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Policies

Find UCT’s research data management policies and related guidance to ensure your research data is managed, stored and shared in line with institutional requirements.

The following policies at UCT are related to research data:

  • UCT Open Access Policy
    • Guidelines to the UCT Open Access Policy
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Policy
  • UCT Policy for Research Data Management

(A full list of UCT's policies is available here.)

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