The State of Research Funding and Support University of Minnesota
2015-10 Research Survey Report FINAL
2015-10 Research Survey Report FINAL
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Has your ability to secure research funding changed<br />
your research direction or specialization?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe a little<br />
• I'm not sure / I don't know<br />
Do you feel your ability or inability to secure research<br />
funding has limited your impact on society or on<br />
your field through research?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe a little<br />
• I'm not sure / I don't know<br />
Please provide details for the above questions:<br />
SECTION 2: <strong>Support</strong><br />
Do you feel that the <strong>University</strong> adequately supports<br />
<strong>and</strong> values your research?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe<br />
• I’m not sure / I don’t know<br />
Do you have adequate materials for your work,<br />
including available <strong>and</strong> accessible lab space?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe<br />
• I’m not sure / I don’t know<br />
Do you have adequate time in the work-week to<br />
complete what is expected from you at work?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe<br />
• I’m not sure / I don’t know<br />
Do you feel there is transparency in how facilities <strong>and</strong><br />
administrative (F&A, indirect, overhead) charges are<br />
used at the <strong>University</strong>?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe<br />
• I’m not sure / I don’t know<br />
SECTION 3: Advocacy & Intellectual<br />
Property<br />
Do you feel that the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> does<br />
enough to advocate or otherwise support increased<br />
funding for your research area at the state <strong>and</strong> at the<br />
national levels?<br />
• Yes, both state <strong>and</strong> national<br />
• Yes, but mostly within the state<br />
• Yes, but focus is mostly federal<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe<br />
• I’m not sure / I don’t know<br />
Do you see a role for a unified <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> faculty voice in advocating for increased<br />
state <strong>and</strong> national funding for academic research?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe<br />
Please provide details:<br />
At the completion <strong>of</strong> your research, who owns patents<br />
<strong>and</strong> intellectual property that result from your work?<br />
• I own it.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Principal Investigator (PI) who supervises my<br />
work owns it.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>University</strong> owns it.<br />
• A private third party owns it.<br />
• It depends on the source <strong>of</strong> funding.<br />
• Nobody owns it. It is open source or in the public<br />
domain.<br />
• Other<br />
Has intellectual property ownership ever restricted or<br />
limited the circulation or impact <strong>of</strong> your research?<br />
• Yes<br />
• No<br />
• Maybe<br />
• I’m not sure / I don’t know<br />
Please provide details:<br />
Please provide details for the above questions:
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