Research security is becoming an increasingly important priority for universities, funders, and governments around the world. Institutions are being asked to protect research, funding, intellectual property, and national interests, while continuing to support the openness and international collaboration that make research possible.
Join Digital Science and Dimensions for a panel discussion on the evolving research security landscape. Drawing on themes from The Routledge International Handbook of Research Security, this session will bring together handbook contributors and global experts to explore how research security is being understood and put into practice around the world.
We’ll discuss the challenges universities and research organizations are facing, from balancing trusted collaboration with compliance requirements, to responding to emerging risks, to building research security programs that are practical and sustainable.
Who should attend
This webinar is particularly relevant for those working in the Asia Pacific region and is open to anyone working in or around research security, research integrity, governance, compliance, international collaboration, or research management, including research security officers, compliance leaders, research office teams, international partnerships teams, university leadership, funders, and government stakeholders.
Why attend
Research security is no longer a niche topic. It is part of a much broader conversation about how institutions can protect sensitive knowledge, respond to policy expectations, and continue to take part in global research.
Attendees will hear from experts with different regional and professional perspectives, and leave with a clearer view of how research security is developing globally and what balanced, workable approaches to trusted research can look like in practice.
Speakers
Dr. Brendan Walker-Munro
Associate Professor (Law) | Faculty of Business, Law & the Arts at Southern Cross University
Brendan’s focus is on “research security”, the use of law and policy to protect university research from national security threats such as espionage, foreign interference, hacking, and technology transfer. He also researches other aspects at the intersection of national security law and higher education, such as research funding, privacy, and digital security.
Tommy Shih
Director of the Forum for Responsible Internationalization and Research Security and a Professor specializing in Geopolitics and Technology.
Tommy’s academic work focuses on the intersections of global science, geopolitics, technological development, and innovation management. Beyond his research, Tommy serves as an expert advisor to governmental bodies and funding agencies, providing strategic counsel on science, technology, and business policy, particularly in the context of an increasingly complex and competitive global landscape.