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Records retention schedule: research & development

Introduction | 1. Structure & management | 2. Financial resources | 3. Human resources
4. Physical resources | 5. Student administration & support | 6. Information services
7. Learning & teaching | 8. Research & development | 9. External relations

In research & development: Development | Funding and administration | Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management | Knowledge transfer and enterprise

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Development

Record series	Summary retention policy
Research development and collaboration project files	Completion of project + 6 years

Funding and administration

Record series	Summary retention policy
Abandoned/withdrawn research project approval files (Pan-Bath and Swindon Primary Care Research Consortium)	Withdrawal or abandonment of project + 3 years
Research project approval files (Pan-Bath and Swindon Primary Care Research Consortium)	Completion of project + 6 years
Research project files	Completion of project + 6 years
Unsuccessful research grant applications	Withdrawal or rejection of application + 3 years

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management

Record series	Summary retention policy
Contracts and agreements (intellectual property management))	Termination of contract/agreement + 20 years
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) correspondence	End of the current financial year + 6 years
Patents applications and renewals	Life of patent + 6 years
Patents correspondence	End of the current financial year + 6 years

Knowledge transfer and enterprise

Record series	Summary retention policy
Consultancy documentation (Research and Innovation Services)	Completion of consultancy project + 6 years
Knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) programme files	Completion of programme + 6 years

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