Supporting research security
As the spotlight on research security intensifies, we’ve proactively worked with our academic research security advisory board over the last five years to develop robust research security analytical capabilities, to support accurate due diligence and help institutions be compliant with mandatory research security requirements to avoid fines, penalties, reputational damage and the potential loss of stakeholder trust and funding.
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How can I evaluate the risks of international collaborations effectively?
Assess and prioritize the potential risks of international collaboration partners from high-risk countries or institutions, such as those backed by a foreign military.
By drawing on Dimensions – the world’s largest global research database – the dashboard app enables you to assess and prioritize the potential risks of international collaboration partners from high-risk countries or institutions, such as those backed by a foreign military.
- Uncover direct and indirect funding sources, cited on researchers’ publications
- See all affiliations associated with a specific researcher
- Examine funded research cited in patents and clinical trials
How can I demonstrate to funders that researchers have undergone thorough vetting?
Funders of research in sensitive areas – such as defense technology – have strict requirements pertaining to researchers involved with such projects. Thoroughly conduct due diligence to:
- Surface international collaborations on publications and grants, view past & current affiliations, related IP & clinical trials
- Analyze international funders acknowledged on potential researchers’ publications
- Identify undisclosed collaborations or international funding sources that may put your institution’s grant application at risk
Dimensions has become the cornerstone of our workflow to understand the extent of foreign influence at our institutions… Processes that took us hours to complete in the past can now be done in just minutes with much greater fidelity
Chief Research Security Officer | University System Office
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How Dimensions Research Security can assess potential risk, complete compliance tasks and build trust.
How a new app can make it easy to assess potential research security risks and thoroughly review potential researcher collaborations quickly
Quick video which highlights the ways the Dimensions Research Security app can support universities.
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