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The
IU Board of Trustees has determined that IU will not
conduct classified research. The University will neither
solicit nor sponsor any activity that restricts the
free and open communication of its intent and results.
Indiana University, however, recognizes that in some
research fields -- the development of new chemicals
and drugs, for example -- collaboration with outside
groups may require that some aspects of research programs
be considered confidential for a limited time. Where
the advancement of science and the protection of individual
rights make limited confidentiality of research unavoidable,
it may be permitted, provided that information is available
to the public about the purposes of the research, the
identity of the investigators, the amount and sources
of funds expended, and the University facilities used
in the research. Such exceptions must be within guidelines
approved by the Office of the Vice President for Research
and the Educational Policies Committee of the University
Faculty Council.
This
policy statement should not be construed to permit
invasions of privacy; to restrict the research activities
of University personnel who, in their private consulting
capacities, do not use University facilities; or to
abrogate the responsible right of research investigators
to protect their inventions or discoveries up to the
point of patented or copyrighted publication.
Graduate
School regulations require that all final examinations
for advanced degrees be held in public. Therefore,
graduate student theses and dissertations may not
incorporate research that cannot be made public at
the time the final examination is held (except for
data that would violate the privacy of human subjects).
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