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5.
Publication, Data and Intellectual Property
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UR's
Open Academic Environment
UR considers an open academic environment, the unrestricted
freedom to publish and access to research projects by
all university faculty and students, to be of crucial
importance. UR will not accept, for example, funding
for classified or proprietary research projects, where
rights to publish results would be limited.
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PI's
should be alert to language in proposals, award notices,
or other project documents that would limit the UR's
basic
academic freedoms. Any concerns about restrictions on
openness or publishability should be resolved before
an
award is accepted. See also the page
on Export
Controls.
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in peer-reviewed journals is at the heart of the
academic research enterprise. Considerations around
the sharing of information, and the ability to replicate
research results, are discussed in the excerpt from
"On Being a Scientist" linked in the box
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On
Being a Scientist |
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As
the UR has achieved a notable reputation for technology
transfer, one outcome has been increased interest in patentability
and licensing of intellectual property developed at the
University. This has brought new attention to issues of
openness and publishability. Another outcome has been
the growth of UR start-up companies based on UR technology.
This has brought new attention to the management of any
real or perceived conflict
of interest of the PI or the institution.
As a recipient of federal research funding, UR must report
invention
disclosures and promote technology transfer
for the good of society. Specific provisions, including
royalty-sharing, can be found in UR's
Policy on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
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after the research project is complete, regulations stipulate
the length of time that scientific records and data must
be retained. In general, data must be kept for THREE YEARS
following the closure of a project (this applies to both
scientific and financial records). Special
circumstances may require longer retention periods. Lab
notebooks are crucial project records, for example, in
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