Common use of Research Practice Clause in Contracts

Research Practice. The Employing Institution must ensure that all the necessary legal and regulatory requirements in order to conduct the research are met and all the necessary licences and Ethical Committee approvals have been obtained. Where any part of the research is to be conducted outside the UK such legal and regulatory requirements, and such licences and approvals, should include those applicable in the additional countries involved. The Employing Institution must have in place formal written procedures for the handling of allegations of research misconduct and on request must make those available to Guts UK. The ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or any other person working on the Grant Activities must carry out any animal research using the Grant in accordance with the appropriate Home Office licences and certificates which must remain valid. The Employing Institution must ensure that research involving animals gives due consideration to the refinement, reduction and replacement of animals in research and adheres to the principles in the NC3Rs “Responsibility in the Use of Animals in Bioscience Research”. Site visits may be made at any time subject to mutual agreement. Payment of the Grant will not commence until the Grant Budget, including salary details if covered and a breakdown of consumable and other miscellaneous costs, has been confirmed by the Employing Institution's Administrative Officer in the Admin Officer Letter. Guts UK will not cover any expenditure not stated in the Grant Budget. Conference travel expenses and publication costs will only be covered if allowed by the grant application guidelines published by Guts UK for the type of the project funded by the Grant. The Grant Budget in the Admin Officer Letter cannot include any items of expenditure which are disallowed in the grant application guidelines published by Guts UK for the type of project funded by the Grant. ▇▇▇▇▇ instalments are paid to the Employing Institution quarterly, in arrears, subject to receipt by Guts UK of an invoice. Quarterly invoices must state the start and end dates of the period covered by the invoice and provide a breakdown of costs incurred against the items of expenditure in the Grant Budget. All invoices must be submitted within 6 months of the end of the Grant Period. Guts UK will not pay the final claim until it has received the Final Report (see term 6.2) and is satisfied that the Grant Activities have been delivered in accordance with the Award Letter and any Special Conditions. Guts UK will not pay any part of the Grant relating to Grant Activities undertaken after the end of the Grant Period. Guts UK has the right to request from the Employing Institution, at any time, any financial information in respect of the Grant. The Employing Institution must maintain separate and accurate financial records to show how the Grant has been used. The Employing Institution shall allow Guts UK or its representatives access to inspect or audit, both during or after the Grant Period, such records and the use of the Grant, and to take copies at Guts UK’s expense. If the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or the Employing Institution has failed to comply with the Grant Contract, including the submission of Interim Reports, or Guts UK is not satisfied (based on the information in the Interim Reports) with progress in the Grant Activities in the period covered by the report, Guts UK may withhold payment of any instalment of the Grant until the non-compliance or concern about progress is remedied to Guts UK’s reasonable satisfaction. In the event that the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ completes the project funded by the Grant prior to the end of the Grant Period, Guts UK will not make any further payments to the Employing Institution in respect of the Grant for salary and other costs covered by the Grant which are incurred from completion of the project to the end of the Grant Period;