Briefing - Research Security
10 September 2024
Our universities recognise the strength of their R&D in strategically important fields makes the UK a target for hostile international actors seeking to access and misappropriate university research for their own gain.
Threats range from cyber-attacks aimed at stealing valuable IP to organisations obscuring links with overseas militaries when proposing joint research collaborations. Research security aims to protect university R&D, worth £37.6bn each year to the UK economy from Russell Group universities alone, from these threats.
Effective measures also enable continued, secure international research collaboration, helping safeguard the benefits these partnerships bring to UK R&D and economic growth.
Research security is a shared national responsibility, and our universities work closely with government departments and the security services to identify and tackle hostile activity.
Find out more in our latest briefing:
Research Security: A Shared Responsibility
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Adam Clarke
adam.clarke@russellgroup.ac.uk
020 3816 1302