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14. Publication

14.1 The Host Institution shall and shall ensure that the Principal Investigator shall:-

14.1.1 Work in co-operation with the HRB to publicise any research studies included in the Grant Funded Activities and the findings of them as part of the wider responsibility to promote the value of health research to the public. This shall, if required by the HRB, include: (a) Up to two agreed days during each successive twelve month period of the Term when the Principal Investigator or a member of the Team will be available to promote and publicise its work; (b) Participation in communications/media training.

14.1.2.1 Disseminate any findings, results or products of the Grant Funded Activities in peer review publications through the media and among the general public as far as possible or practicable (unless this would undermine Intellectual Property or other rights/entitlements of the Host Institution, Principal Investigator or the Team.)

14.1.2.2 Subject to any copyright entitlement of third parties, deposit electronic copies of any research papers that have been accepted for publication in a peer-review journal, which are supported in whole or in part by the Grant Funded Activities, in UK PubMed Central (www.ukpmc.ac.uk) as soon as possible following the date of final publication. 

14.1.2.3 Whenever possible, Grant licences in respect of research papers such that they can be freely copied and re-used for, amongst other things, text and data-mining purposes, provided that such uses are fully attributed. 

14.1.3.1 Notify the HRB one month in advance of all publications and events that are based on research or studies in connection with the Grant Funded Activities. This includes full journal papers, books, reports or policy papers.   In order to facilitate association with the HRB, the Host Institution shall acknowledge and shall ensure that the Principal Investigator expressly acknowledges the HRB as the source of funding in any publication, presentation, report or media interview/coverage in respect of the Grant Funded Activities by including the following statement in the main body of any press release. “This research was funded by the Health Research Board [insert HRB Grant Number].”

14.1.3.2 Append a short summary (as shown below) about what the HRB does as a 'note to editors' on all media releases that are issued by the Host Institution or Principal Investigator or related communications office. 

The summary shall be as follows:- 

 “The Health Research Board (HRB) supports excellent research that improves people’s health, patient care and health service delivery.  We aim to ensure that new knowledge is created and then used in policy and practice.  In doing so, we support health system innovation and create new enterprise opportunities.” 

or shall be in such other form as the HRB shall notify to the Host Institution from time to time .

14.1.4 All media releases involving Grant Funded Activities must be sent to the HRB communications office (communications@hrb.ie) prior to general circulation.

14.2 Any advertisement or tender notice which is produced for the press, world-wide web or internal notice boards shall carry an acknowledgment of the HRB as a funding source and the logo of the Host Institution and the HRB.  The HRB logo must be used in line with the HRB logo guidelines which are listed in the communications section of the HRB website.  These guidelines may be updated or changed from time to time. 

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