-Development of a Research

Security and Data Specialist job description (June 1, 2024). 

     

 

 

-Actively advertise and recruit a Research and Data Security specialist to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks to research security (July 15, 2024). 

     

-Develop a Research Security webpage (October 15, 2024). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Create and deliver two workshops around safeguarding research(December 2024). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 -Continue to support the implementation of the Research Data classification training program (ongoing). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Assist Research Facilitators in assessing attestation requirements for funding applications pertaining to sensitive technologies and named research organizations, in accordance with the Federal STRAC policy. 

 

 

 

 

-Assist research facilitators, researchers and Human Resources with vetting international visiting scholars prior to issuing letters of invitation (ongoing). Identify international and domestic research partnerships that pose risks to Canada’s national security and the integrity of Lakehead University's research ecosystem.     

-Coordinate planning of job descriptions with multiple different units within the university.

 

 

 -RSDMS job was advertised in many jobs boards.

 

 

 

 

 -Research Security website planned and finalized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-# of Research Security workshops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Consultant retained to develop the related training module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-decrease in the # of rejected research security attestations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 -Number of high-risk research collaborations identified.

 

-Job description finalized and ready to advertise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Hiring of RSDMS by Lakehead University.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Research Security web page completed/maintained.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

-Two safeguarding research workshops will be delivered by December 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 -Training module content is completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 -Number of attestations rejected decreased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 -Decreased liability and risk to Lakehead researchers and the institution.

 

Achieved: Job was ready to be advertised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achieved: Recruitment efforts result in RSDMS being hired by February 2025.

 

 

 Achieved: Research Security web page completed that includes research security resources and best community practices.

 

 

Achieved: Two workshops related to research data management with safeguarding research content were delivered. 

 

 

Achieved: Training module content ready to be converted into university training module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Achieved: A 100% decrease in the number of rejected attestation requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Achieved: over the course of the reporting period, three high-risk research collaborations were identified, and Lakehead researchers were alerted. The researchers in all three projects decided not to proceed as a result.