Monthly Archives: December 2008

Economic Development and TTX

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

Paul Wellings, Vice Chancellor at Lancaster University, apparently has come out with the idea that government policy should make clear that “the primary purpose of research commercialization is to benefit the economy as a whole, rather than create an income … Continue reading →

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Layers Confusion

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

Folks confuse research and administrative layers in making research arrangements. Research is about the conduct of inquiry. It carries certain conventions. Folks don’t generally sign contracts to work together, publish together–it’s a complex household, where there are commitments and shared … Continue reading →

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Confidentiality Agreements

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Gerald Barnett

There’s a topic header for this over at the University & Industry Innovation Forum. I’ve put a summary there. Here, I’ll post a fuller discussion. As with other areas of discussion on industry-university arrangements, confidentiality triggers cascades of reasoning. This … Continue reading →

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