Workshops Calendar
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September 4, 2025
Public Safety Canada Safeguarding Science Module 6: Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad (Sept 2025)
This module will provide a global overview of the threat environment when travelling, a summary of techniques used by foreign governments to gain advantage of your research, and best practices to follow before, during, and after your trip.Please register with a university or professional email…
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September 25, 2025
Public Safety Canada Safeguarding Science Module 1: Safeguarding Science (Sept 2025)
The purpose of the Safeguarding Science workshop is to raise awareness within Canada's scientific and academic communities about research security-related issues. The primary objective of this workshop is to raise awareness of the potential for misuse of dual-use research, technology and materials,…
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September 29, 2025
NSERC Discovery Grant 2025 - Research Security Considerations
Please join for a session delivered by the UBC VPRI Research Security team on research security considerations to include the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC) that is now applicable to NSERC Discovery Grant applications. This session will provide you with…
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October 1, 2025
Public Safety Canada Safeguarding Science Module 7: Conducting Open-Source Due-Diligence (Oct 2025)
This module provides an overview of open-source due-diligence techniques for researchers to use when evaluating the risks related to their potential partners. The outcome of this module will enhance researchers' ability to find relevant information using open-source methods.Please register with a…
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October 8, 2025
Public Safety Canada Safeguarding Science Module 6: Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad (Oct 2025)
This module will provide a global overview of the threat environment when travelling, a summary of techniques used by foreign governments to gain advantage of your research, and best practices to follow before, during, and after your trip.Please register with a university or professional email…
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October 22, 2025
Public Safety Canada Safeguarding Science Module 2: Dual-Use Technologies (Oct 2025)
The module elaborates on dual-use technologies and research with specific examples. These examples highlight the complex nature of dual-use technologies, and ways to recognize their sensitivities. The outcome of the module will enhance understanding of the dual-use nature of any research, whether…
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December 3, 2025
Public Safety Canada Safeguarding Science Module 5: Sanctions 101 (Dec 2025)
The presentation will provide an overview of Canada's current sanctions measures, best practices on how to conduct due diligence to verify sanctions, and information on how to apply for a permit, if one is required. Sanctions have implications for Canadian educational institutions, affecting…
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December 10, 2025
Public Safety Canada Safeguarding Science Module 3: Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process (Dec 2025)
The purpose of this presentation is to provide insight on the immigration process for international students and to explain how prospective applicants are security screened for admissibility.The presentation will provide an overview on the immigration forms, supporting documents and requirements…