Caltech Faculty Handbook
The Caltech Faculty Handbook contains the By-laws of the Faculty and summarizes the most important principles, policies and administrative procedures of the Institute concerning the faculty and academic staff. Access to the Faculty Handbook is restricted to on-campus connections. Off-campus users can access the Faculty Handbook using VPN.
Chapter 7 of the Handbook contains policies and principles related to the conduct of research, including the following topics:
Classified Work on Campus
Conflict of Commitment
Conflict of Interest
Consulting Activities
Copyrights
Gifts versus Grants
Patents and Licensing
Protection of Human Subjects
Research Involving Vertebrate Animals
Research Misconduct
Royalties from Intellectual Property
Use of the Institute's Name
Sponsored Research
Principal Investigator Eligibility
Principal Investigator Responsibility
Freedom to Publish
Ownership of Research Data
Offices Authorized to Submit Proposals/Accept Awards
Technical Services/Facilities Use (Fee-for-Service)