Conflict of interest: What to disclose
Examples
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list
- Negotiating on behalf of the University for the purchase of materials from a company in which you have a financial interest
- Directly influencing the negotiation of contracts, including research contracts or licensing contracts, between the University and a company in which you have a financial interest
- Accepting gifts from a student whom you must evaluate
- Providing or receiving financial bonuses for meeting subject recruitment targets or achieving stated results
- Holding office or membership on a board or committee of an entity supporting your University research
- Holding equity interests, including stock options, in an entity which supports your University research
- Receiving royalties or other licensing proceeds from intellectual property you invented and are evaluating or further developing
- Imposition of restrictions on the actions of students or trainees, including disclosure of research findings, at the request of a sponsor or financially interested company