Intellectual Property Rights

What do I need to know about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)? (Who ‘owns’ the research data?)

By default the University asserts ownership over the research data collected by academics (or co-ownership with third parties), unless alternative arrangements have been agreed (e.g. by a separate written contract).

Please see the University’s Intellectual Property (IP) Policy and the IP and Commercialisation pages for further details. 

IPR may have an impact on what licence(s) you release the data under.