Copyright guidance

You must ensure that your submission to the Undergraduate Research Showcase is copyright compliant. 

If you do not fully own the intellectual property of the content you are submitting, you must seek the appropriate permission/s from other authors or copyright owners prior to submission. This may apply if you completed your research as part of a research internship at the University, or completed the research using the resources of another organisation who have subsequently retained copyright on your work.

If you have worked on your submission project with university staff / academics:

• You will need to list the staff / academics involved in your submission and obtain their permission to submit.

If you have worked on your project as a group:

• You will need to list the other students involved in your submission and obtain their permission to submit.

This applies to both research content and images. Be aware that even some images sourced through electronic resources that the University subscribes to are for internal use, directed at other students and staff only. As a result, you may need to obtain permission to use these images. 

Please also be mindful about not sharing confidential information; for example, if you have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) or wish to display or describe new inventions that may prevent patent protection.

As part of your submission, you will have to provide proof that you have read and understood our copyright guidance. Failure to follow copyright procedures may lead to your submission being rejected and an academic misconduct case.

More details can be found on our full copyright guidance. Please contact UGresearch@exeter.ac.uk if you have any doubts.