Research Council, except where longer required in other requirements are specified. department or faculty Records documenting the conduct Retain until completion of Transfer to of clinical or public health studies project + 20 years Archive when no funded by the Medical Research longer required in Council, except specific categories department or of records in studies for which faculty consent was obtained. Records documenting the protocol, Retain until completion of Transfer to the consent procedure, the project + 30 years Archive when no participants and adverse effects in longer required in all studies (for which consent was department or obtained) funded by the Medical faculty Research Council. Records documenting the conduct Retain until completion of Transfer to of all research funded by all project + 10 years Archive when no other organisations. longer required in department or faculty Publications and presentations Retain until Do not transfer made to disseminate research publication/delivery + 3 results (NOT interim or final years research reports). Records documenting the Retain completion of Do not transfer management of internally-funded project + 3 years research projects. Records documenting the Retain until completion of Do not transfer management of externally-funded project + 6 years research projects. Research Programme Provision The function of delivering the University's postgraduate research programmes. RECORDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN ACTION IN IN ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT/FACULTY (PAPER RECORDS) Records documenting the Retain for the life of Transfer to development of the Univerrsity's programme + 10 years Archive when no research programmes. longer required in department or faculty Records documenting routine Retain for current Do not transfer monitoring of external academic year + 1 year developments and trends to inform the development of the University's research programmes. Records containing data on, and Retain for current Do not transfer analyses of, student numbers and academic year + 3 years other programme statistics.
Research Council, except where other requirements are specified. longer required in department or faculty Records documenting the conduct of clinical or public health studies funded by the Medical Research Council, except specific categories of records in studies for which consent was obtained. Retain until completion of project + 20 years Transfer to Archive when no longer required in department or faculty Records documenting the protocol, the consent procedure, the participants and adverse effects in all studies (for which consent was obtained) funded by the Medical Research Council. Retain until completion of project + 30 years Transfer to Archive when no longer required in department or faculty Records documenting the conduct of all research funded by all other organisations. Retain until completion of project + 10 years Transfer to Archive when no longer required in department or faculty Publications and presentations made to disseminate research results (NOT interim or final research reports). Retain until publication/delivery + 3 years Do not transfer Records documenting the management of internally-funded research projects. Retain completion of project + 3 years Do not transfer Records documenting the management of externally-funded research projects. Retain until completion of project + 6 years Do not transfer Research Programme Provision The function of delivering the University's postgraduate research programmes. RECORDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN DEPARTMENT/FACULTY ACTION IN ARCHIVES (PAPER RECORDS) Records documenting the development of the Univerrsity's research programmes. Retain for the life of programme + 10 years Transfer to Archive when no longer required in department or faculty Records documenting routine monitoring of external developments and trends to inform the development of the University's research programmes. Retain for current academic year + 1 year Do not transfer Records containing data on, and analyses of, student numbers and other programme statistics. Retain for current academic year + 3 years Do not transfer
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