Student Contract: Key Amendments 2022

This information details the key amendments made to the previous Student Contract in preparation for the new Academic Year commencing 1 August 2022.

1. Amendment

Revision of section 7:

Original:

7.1 Unless you are a postgraduate research student, any Intellectual Property (IP) created by you during your course of studies belongs to you unless agreed otherwise in writing between you and the University or Partner. You shall own and retain the rights to any IP you generate and provide to us during your course including, without limitation, the content of examination scripts and assessments. All students, however, grant the University permission to use their work or copies of their work (digital or otherwise) for academic, teaching and marketing purposes.

7.2 The University or Partner may retain ownership and / or appropriate rights in all its IP generated by its Research Students in pursuance of their Student Project subject to any terms of a funding contract or agreement, as agreed on a case-by-case basis.

Revision:

7.1 Unless you are a postgraduate research student, ownerships of any Intellectual Property (IP) created by you during your course of studies remains with you unless agreed otherwise in writing between you and the University or Partner. You shall own and retain the rights to any IP you generate and provide to us during your course including, without limitation, the content of examination scripts and assessments. All students, however, grant the University full unlimited permission to use their work or copies of their work (digital or otherwise) for academic, teaching and marketing purposes.

7.2 The University or Partner may retain ownership and / or appropriate rights to all the IP generated by its Research Students in pursuance of their Student Project, unless it is subject to specific terms of a funding contract or agreement signed by all parties, arranged on a case-by-case basis.