University of Dayton
IN-3: Academy-Industry Connections

Conflict of Interest & Commitment Policy for Sponsored Research Programs All UDRI employees, in conjunction with their annual performance reviews, and UD faculty and graduate students involved in sponsored research, in October of each year, shall complete the Conflict of Interest & Commitment Disclosure Statement, which will be used to determine if there is a real or perceived conflict of interest or commitment. The completed and signed form shall be sent to the employee's supervisor for review. If no conflict exists, the supervisor will sign the Disclosure Statement and forward it to the Contracts and Grants Office. Policy on Misconduct in Research and Scholarship II. C. Plagiarism and other improprieties of authorship (e.g., improper inclusion or exclusion of authors), including but not necessarily limited to the following: willful or gross negligent and reckless misappropriation of data without appropriate and accurate acknowledgment of the source or sources; Restrictions on Acceptance of Sponsored Research Policy Policy b. The University will not enter into any contract which would restrain its freedom to publish the results, or to disclose the existence of the contract or the identity of the sponsor to the University’s Board of Trustees. However, consistent with its public service function, the University may enter into agreements under which the sponsoring agencies retain some control over the disclosure of data or the publication of research results. In these agreements, the University seeks to minimize the restrictions on the publication of results and to maximize the contribution of each sponsored project to the educational mission of the University.

Conflict of Interest & Commitment Policy for Sponsored Research Programs: https://udayton.edu/policies/research/conflict-of-interest-commitment-policypage1.php Policy on Misconduct in Research and Scholarship: https://udayton.edu/policies/research/misconduct-in-research-scholarship-policypage1.php Restrictions on Acceptance of Sponsored Research Policy: https://udayton.edu/policies/research/restrictions-on-acceptance-of-sponsored-research-policypage1.php