S.L. 327.695 Art. 68Embargo of Thesis and Practice.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 66, where the student considers that the thesis and practice documentation (where applicable) should remain confidential during or after completion of the programme of study or research, a request for it to be embargoed must be made to the Board. The Board shall submit its recommendation to Senate through the Doctoral Academic Committee. The period of confidentiality approved shall not normally exceed two years from the publication of the result and shall be communicated to the Library by the Faculty. However, in cases where publication of the student’s work would prove detrimental to the student, the University, the sponsor, the funding body, or the persons referred to in the student’s work, a longer period may be approved.

(2) In any case and without prejudice to paragraph (1) of this regulation, the University retains the right to request the embargo of a thesis. In the event that it is embargoed, the student shall be bound to treat the contents of such work as confidential. Prior to any publication, the provisions about publication and exploitation, as detailed in the University Intellectual Property Policy, 2014, shall apply in every case.