Who reports on scientific progress to the sponsor?
A. Some research sponsors, for example the Research Councils, require you to submit a scientific report within a specified period, as a condition of payment. Departments are responsible for ensuring that deadlines for the scientific reports are met so that the University’s expenditure can be promptly recovered. Where final reports are submitted late, the sponsor may disallow claims and issue a financial sanction to the University. The University has no funds for meeting disallowed claims and the cost will therefore have to be charged to the department.
