Conflict of Interest

Consistent with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's (the "University's") research, teaching and public service missions, the University encourages faculty, staff, and students to engage in appropriate outside relationships with private industry and the nonprofit sector. While engaging in these relationships, members of the University community are expected to avoid conflicts of interest or commitment, unless such conflicts are allowed in this policy.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an obligation to the people of the State of North Carolina and to the public at large to conduct its activities properly. Accordingly, the University must provide clear standards aimed at preventing financial conflicts of interest from compromising its objectivity in the performance of its responsibilities.