Recent Policy Updates
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Other Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Patents and Proprietary Information
Establishes Stanford policy on copyright ownership and defines administrative procedures for policy implementation.
Copyright Policy
Establishes Stanford policy on copyright ownership and defines administrative procedures for policy implementation.
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.
Confidentiality of Administrative Panel Proceedings
Updated to clarify the confidentiality of protocols and consent forms.
Inventions, Patents, and Licensing
Explanatory materials added to Section 2.D.
Rights and Responsibilities in the Conduct of Research
Reorganized policy.
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.