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The forms and applications, policies, and information below may be useful in obtaining your research contract.

 

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Forms and applications

Co-investment form

To satisfy the requirements of a funding agreement, Flinders University may need to commit funding towards your project. This type of arrangement is commonly effected as a joint commitment from the relevant college and from the central University Research Budget (URB). In the context of co-investment, the contribution from the college involved is at least equal to the financial contribution being sought from the URB.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) has established a strategy, guidelines and procedure for researchers who are seeking funding support.

Once you have read and understood the Flinders University Co-investment Strategy, you can download and complete the Co-investment request form.

ResearchNow applications

All contracts or agreements require a fully completed ResearchNow application before they can be completed.

The purpose of the ResearchNow application is to ensure your proposed research project has been granted all the required internal University authorisations. It also enables the University to record and report on your research project. See more information about ResearchNow here.

Key organisational information

Many funding organisations require detailed information about the University as part of their research application process, or within their agreements. Below is a list of commonly requested details for Flinders University, which can be used for applications and agreements.

 

Registered business name

Flinders University

ABN details

ABN: 65 542 596 200

Charity status

Flinders University is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission

GST status

Flinders University is registered for GST from 01 July 2000

Establishing Act

Flinders University was established by the Flinders University Act 1966 (SA)

Physical address

Sturt Road, Bedford Park SA 5042

Postal address

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001

Bank details

Bank name: NAB
Branch: 260 Unley Road, Unley, SA, 5061
Account name: Flinders University
BSB: 085-458 (SWIFT CODE: NATAAU3303M)
Account no: 86 589 5181

 

Intellectual property

Intellectual property (or IP) refers to creations of the mind that are new and original, including inventions, novel applications of ideas, and written or creative works. Depending on the type of IP, an idea or creation may be protectable under copyright, trademark or patent laws.

The University has a responsibility to manage IP to harness our research impact, and maximise benefits to society, our research partners, and the University itself. IP is therefore one of the most important factors we consider when setting up contracts in relation to research projects. A research contract will usually specify ownership of any IP generated, along with who can use that IP in the future and any restrictions or obligations associated with doing so.

Each situation is unique, so there is no one way that IP is managed. If you have specific intentions or requirements in relation to IP management for a particular project, please speak to the Research Contracts team. A Senior Commercial Manager may also be able to assist you, particularly if the developed IP has potential commercial value, or needs to be formally registered.

You can access the Flinders Intellectual Property Policy here.

Students

The University has specific procedures and requirements regarding the ownership of IP created by students. Students and their supervisors should familiarise themselves with the Student Research IP Procedures and Clause 4.4 of the Intellectual Property Policy as a basis for student-generated IP. These requirements may impact on contractual arrangements with third parties or the creation of potentially commercialisable IP, so please advise the Research Contracts team if any students are likely to develop IP on a project.

The Office of Graduate Research can assist if a student requires IP Counselling.

IP Australia

Australian Copyright Council

Moral rights

The author or creator of any work—such as a publication, report, film or artistic piece—has certain rights in relation to that work, which are known as moral rights. Creators have the right:

  • to be attributed (or credited) for their work;
  • not to have their work falsely attributed; and
  • not to have their work treated in a derogatory way, or in a way that might harm their reputation.

Moral rights are personal legal rights that belong to the creator of a work as an individual, and they cannot be transferred, assigned or sold. However, some agreements may include conditions that allow another person or organisation to perform an act or omission which would otherwise be a violation of moral rights, with the creator’s permission. If a research contract includes a provision like this, and the requested act or omission is reasonable, staff or students contributing to works under that agreement will be asked to sign an individual consent for infringement of their moral rights in relation to that work.

Clause 4.5 of the Intellectual property policy sets out the University’s position regarding moral rights.

Commercialisation

Commercialisation is essentially the process of converting research outcomes or an invention into a valuable, useful and marketable product or process (and by marketable, it is meant 'has a market application'). It could involve consultancy and contract research and development activities as well as licensing of IP to a third party or spin-out company.

Researchers pursuing commercial pathways or undertaking consultancies need to be familiar with the following policies:

  • Cost recovery and pricing policy
  • Intellectual property policy
  • Research IP Management Procedures
  • Policy on outside professional activities, and associated guidelines.
  • Risk management policy

The commercialisation managers in Research Development and Support (RDS) are your first port of call if you want to commercialise research outcomes. They provide a range of services and resources to assist researchers (including students) to identify and respond to commercial opportunities. To contact the appropriate RDS commercialisation manager for your college, please visit the Strategic Partnerships and Research Commercialisation page.

Need help?

If you need further help or advice with your research contract, contact the team via ServiceOne or email.

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