Case Studies – Export Control in Academic Research

• The UK Government has compiled a list of case studies illustrating scenarios when export control apply to academia. 

These can be located here.

• Coventry University's Protective Security Lab also provide some useful case studies in their 2025 document:

State Threats and Universities - February 2025

• The NPSA also have a number of short videos illustrating these scenarios. The scenarios below are a series of short videos, based on real events that have occurred in UK academia.  They have been developed by the NPSA and NCSC, under the Trusted Research advice and guidance, as learning resources to help academics identify and mitigate research security risks. 

Scenario 1:  Authoritarian Government 

Scenario 2:  Overseas Presentation and Government Approach 

Scenario 3:  Hosting Sensitive Data Overseas 

Scenario 4:  Talent Plan, Funding Conflicts and Changing Research Scope 

Scenario 5:  University Spin-Out 

Scenario 6:  Identifying Exports Controls and Sanctions 

Scenario 7:  Identifying Dual-Use Applications Before Commercialisation