Section 9: Publications Arising from Research
9.1. The rights and responsibilities of supervisors in relation to publication of a student’s research vary across Graduate Schools. In some cases the student’s research is an individual, stand-alone piece of work, while in others, it is part of broader research activity involving teams of researchers, where publication may have wider implications. Students and supervisors shall familiarise themselves with any relevant Graduate School arrangements when considering publication.
9.2. Supervisors and students shall familiarise themselves with the Code of Policy and Procedures for Investigating Allegations of Misconduct in Research, and the Code of Good Practice in Research as they relate to publication of research findings.
9.3. Where a sponsor or other external body has some rights to the Intellectual Property resulting from research, students and supervisors shall refer to any restrictions placed on publishing as set out in the terms of the contract between the sponsor, the student and the supervisor.
9.4. Where appropriate, the contribution of both student and primary supervisor to the research must be recognised.
9.5. The primary supervisor normally has a right of access to the results and other materials obtained by the student in the course of the work supervised.
9.6. Neither the student nor the supervisors shall publish the results of any research carried out by the student without ensuring mutual agreement to publish, irrespective of who generated the Intellectual Property. Neither party will unreasonably decline permission to publish, or delay publication. Any publication delay caused by the student or the supervisors can be referred to the Dean of Graduate Studies or Graduate School Board for adjudication.
9.7. The student shall keep the supervisor informed of his/her contact details following graduation from the University, in order that he/she can be contacted in the event that the supervisor wishes to seek any appropriate agreement on publication from the student’s research.
9.8. The supervisor shall keep the student informed of his/her contact details if he/she leaves the University, in order that he/she can be contacted in the event that the student wishes to seek any appropriate agreement on publication from the student’s research.
9.9. Where appropriate, the student and the supervisors shall agree on the names appearing as authors of any publication arising wholly or partly from the research.
9.10. The primary supervisor has a duty to ensure that, where a student’s work is worthy of publication, the student is encouraged and given an appropriate level of assistance to enable the work to be submitted for publication without unreasonable delay.
9.11. Any cases of dispute shall be referred to the Dean of Graduate Studies in the first instance.