copyright united-kingdom
When submitting coursework to a university does the author retain copyright?
<p>Does the author of university coursework retain copyright to it after submission?</p>

<p>It depends. Generally speaking, yes. </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>...some universities and colleges may ask that the students assign
  their copyright over to the establishment when enrolling.
  Alternatively, the establishment might extract a royalty free licence
  for any works created as a condition of enrolment. <strong>In the absence of
  any such contract, the copyright would remain with the creator</strong>.  </p>
</blockquote>

<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ownership-of-copyright-works" rel="nofollow">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ownership-of-copyright-works</a></p>
