*UPDATE*
VU is switching from a rolling training requirement to an annual campaign. The AY 2026-27 Research Security Training campaign will run from October 15th - November 15th. Details forthcoming. For immediate questions, please email researchsecurity@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University maintains an active research security program. Research Integrity & Compliance, in coordination with the Research Integrity & Compliance Committee (RICC), assists the VU research community with training, guidance, and risk mitigation practices.
Services
- Guidance on how to meet evolving federal requirements. Please follow the links to the right for more information, tools, and best practices to help manage research activities.
- Responses to sponsor inquiries. We draft mitigation plans and coordinate responses among all stakeholders. If a sponsor ask for more information or a risk mitigation plan, please contact researchsecurity@vanderbilt.edu.
- Review foreign collaborations and co-authorships. Before engaging in a new collaboration, we can screen individuals and institutions to ensure that they are not considered to be a national security risk.
- Support study personnel in meeting research security training obligations.
For all other research security questions, please contact researchsecurity@vanderbilt.edu.