09.30
| Platform opens for self-navigation and exploration
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10:00-
12:00 | Morning plenaries
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10:00
| Chair's welcome
Professor Robin Mason, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), University of Birmingham
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10:10
| Protecting the values of UK higher educationPaul Kett, Director General for Higher Education and Further Education, Department for Education
Higher Education in the UK is at its core a sector that is made up of diverse, autonomous institutions that shape national and international policy, work collaboratively to produce research for public benefit and give space to experimental ideas in a free and safe environment. This session will explore how we protect these values and also promote them to enhance our influence and reach.
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10:30
| Maintaining trust in UK research
Harriet Wallace, Director, International Science and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy To strengthen the success of UK research and innovation, what can be done to ensure that the sector is not open to the risk of reduced confidence? This session will explore the risks to research security, and consider how institutions can best manage those risks, working together to protect the reputation of both the institution and the sector.
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10:50
| Q&A
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11:10
| Revisiting your cybersecurity strategy
Steve Kennett, Executive director, e-infrastructure & Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), JISC Orlando Scott-Cowley, Regional Leader, Security & Compliance Business Acceleration for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Amazon Web Services
A robust cyber security strategy is vital to protecting the work of a university from theft or interference. This session will explore the current context in which cyber security strategies should be reviewed, and what considerations may be taken.
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11:55
| Closing remarksProfessor Robin Mason, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), University of Birmingham
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12:00- 14:30 | Break from sessions and virtual conference café
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14:30-16:00 | Breakout sessions
Choose one session to attend. Small group discussions to follow each session.
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| Trusted ResearchNames withheld on request, NCSC and CPNI
This breakout session provides an update on NCSC and CPNI’s Trusted Research campaign. This session will introduce the Trusted Research campaign, providing an update on guidance on university-business compliance. The campaign aims to help UK universities and research institutions make informed decisions about international collaboration and, in doing so, protect their own researchers and academic values.
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| Duty of care to academics and students travelling overseasBridget Edminson, General Counsel and Director of Governance & Compliance, University of Sussex Douglas Wright ASIRS, Managing Director, Settica
Professor Berit Bliesemann de Guevara, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University
Ilyas Saliba, Research Fellow in the Research Unit Democracy and Democratization, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
This breakout session will be focused on the responsibility of institutions for staff and students travelling overseas. With unprecedented risks of danger or serious incidents, there is an increased requirement of duty of care from institutions. From potential impacts on mental health, to physical or medical care, what should institutions do to reduce the likelihood of incidents, and how should they respond when foreign travel goes wrong?
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| Academic FreedomShahid Omer, Deputy Director, International Higher Education, International Education Directorate, Department for Education
Professor John Heathershaw, Department of Politics, University of Exeter
Samuel Roseveare, Policy Manager, Universities UK
This session will look at how institutions can protect the academic freedom to discuss and investigate topics which may be challenging, whilst ensuring appropriate safeguards remain in place.
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| End of Day 1
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