Research Security Workshop Series: Understanding Evolving Geopolitical Risks

Professor Gail Murphy, Vice-President Research & Innovation at the University of British Columbia,
Professor Dugan O’Neil, Vice-President Research & International at Simon Fraser University,
Professor Aminah Robinson Fayek, Vice-President Research & Innovation at the University of Alberta,
Professor William Ghali, Vice-President Research at the University of Calgary, and
Professor Lisa Kalynchuk, Vice-President Research & Innovation at the University of Victoria

Are together pleased to invite you to a workshop series on research security.  A series of three engaging and thought-provoking one-hour conversations about evolving geopolitical risks and their impact on University research is set to begin on Wednesday, March 30th, 2022. 

Speakers and panelists include representatives from Innovation, Science & Economic Development (ISED), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, along with academic colleagues from the five host institutions.  Please invite colleagues from your institution to join one or more of the three sessions.  We look forward to welcoming you to this workshop, and to your participation and engagement in the discussion.

Agenda

• March 30, 11 a.m. –12 p.m PT: Current Issues & Considerations
  Representatives from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and from Innovation, Science & Economic Development will speak about current issues and considerations with regard to research security at post-secondary institutions.
   
• April 4, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT: Academic Perspectives on Research Security
  A faculty member from the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria will provide an academic perspective on the CSIS and ISED presentations from the previous week.
   
• April 13, 10–11 a.m. PT: Research Partnerships, Geopolitical Risk & National Security Law
  A panel will discuss their experiences with the NSERC Alliance program, an academic perspective of the impact of research security on research institutions, and geopolitical risk and national security law. 

Recordings

Watch recordings of the sessions