditions must be approved and signed by us, on behalf of the University. Collaboration & Consortium Agreements must also be signed by the Finance Office.
For further information, please contact the Contracts Team and/or access relevant documents.
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