Trusted Research refers to regulations, measures, and good practice observed in UK universities designed to keep research safe, sensitive information secure, and avoid the hard work of UK researchers being stolen, misused, or misrepresented.
Anyone who undertakes or supports research has certain responsibilities and obligations associated with Trusted Research.
Resources
There are resources and support available to help you and the Research Governance & Compliance Team in R&IS is always available to answer any queries or support with any compliance steps needed – you can contact them at .
The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) have also recently launched scenario-based videos, which provides some helpful guidance, and we recommend that you take some time to watch these. The videos cover some examples based on real events in UK Academia, highlighting how some of the areas Trusted Research covers can arise in practice, and practical steps you can take to ensure you are minimising risk in your research.
Trusted Research applies to you if you are involved in research at Warwick. The risk can differ based on the nature of your research but everyone should be aware of the rules around it. Getting Trusted Research wrong can involve reputational and financial harm to the University, but it can also damage the personal credibility of individual researchers and, in certain cases, lead to criminal penalties including imprisonment.
You should be aware of Trusted Research – of who may be able to access, use, or benefit from your research (whether you know about it or not) – at all times, but particularly when you are doing one or more of the following:
The R&IS team also conduct periodic training with higher-risk departments, and manage access to the online training module run by HEECA. If you would like access to the online module or a training/consultation session for your project, group, or department then please also get in touch at .