UMass Amherst faculty may occasionally need to use an outside organization’s facilities for university research activities, particularly when the outside organization offers unique capabilities or specialized equipment necessary to accomplish the faculty member's research goals. Federally funded national laboratories (e.g., Sandia National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab) and other university- or industry-based facilities that offer faculty the opportunity to conduct work onsite often require a signed agreement with UMass Amherst.
The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) is responsible for assisting faculty with reviewing, negotiating and signing such facility use agreements. ORC’s role is focused on ensuring the terms and conditions of such agreements do not conflict with a faculty member’s sponsored research funding agreements, with intellectual property rights or with other UMass policies.
Faculty needing assistance with a facilities access or use arrangement should contact ORC at (413) 545-5283 or via email at @email