Typically, the work you do on university equipment belongs to the university. However, the work you do as a university student also belongs to the university.

Typically, the work you do on university equipment belongs to the university. However, the work you do as a university student also belongs to the university. Google Larry page still has his paper for the page rank algorithm patented and owned by Stanford. The patent expired now. So your great work is owned by the university. The only reason google is not owned by the university is because it was formed after the founders left. The product they made while they were in the university was called backrub.