Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Encouraging, cultivating, and coordinating high-impact academic research across Harvard’s schools and affiliated institutions
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Research Security Training
On January 14, 2021, National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM 33) required academic intuitions receiving federal funding to create a Research Security Program to safeguard our research ecosystem. The “CHIPS and Science Act of 2022,” mandated a Research Security Training requirement for all PIs and key personnel on federal awards as an essential component of this program. Pursuant to these federal requirements, Research Security Training must cover issues pertaining to four related areas: cybersecurity, travel security, the benefits and risks associated with international collaborations and required disclosures to federal funders. Harvard has created a Harvard-specific research security training responsive to these requirements, synthesizing new and existing requirements around research security in a succinct, high-level overview of these components and related Harvard resources to facilitate compliance with them.
See the Research Security Training FAQS for more information on the training and when and how it will be deployed.
Corporate Engagement
Harvard has established robust policies around corporate engagement and processes for reviewing potential engagements to ensure that they support academic freedom and core institutional values, avoid conflicts of interest, and align with the needs and priorities of the University and its constituents. In 2023, the Provost’s Office established two ad hoc committees to undertake a review of the University’s policies, process, and support: the Corporate Relations Research Policy Committee and the Corporate Relations Researcher Engagement Committee. These committees were coordinated and supported through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) and produced a joint report in June 2024.