Research Security & Foreign Influence Series™
Global Research Administration Pathway™
Protect Research Through Strong Security, Responsible Global Engagement, and Institutional Resilience.
Develop the knowledge, institutional perspective, and governance strategies needed to strengthen research security, manage foreign influence risks, support international collaboration, comply with export control requirements, and protect institutional research in an evolving global environment.
12 Modules | 12 Contact Hours | Self-Paced | Immediate Access
Institutional Capability Statement
Purple Sheep Institute™ develops more than research security knowledge.
We help institutions strengthen research security capability by developing the workforce expertise, governance practices, and institutional awareness needed to protect research, manage foreign influence risks, support responsible international collaboration, and strengthen national security compliance.
Because sustainable institutions are built by developing both systems and people.
Who Should Enroll
The Research Security & Foreign Influence Series™ is designed for professionals and institutional leaders responsible for research security, export controls, international collaborations, compliance, and protecting institutional research from evolving global risks.
Whether you are developing research security programs, supporting international research partnerships, or strengthening institutional compliance with federal research security requirements, this series develops the strategic knowledge and institutional perspective needed to build resilient and secure research enterprises.
This series is ideal for:
- Research Security Professionals
- Export Control Professionals
- Research Compliance Professionals
- Research Administrators
- Sponsored Programs Professionals
- International Research Administrators
- Research Integrity Professionals
- Research Managers and Directors
- Institutional leaders responsible for research security, international collaborations, compliance, and enterprise risk management
Build Capability Across Your Organization
Research security has become a strategic institutional responsibility that extends beyond regulatory compliance. Protecting research requires coordinated governance, informed decision-making, responsible international engagement, and a workforce prepared to navigate an increasingly complex global research environment.
Purple Sheep Institute™ helps organizations strengthen workforce capability by developing the knowledge, governance practices, and operational awareness needed to build resilient research security programs while supporting responsible international collaboration and protecting institutional research assets.
Our learning experiences can help organizations:
- Strengthen research security governance and institutional oversight
- Improve foreign influence risk management and disclosure practices
- Support export control compliance and responsible international collaboration
- Build institutional awareness of evolving federal research security requirements
- Strengthen collaboration among research administration, compliance, legal counsel, information security, and executive leadership
- Protect institutional research through proactive workforce development and organizational resilience
Whether you are developing a single professional or strengthening research security across your institution, Purple Sheep Institute provides learning experiences that build both the people and the systems that sustain secure, globally engaged, and resilient research enterprises.
Institutional learning options include:
- Enterprise Learning Licenses
- Team and Department Cohorts
- Pathway-Based Workforce Development
- Executive Education
- Institutional Labs™
- Customized Learning Experiences
Start an Institutional Conversation
Begin with the Foundational Series to build a strong foundation in institutional capability.
Select Your Learning Path
Foundational Series (Modules 1-6)
Build a strong foundation in research security by exploring foreign influence risks, export controls, international collaborations, disclosure requirements, and the governance practices that protect research while supporting responsible global engagement.
6.0 Contact Hours | Self-Paced | Immediate Access
Recommended Learning Path
Next: Modules 7-12
Full Series (Modules 1-12)
Develop the strategic knowledge and institutional perspective needed to strengthen research security through effective governance, foreign influence risk management, export control compliance, responsible international collaboration, and national security awareness. Gain the tools to protect institutional research while supporting innovation, global partnerships, and long-term organizational resilience.
12.0 Contact Hours | Self-Paced | Immediate Access
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Institutional capability is built through continuous learning, strong leadership, and intentional systems development. Continue your journey through Purple Sheep Institute’s learning pathways to strengthen both the systems and the people who drive research excellence.
