More government guidance on research security
05 Dec 2024
Colleagues are asked to watch a short video, giving a scenario you may face and how to mitigate against it – this time, overseas presentations
The UK government has published research security guidance, outlining scenarios that may be faced by academic and PS colleagues and – importantly – providing mitigation measures that they can take.
The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) has created four 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.
Researchers and research-related colleagues are asked to watch the second scenario-mitigation video at:
- Overseas presentation and government approach (run time 4m 45s)
Colleagues are asked to remember, when giving talks overseas, other people might be in the audience, so please be mindful of what you share in your explanations.
You are also reminded that if you have export controlled (coded) information or data in your devices, you can travel with a blank device which you can request from IT services.
There is further advice on working overseas at:
And 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.
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 the first scenario-mitigation video at:
- Identifying export controls and sanctions (run time 4m 55s)
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.”