These uses are considered commercial:
- Company research and development
- Market research
- Information brokerage
- Articles or papers for a fee
- Work is done for spin-off companies owned by universities or similar
- Work is done for a private medical facility, even if it’s partly for the NHS
- Research was done by students for an employer while on placement, or for any commercial purposes
- Work was done by charities or non-commercial organisations to earn income
- Work was done by for-profit companies to earn money for a not-for-profit organisation or charity
- Training or professional development funded by an employer which is linked to a commercial company’s work or linked to carrying out commercial activity.
These uses are considered non-commercial:
- Work was done by day-release students in employment but undertaking further education outside of their job
- Work was done by lecturers entirely for their students
- Unpaid articles for scholarly journals or papers for a conference
- Work is done for personal professional development
- Work was done exclusively for an NHS Trust.
