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University-Wide Policies and Guidelines at Harvard University

Please note that while a number of university-wide policies are included below, this is by no means a comprehensive listing of all university-wide policies. If a policy on a given topic is not listed here and you have any questions, please either check with the individual school or contact the Office of the Provost. For all Harvard use-of-name requests, contact the Trademark Program within the Office of the Provost.

Category	Description	Link
Academic Affairs	Provost's Statement about the Establishment of Centers	Go
	Principles and Guidelines for the Establishment of Centers	Go
	Outside Activities of holders of academic Appointments	Go
	Residency Guidelines	Go
	University Statement on Rights and Responsibilities (1970)	Go
	Statement of the President and Deans on Rights and Responsibilities (2002)	Go
Commercial Activities	Principles Governing Commercial Activities: Summary	Go
	Principles Governing Commercial Activities: Statement of Principles	Go
Financial	Employee Gifts and Celebratory Events
	Financial Administration Policies and Procedures	Go
	Procurement (Purchasing at Harvard)	Go
	Travel & Entertainment Practices (applies to members of the HUCTW barganing unit)	Go
Harvard Name Usage	Domain Name Request Form (for harvard.edu)	Go
	Email Alias Request Form (for @harvard.edu)	Go
	Endorsement Guidelines	Go
	Frequently Asked Questions	Go
	Individual School Contacts	Go
	Policy on the Use of Harvard Names and Insignias	Go
	Use of Name in Electronic Contexts	Go
	Use of the Harvard Name and Alcoholic Beverages	Go
Human Resources	Affirmative Action	Go
	General Employment Practices
	Maternity and Parental Leave Guidelines
	Personnel Manual	Go
International Affairs	Policies on International Projects and Sites
	Remote Location Establishment	Go
Inventions, Patents & Copyright Policy	Conflict of Interest in Licensing Policy	Go
	Copyright and Licensing Restrictions	Go
	Equity Policy (Procedures for Acceptance, Management, and Sale of License-Derived Stock	Go
	Official Patent and Copyright Policy	Go
	Participation Agreement to Abide by this Policy	Go
	Release of Inventions to Inventors	Go
	Relevant Policies, Forms, and Agreements	Go
	Royalty Sharing Policy	Go
	Sample Consulting Agreement	Go
	Start-up Ventures Policies	Go
	Student Inventions (Policy Clarification Regarding Inventions and Software Created by Student	Go
	Supplement to the Royalty Sharing Policy	Go
	Tax Treatment for Royalty Distributions	Go
Research-Related Policies	Note: Some of these policies are school-specific and others are University-wide
Conflict of interest	FAS Instructions for Meeting Federal Conflict of Interest Regulations	Go
	HMS Policy on Conflict of Interest and Commitment	Go
Export Controls	Export Control Compliance Policy Statement	Go
	Compliance Manual	Go
Human Subjects	Use of Human Subjects in Research	Go
School-specific Policies	FAS – Principles and Policies that Govern Your Research, Instruction, and Other Professional Activities	Go
	HGSE – Sponsored Research and Projects	Go
	HMS – Faculty Policies on Integrity in Science	Go
	HSPH – Research Procedures and Guidelines	Go
	HKS – Research Administration	Go
Sponsored Research	Sponsored Research Policies	Go
	Summary of Harvard’s Research Policies	Go
Stem Cells	human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Research Protocols
	human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Research Frequently Asked Questions
Other Policies	Environmental & Safety Management Policy	Go
	Photography and Videotaping of Harvard Buildings and Facilities	Go
	Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)	Go
	For other policies related to individual schools, please visit their homepages here:	Go
	For the most up-to-date government policies and regulations that pertain to higher education, see the Harvard University Office of Federal Relations website here:	Go

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