7. Student projects: Little or no cost to suggest a topic for a 3 month student project – benefits both the student and the company. Collaboration: On existing research projects – companies can help direct existing research at no cost, and may wish to negotiate a licence when the research is completed. Consulting: When we already have something you want - we can help develop it and integrate into your company, with staff training if required. Contract research: If you want us to develop something just for you – we can negotiate terms and conditions covering things like intellectual property rights. We can also help identify and access new government and Scottish Enterprise initiatives that can be used help fund all of the above. Mechanisms for working together