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Academic staff to benefit from changes made to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº consultancies

28 August 2003

A new subsidiary of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Consultants Ltd, has been set up to channel all administrative, contractual and financial aspects of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº consultancy projects, effective from 1 August 2003.

The distinctions between 'private' and '¹û¶³Ó°Ôº' consultancies will remain, meaning that academics involved with consultancy projects not using ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº resources will retain the freedom to do so. However, all consultancy work conducted on ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº premises - including contracts under £5,000 - must now be channelled through ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Consultants Ltd.

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Consultants Ltd, led by Ms Susanne Westfold-Scott, will have four full-time staff - including one contracts executive, an office administrator and two finance officers. Ms Westfold-Scott said: "The team is dedicated to all ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº consultancy projects, from initial quotations through to final claims and payments to the consultant and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº department. The unit will exclusively handle consultancies, and has experience in negotiating commercial rates for various types of consultancy project, including arrangements for sub-contracts."

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Business is holding a question and answer session in the Wolfson Building's Lecture Theatre 2 on Monday 4 August at 1pm. Ms Westfold-Scott is also available to answer individual questions or give a presentation to departments if numbers so require. The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Consultants Ltd web page will be completed soon, containing all the latest information.

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