Researchers – did you know that due diligence is an ongoing process?
04 Feb 2025
Get government guidance on research security, explaining how to avoid risks when you are offered an opportunity by an external provider in the latest in a series of short Trusted Research videos.
The latest National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) video explains the risks around talent plans and funding from unchecked external organisations, including funding conflicts and changing research scope.
It is one of seven Trusted Research scenario videos, each around 5 minutes long and providing easy to follow advice. The measures you can take to mitigate each scenario are summarised at the end of each video.
The latest video reiterates that due diligence is an ongoing process, and researchers need to be aware of who benefits from their work.
It also explains how they can get support around navigating company structures, changing research scopes and funding conflicts. Here at Manchester, researchers can address questions around due diligence related to export controls and National Security and Investment Act (NSI) for their talent plans and funding offers to the Regulatory Compliance team.
Researchers and research-related colleagues are asked to watch the latest scenario-mitigation video at:
Further information
The Trusted Research campaign aims to help academics and PS staff keep themselves and their work safe as we face a complex international environment and therefore new and changing potential risks.
You can watch other scenario-mitigation videos at:
- Identifying export controls and sanctions (run time 4m 55s)
- Overseas presentation and government approach (run time 4m 45s)
You can get more government guidance and all the information you need to keep you and your work secure at:
We welcome feedback on our provision – please contact uninews@manchester.ac.uk if you have any comments or questions.
Our international engagement
Vice President for Social Responsibility and Chair of Research Compliance Committee and Research Relationships Oversight Group, Professor Nalin Thakkar explains: “Our international engagement has always been academically driven, allowing collaborations to flourish. This will always be the case, but we face changing geopolitical landscape. We all need to play our part in mitigating any potential threats to our own security as well as our University’s and our nation’s security.
"The University is here to support you as you work with partners and funders across the world to combat global challenges, to ensure that you and your work remain safe.”