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Spinout policy

Cardiff University’s declaration of adoption statement regarding the government’s Spinout Review and its alignment of best practice with University policy.

Spinout Review: Statement of Best Practice Adoption 2024

Cardiff University welcomes the publication of the Independent Review of University Spinouts. Best practice guidelines as laid out in the Review, as well as in TENU’s University Spinout Investment Terms (USIT) Guide and USIT for software guide, are aligned with the University’s current policies.

We have already adopted these guidelines, and intend to follow further national guidelines for different sectors when they emerge.

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Cardiff University30 October 2024

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