Sponsorship
What is a Sponsor?
All research conducted within the NHS is required to have a
research sponsor. A sponsor is an organisation which takes
responsibility for the quality and conduct of a research project,
and is legally responsible.
The HRA describes a sponsor as an 'individual, organisation or
group taking on responsibility for securing the arrangements to
initiate, manage and finance a study'. You need to apply for
sponsorship before submitting your HRA/ethics application via
IRAS.
Full details on how to apply to UHBristol for sponsorship are
given in our Sponsorship
SOP 002.
Green light
The sponsor issues 'green light' for a site to open to
recruitment after all regulatory approvals are in place,
confirmation of Capacity and Capability has been received and any
other sponsor conditions are in place. This function may be
delegated to a trials unit. For further information on green
lighting UH Bristol sponsored studies, please refer to SOP 002 Research Sponsorship
at UHBristol.
International studies
We cannot sponsor international studies, but can take part in
studies sponsored from another country. For guidance and options
for running and taking part in international studies please refer
to
GD_024
