Academic Publication (except Research Collaboration Agreement 5)

For reasons explained above in the context of the definition of Academic Publication, there is an obvious tension between industry's wish to protect its information and materials and academia's wish to publish, and it may be necessary for the parties to discuss how a proposed publication may be amended in order to accommodate the academics' desire to publish while retaining protection for sensitive information and materials. This issue should be addressed as early as possible in the negotiations.

The period during which academic publication may be delayed will vary according to the circumstances and the nature of the information; it may be as little as one month or as much as 12 months (or possibly more).

Research Collaboration Agreement 5 (Contract Research) does not allow for academic publication. This is because the University is being commissioned to undertake research on a purely commercial basis and will be paid accordingly.

Theses

Where students are involved in the Project, the Sponsor and the University may agree to add a clause allowing for the submission of a thesis and its deposit in the University library. An example of that sort of clause is given below. The University will need to have a process in place for examining theses confidentially and restricting access to them in the library.

Possible Thesis Clauses:

Where, with the agreement of the Sponsor, any registered student of the University has been involved in the Project, nothing in this Agreement will prevent that student submitting a thesis based on any of the [Results and the ]Sponsor's Background for a degree of the University, or the examination of that thesis by examiners appointed by the University, or the deposit of that thesis in a library of the University in accordance with the relevant procedures of the University. However, if the examination or deposit of the thesis would disclose any [Result or any ]of the Sponsor's Background that is Confidential Information, the University will notify the Sponsor at least [30][60] days before the thesis is due to be submitted, and the Sponsor may, by giving notice to the University ("a Thesis Notice") within [15][30] days after the Sponsor receives the notice from the University, require any external examiners or readers of the deposited thesis to sign confidentiality undertakings as a condition of receipt of the thesis. If the University does not receive a Thesis Notice within that period, it may proceed with examination and deposit of the thesis.]

Or

Where, with the agreement of the Sponsor, any registered student of the University has been involved in the Project he will follow the University's regulations for the submission of any thesis or theses for examination. In any event the University will procure that the student will submit a draft thesis to the Principal Investigator and the Sponsor's Supervisor at least [30] days before the date for submission for examination. The Student may not, without the Sponsor's express written consent, include in any thesis any of the Sponsor's Background or and Results belonging to Sponsor.]