Recommended practices, institutional actions, and principles from universities and associations for strengthening research security.
A May 2020 joint release from AAU and APLU providing effective practices that can be utilized by universities to implement research security efforts and minimize foreign influence.
A May 2021 joint release from AAU and APLU highlighting key principles that can be adapted by both universities and the federal government to protect the research enterprise from foreign influence.
Issued by the NCSC in December 2021, this document includes links to risk mitigation materials that can be utilized to improve: physical security, personnel security, operations security, cybersecurity, defensive counterintelligence, insider threat mitigation, and supply chain risk management.
A COGR overview published in July 2024 summarizing the requirements of the White House OSTP Final Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions across the four required research security program focus areas. It serves as a plain-language companion summary to the OSTP RSP Guidelines memorandum issued July 9, 2024.
A summary document from AAU, updated in January 2024, that references key federal documentation that has been developed to address foreign influence in research.
A COGR overview (November 20, 2025) of the research security-related regulations and frameworks most salient to Technology Transfer Offices, written to help technology transfer professionals navigate practical considerations arising from federal research security requirements.
AAMC's portal for research security resources, providing guidance and advocacy materials on research security and foreign influence at U.S. academic institutions.
The AAU homepage providing access to research security resources, policy statements, and advocacy materials from the Association of American Universities.
The APLU homepage providing access to research security resources and advocacy materials from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.
