Research with Private Industry and Publication of Research Findings

The University supports collaborative effort with private industry. However, the academic goal of free distribution of knowledge sometimes conflicts with the proprietary and competitive interests of private industry. The chancellor must approve any agreement to guard the confidentiality of proprietary information. No agreement, however, may interfere with the publication or oral defense of research theses and dissertations of graduate students. The official University policy, Policy Statement #93 “Research Relations with Private Enterprise and of Research Findings,” can be found at www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-93.html.  The official University policy, Policy Statement #34, “Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements to Finance Sponsored Programs,” outlines the steps involved to submit an application to establish an agreement between the University or a faculty member and an external agency or individual and can be found at www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-34.html.