IP Outreach Research > IP Use and Awareness
Reference
Title: | University IP Policy: perception and practice how students and staff understand intellectual property policy at their Higher Education Institutions (HEI) |
Author: | [NUS Insight] |
Source: | Intellectual Property Awareness Network (IPAN) |
Year: | 2016 |
Details
Subject/Type: | IP Knowledge, IP Protection |
Focus: | Copyright, Inventions, Outreach / Education, Patents |
Country/Territory: | United Kingdom |
Objective: | To understand how Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Intellectual Property (IP) policies are perceived and practiced |
Sample: | 2,773 students from 152 HEIs; 250 higher-education staff |
Methodology: | Online surveys |
Main Findings
The survey found that 68% of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) students expect to engage in an intellectual property (IP) activity related to their ideas. Around 60% of students and staff found IP to be important for a student’s future career. Just 20% of students claimed to know about ownership of rights to creative works, whereas 78% of staff did.
Student’ awareness of their institution’s IP policy was at 21%, whereas staff’s was at 63%. Students seeking information about IP reported mainly using the Internet (30%), or asked HEI staff (19%) or another student (11%).
[Date Added: Aug 3, 2016 ]