The University of Southampton is a member of the “Russell Group” - one of 20 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the UK recognised globally as leaders in research. It delivers an excellent educational experience, world leading research and is known for successfully communicating that research through enterprise.
For Universities like Southampton, counteracting the growing competition for research funds has become pivotal to maintain its ongoing success. Without the effective management of the multiple and complex steps taken when bidding for funds and grants, the University of Southampton believes it would put the future of the institution’s £100M annual research turnover and its position amongst the research elite at risk.
The University has therefore turned to UNIT4’s Agresso Award Management solution from the Agresso Campus Platform to manage the bidding process. “We selected Agresso because it meets our requirements now and will support us in the future. It has existing and proven functionality that is more complete than competitive offerings,” said Andrew Grice, Deputy Director of Finance at the University of Southampton.. “For any research-intensive Institution, sound application awards management is the lifeblood and delivers the revenue and reputation needed to be a success.”
Agresso Award Management has considerably reduced the effort it takes to manage the process, automatically prompting relevant research and finance staff to provide the right information at the appropriate time dependent on the individual funders’ requirements, whether they are based in the UK or international locations.
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