New policy includes lists of sensitive research areas and foreign institutions considered national security risks.
After much uncertainty and multiple delays over the past year, university administrators are welcoming the clarity provided by a new federal policy on research security.
“I don’t love this kind of thing, but if we had to have something because we felt we were under threat of some kind, this is a much clearer version of what it is now,” said Martha Crago, vice-principal for research and innovation at McGill University. Read more in University Affairs.