The purpose of this policy is to support and enable academic staff to further their research, leading to the highest quality of research outputs and/or significant impact in the wider community.…

File location:

Research > Research impact paid leave

Published date:

5 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

This document relates to the application, licensing, relicensing and reporting principles, processes and outcomes for Research Centre and Institutes at the University of St Andrews.…

File location:

Research > Institutes and centres

Published date:

27 September 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Detailing the University’s approach to open access to ensure the widest possible access to its research publications.…

File location:

Research > Open research

Published date:

26 July 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

To provide a procedural framework for investigating allegations of research misconduct relating to research conducted under the auspices of the University.…

File location:

Research > Conduct and ethics

Published date:

26 July 2023

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

All researchers

To provide a definition of research misconduct and the principles guiding the handling and investigation of allegations of research misconduct relating to research conducted under the auspices of the University.…

File location:

Research > Conduct and ethics

Published date:

26 July 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All researchers

To define the expectations regarding good research conduct that the University places on individuals conducting research under its auspices, in the form of a set of overarching principles.…

File location:

Research > Conduct and ethics

Published date:

26 July 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All researchers

Provide a set of principles for how to use quantitative and qualitative indicators responsibly when assessing and managing research.…

File location:

Research > Open research

Published date:

19 May 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Detailing the University’s approach to managing research data throughout the research process and sharing research data as widely as possible for the benefit of all, subject to legal, ethical and commercial constraints.…

File location:

Research > Open research

Published date:

7 April 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All researchers

The policy seeks to define what should be considered as consultancy and encourage this activity within a supported environment and with relevant agreements.…

File location:

Research > External work

Published date:

1 March 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To provide guidance on the University’s approach to the protection and exploitation of Intellectual Property.…

File location:

Research > External work

Published date:

1 March 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Providing expectations and processes for individuals to reflect on their interests, and identify, declare and mitigate any potential conflicts of interest if and when they arise: to avoid compromising - or the perception of compromising –…

File location:

Research > External work

Published date:

1 March 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To identify, declare, manage and enforce financial conflicts of interest of researchers responsible for the responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of projects applying for, or in receipt of, funding from the United States Public Health…

File location:

Research > Conduct and ethics

Published date:

15 May 2020

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All researchers