In 1990, a new overhead policy was adopted by Dalhousie University. All overhead revenue is allocated to the Faculty in which the research is carried out. Distribution of this revenue within each Faculty is done according to policies adopted by that Faculty. In 1990, Faculty base budgets were reduced by an amount equal to the average of the previous three years of overhead revenues. Consequently, some Faculties now depend on overhead revenues for a significant portion of their overall budgets.
Faculties now depend on overhead revenues for a significant portion of their overall budgets.
Intellectual property is a large, complicated subject which includes such things as patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and know-how. At Dalhousie, all ownership of intellectual property vests with the researcher. When you engage in contract research, the sponsoring agency may request some rights or ownership to this intellectual property. Quite often the sponsor will ask you to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to the start of any research. There may also be material transfer agreements with other parties as part of the research.