Commissioned Research and Consultancy Services

Businesses, organisations and public sector institutions can requisition specialised analyses or small research projects done by the University of Copenhagen's experts with access to the latest knowledge and technology for measurements and analyses.

The assignments can either be solved as commissioned research, where you enter into an agreement with the university itself, or as consultancy services, where you enter into an agreement with the individual researcher.

Commissioned research (incl. analyses)

Commissioned research is sometimes called contract research. It is characterised by the fact that a company, authority or organisation orders an analysis, a measurement or another specialised service from a researcher.

Agreements on commissioned research are concluded with the University of Copenhagen. The university's laboratory facilities and academic networks must therefore be used to solve the task.

Commissioned research is typically a clearly defined project, such as a specific statistical analysis or a sequencing of a DNA string.

Consultancy services

If a company, organisation or public body wants to buy consultancy services from a researcher, they must contact the researcher or research team directly. Consultancy services are typically clearly scientifically defined and have a clearly defined timeframe.

The agreement is with the researcher personally, not the University, The researcher cannot, therefore, make use of the university's equipment or materials to solve consultancy tasks.

If you want to get in touch with a researcher about a specific job, contact the appropriate faculty. If you are unsure which faculty to contact, ask our business coordinator.

 

 

The manual supports and guides researchers and managers in the quality assurance of research-based consultancy and also serves as a dialogue tool in relation to external collaboration.

The manual describes, among other things:

  • Division of responsibilities and management
  • Responsibilities and tasks for the dean, head of department and project manager
  • All relevant links and templates
  • Description of support functions on UCPH

The manual is divided into sections that clearly describe the roles and tasks in connection with research-based consultancy. For example, the section on the project manager's responsibilities and tasks (section 6.3) is 5 pages long and is a step-by-step description. Overall, the manual is intended to support and guide departments and researchers in their provision of research-based consultancy, including compliance with the quality assurance policy:

  • We deliver what we agree
  • Consultancy with full integrity and at arm's length
  • We improve our quality continuously

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rose Maja Friis (SUND) or ​​Sofie Bräuner Kappelgaard​​​ (SCIENCE).

Manual for quality assurance of research-based consultancy (SUND/SCIENCE)