Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • December 22, 1998

    Link to Chapter 9.5

    Other Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Patents and Proprietary Information

    Establishes Stanford policy on copyright ownership and defines administrative procedures for policy implementation.

  • December 22, 1998

    Link to Chapter 9.2

    Copyright Policy

    Establishes Stanford policy on copyright ownership and defines administrative procedures for policy implementation.

  • April 29, 1998

    Link to Chapter 1.3

    Academic Freedom

    Amended by Faculty Senate only to simplify procedures by which grievances arising from the Statement are handled, and published in Faculty Handbook.

  • Grievance Procedure: Academic Staff

    Defines grievance procedure for Academic Staff.

  • Policy and Procedures for Appointment and Promotion: Academic Staff - Research

    Establishes Stanford policy for Academic Staff - Research (AS-R), including provisions for appointment and promotion, and Visiting AS-R. Clarification added in July 1996 regarding exception to search requirements in the case of recent Stanford doctorate or completed postdoctoral study.

  • April 29, 1996

    Link to Chapter 18.4

    Confidentiality of Administrative Panel Proceedings

    Updated to clarify the confidentiality of protocols and consent forms.

  • January 1, 1996

    Link to Chapter 9.1

    Inventions, Patents, and Licensing

    Explanatory materials added to Section 2.D. 

  • November 1, 1995

    Link to Chapter 1.2

    Rights and Responsibilities in the Conduct of Research

    Reorganized policy.

  • November 1, 1995

    Link to Chapter 18.3

    Administrative Panels for Research Compliance

    Outlines membership and responsibilities of Stanford University's five Administrative Panels for Research Compliance:

    • Administrative Panel on Human Subjects in Non-Medical Research
    • Administrative Panel on Human Subjects in Medical Research
    • Administrative Panel on Radiological Safety
    • Administrative Panel on Biosafety
    • Administrative Panel on Laboratory Animal Care
  • Academic Policies Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Originally RPH 3.4; establishes procedures to meet the requirements of July 15, 1993 revisions to OMB Circular A-21 regarding the definition of University Research.