Table 3.
Overview of licensing practices (2012–2013)
| University | Publicly available SRL policy | Proportion of licenses that were non-exclusive | Proportion of licenses that included provisions to promote access in LLMICs |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Yes | 96% | 44% |
| Newcastle University | No | 90% | – |
| University of Leeds | No | 82% | – |
| University of Oxford | Yes | 71–100% | 81–100% |
| University College London | Yes | 51–70% | 41–60% |
| University of Glasgow | No | 51–70% | 0–20% |
| University of Edinburgh | Yes | 31–50% | 0% |
| Imperial College London | Yes | 31–50% | 21–40% |
| University of Leicester | No | 11–30% | 0–20% |
| University of Sheffield | No | 11–30% | 0–20% |
| University of Aberdeen | No | 0–10% | 81–100% |
| University of Birmingham | No | 0–10% | 0–20% |
| University of Manchester | Yes | 0–10% | 0–20% |
| University of Sussex | No | 0–10% | 0–20% |
| University of Southampton | No | 9% | – |
| University of Dundee | Yes | 0% | – |
| King's College London | No | 0% | – |
| University of Nottingham | No | 0% | – |
| Queen Mary | No | 0% | – |
| University of Warwick | No | 0% | – |
| Cardiff University | No | N/A | N/A |
| University of Liverpool | No | N/A | – |
| LSHTM | No | N/A | N/A |
| University of Reading | No | N/A | N/A |
| University of Cambridge | No | a | – |
| Correlation with presence of SRL policy | – | 0.469 (P = 0.051) | 0.286 (P = 0.346) |
Correlations given as Somers’ D, calculated from datasets with ‘N/A’,’—‘, and ‘a’ values censored
‘N/A’ indicates no licenses were executed during the time period
‘–’ indicates that this question was not answered via electronic survey, and could not be ascertained otherwise
SRL socially responsible licensing, LSHTM London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, LLMICs low- and lower-middle-income countries
aRefused to provide information requested under the Freedom of Information Act for this question