Training
Research Security Training via myHR Learn
The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, created research security training for the research community. This training provides recipients of federal research funding with information on risks and threats to the global research ecosystem — and the knowledge and tools necessary to protect against these risks. Access the training here in myHR Learn to access the training and get NU credit. You can take any of the modules you want, but the default is module 3 because it is the most comprehensive and covers a range of topics.
- Module 1: What is Research Security? Learn key concepts of research security and how to recognize situations that may indicate undue foreign influence. Understand the regulatory landscape that shapes research security and discover what you can do to safeguard the core values that underpin U.S. academic research.
- Module 2: Disclosure: Learn about federal funding agency disclosure requirements, including types of information that must be disclosed, how that information is used, and why such disclosures are fundamental to safeguarding the U.S. research enterprise from foreign government interference and exploitation.
- Module 3: Manage and Mitigate Risk: Learn to identify types of international collaborative research and professional activities, associated potential risks, and strategies and best practices for managing and mitigating such risk. Learner experience will be customized based on their role as either a researcher or administrator.
- Module 4: International Collaboration: Learn about the role of principled international collaboration in U.S. science, innovation and economic competitiveness. Discover how to balance principled international collaboration with research security concerns, as well as how to foster an open, welcoming research environment that fulfills research security needs.
Export Control Training
Many different university activities involve export controls or international compliance. Export control regulations impact certain equipment, technical data, substances; international shipments; and what you take with you or access when you travel abroad. Northwestern offers multiple trainings and resources to learn more about how export controls impact your university activities.