ERDO

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ERDO EU funded research

• Dr Ilse Vickers
• UCL
• Director Research Europe

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European Research Development Office
Director Dr Ilse Vickers European
Officers David Cobb James
Lloyd Michael Brown EU-Project Manager Luce
Jacovella Administration Julie
Mancini Joanne Marshall
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Life Cycle of a Project

• Pre-proposal stage
• Proposal submission
• Contract negotiation
• EC contract ( other contracts)
• T1 for financial administration
• handover to Research Administration
• PROJECT

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Pre-proposal stage

• Information on digest of complex EC documents
• calls for proposals
• thematic priorities
• calls for proposals
• partner search

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Proposal submission

• Advice on proposal writing
• Advice on costing of proposals
• - allowable direct indirect costs
• Project Management
• - management structure
• EC aim objectives
• EC submission forms

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Contract Negotiations

• Advice on negotiation re-costing of proposal
• Advice on Collaboration Agreements subsequent
  agreements
• Assistance with UCL forms procedures

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Contract stage

• Contract signature
• Handover (T1)
• To Research Administration with all relevant
  information for financial administration (cost
  claims, audit certification etc)

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ERDO service

• ERDOs assistance most effective at pre-contract
  stage !!
• But
• Continued project management during life-span of
  project

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Framework Programme Six2002-2006

• Changes in FP6 which affect administration
• No more cost categories, instead
• Costs by type of activity
• Consortium Management Costs
• Audit certification
• Proposal no authorised signature
• EC Contract co-ordinator signs, partners accede

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Framework Programme Six2002-2006

• Because of the changes in FP6
• New PBA
• New Timesheets

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Framework Programme Six2002-2006

• No more cost categories
• Cost by type of activity

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Type of activities
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Framework Programme Six2002-2006

• Consortium Management Costs
• Additional Cost Model users
• Additional Staff eligible cost
• Permanent Staff eligible cost (up to 7 of EU
  contribution)
• Audit certification eligible cost
• NB Overheads

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Framework Programme Six2002-2006

• UCL Timesheets for FP6
• Cost reimbursement by type of activity
• Consortium Management Costs ( including permanent
  staff)
• Audit certification!!

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ERDO Contact Details

• European Research Development Office (ERDO)
• ilse.vickers_at_ucl.ac.uk - x46488
• d.cobb_at_ucl.ac.uk - x46478
• j.d.lloyd_at_ucl.ac.uk - x46481
• michael.browne_at_ucl.ac.uk - x46135
• j.mancini_at_ucl.ac.uk - x46469
• j.marshall_at_ucl.ac.uk - x46595