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Find out about Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s policies on intellectual property, revenue sharing, disclosing and managing conflicts of interest, and declaring interests.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Innovation & Enterprise provides day-to-day and specialist support for several Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ policies that underpin enterprise and knowledge exchange activities across the university. These include Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾'s policies on intellectual property (IP), conflicts of interest, and revenue sharing.

Intellectual propertyÌý

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’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

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s Revenue Sharing Policy outlines how revenue will be distributed when Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ commercialises intellectual property generated by staff and/or students.

Access the Revenue Sharing Policy (you'll need your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ login).

Disclosure of conflicts and declarations of interest

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’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‘Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ staff and students

Things to consider when working with a spinout, startup or other company with significant links with Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ policies and guidelines you need to consider – from research code of conduct to use of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ brand and logo.Ìý

The IP commercialisation process

The process of working with Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Business (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾B), 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Academic Staff Consultancy Policy (you'll need your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ login).