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In a first for Australia, the University of New South Wales will offer the majority of its intellectual property to companies for free, in a revolutionary effort to turn more university research into real-world applications.

 

The pioneer of Easy Access, Kevin Cullen, will implement this strategy at UNSW as the new head of New South Innovations, the universitys commercialisation company. Dr Cullen initiated the approach while the Director of Research and Enterprise at the University of Glasgow.

 

UNSW will join a handful of universities worldwide including the University of Glasgow, Kings College London and the University of Copenhagen that are utilising the Easy Access approach, in a radical plan to spark greater collaboration between universities and industry.

 

Under the new approach of Easy Access IP, a selection of UNSWs intellectual property will now be offered to the private sector to develop for free, with simplified, one-page agreements replacing complicated licensing negotiations.