Research Data & Access Policies

Encompasses issues related to the management, sharing, and stewardship of scientific data, including policies on public access, storage, privacy, and security.

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Statement by COGR President Matt Owens on the NIH’s Announcement to Move up the Implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy

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COGR, AAMC, AAU, and APLU Submit Joint Comments to NIH on Publication Cost Limits

The Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and COGR submitted joint...

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COGR Partners in Multi-Association Comment Letter on NIH Plan to Increase Findability and Transparency of Research Results Through the Use of Metadata and Persistent Identifiers (PID)—NOT-OD-25-050

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Association of American Universities (AAU), and COGR express...

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Policy Perspective 05 Nov, 2025

COGR’s NIH Data Management and Sharing Readiness Guide

Chapter 1: Starting the Conversation Chapter 2: NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Matrix Chapter 3 - Implementation Roles and Responsibilities Chapter 4 - Budgeting and Costing Chapter 5 - Cost of Compliance: Results from the COGR Survey on the Cost of Complying with the New NIH DMS Policy

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Comment Letter 16 Sep, 2025

COGR, AAMC, AAU, and APLU Submit Joint Comments to NIH on Publication Cost Limits

The Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and COGR submitted joint feedback to the NIH opposing proposed limitations on allowable publishing costs for NIH-funded research, arguing that such limits could…

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Joint COGR/AAU/APLU/AUTM Letter Submitted to DOEd on Open License Requirement

The document is a formal letter submitted on December 14, 2015, by the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), collectively representing major research universities and technology transfer professionals in the U.S. The letter addr
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Rights In and Responsibilities for Technical Data and Computer Software Under Federal Awards

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COGR comments to NIH on the proposed policy for sharing of data obtained in NIH supported or conducted Genome-Wide Association studies

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