Find out about °×С½ãÂÛ̳’s policies on intellectual property, revenue sharing, disclosing and managing conflicts of interest, and declaring interests.
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation & Enterprise provides day-to-day and specialist support for several °×С½ãÂÛ̳ policies that underpin enterprise and knowledge exchange activities across the university. These include °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s policies on intellectual property (IP), conflicts of interest, and revenue sharing.
Intellectual propertyÌý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳’s Intellectual Property (IP) policy helps staff and students understand intellectualÌýproperty rights and how they apply to copyright, patents and other related forms of intellectual assets.
Access:
- Intellectual Property Policy
- guidance for staff on the IP policy
- guidance on student IP
- online training on the IP policy
Revenue sharing
°×С½ãÂÛ̳’s Revenue Sharing Policy outlines how revenue will be distributed when °×С½ãÂÛ̳ commercialises intellectual property generated by staff and/or students.
Access the Revenue Sharing Policy (you'll need your °×С½ãÂÛ̳ login).
Disclosure of conflicts and declarations of interest
°×С½ãÂÛ̳’s Disclosure of Conflict and Declaration of Interest Policy outlines:
- the responsibilities staff and doctoral studentsÌýhave to identify, disclose and manage actual, perceived or potential conflicts of interest
- who needs to submit an annual declaration of external interests and why
For more information access:
- Disclosure of Conflict and Declaration of Interest Policy
- online training on the Disclosure of Conflict and Declaration of Interest Policy
Disclosing and managing conflicts of interest
For more on disclosing and managing conflicts of interest access:
- conflicts of interest policy guidance
- conflict management plan guidance
- simple step-by-step guide on disclosing a conflict
- comprehensive system user guide
You should disclose conflicts via theÌý‘°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Manage Conflicts and Declare Interests’ system accessed via
Annual declaration of interests
For more information access guidance on annual declarations of interests.
You can complete your annual declaration usingÌý.
Working withÌýcompanies owned or led by °×С½ãÂÛ̳ staff and students
Things to consider when working with a spinout, startup or other company with significant links with °×С½ãÂÛ̳ staff and/or students are outlined in our embedded companies guidance.
Other policies relating to enterprise and knowledge exchange activities
When engaging in enterprise and knowledge exchange activities, there may be other °×С½ãÂÛ̳ policies and guidelines you need to consider – from research code of conduct to use of the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ brand and logo.Ìý
The IP commercialisation process
The process of working with °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Business (°×С½ãÂÛ̳B), and what your options are if they’re unable to commercialise new IP from your research, are covered in our commercialisation guidance.
Academic staff consultancy
A framework for staff engaged in consultancy is covered in the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Academic Staff Consultancy Policy (you'll need your °×С½ãÂÛ̳ login).