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Explore our training resources to ensure your research complies with export control regulations.

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New Federal Mandatory Research Security Training Requirement

In alignment with recent federal mandates, including the NSF’s Important Notice No. 149, NIH’s Notice NOT-OD-25-133, and the Department of Energy’s FAL 2025-022, the University of Mississippi will implement a mandatory Research Security Training for all individuals involved in sponsored research.

All named project personnel must complete the training prior to submitting any proposals prior to these deadlines:

  • DOE – effective immediately
  • NIH - October 1, 2025
  • NSF - October 10, 2025
    (Other agencies will announce deadlines soon.)

The training can be accessed through the CITI Program, will be composed of two modules, take a total of about 2 hours, and the topics will include: risks of foreign interference, guidelines for international collaborations and travel, cybersecurity awareness for researchers, proper disclosure of outside activities and financial interests, protection of research data and intellectual property, and U.S. export control regulations.

This federal initiative is part of a nationwide effort to safeguard the U.S. research enterprise from security risks and to ensure continued eligibility for federal funding. General UM policy for the training, frequency, and applicability is being developed.

Important:

ORED personnel will not be able to upload proposals after the deadlines stated above if any named personnel haven’t completed the training!

How to Access the Training

If you have any questions, please reach out to your Research Administrator, or umresearchsecurity@olemiss.edu.

1. Register an Account

To complete the appropriate CITI course you must first register (if you haven’t done so before). Your UM username and password will NOT work to login into this system. When you register, you are asked to create a username and password.

Register for Training

2. Log In and Access Courses

Once registered and logged in, under Institutional Courses, click “View Courses” under the University of Mississippi – Oxford.

3. Add the Correct Training

On the next page, select “Add a Course,” then “Research Security Training,” then “Researchers/Research Faculty.”

Maintaining Compliance

The primary goal of research security and export controls education and training at the UM is to increase awareness and maintain compliance with U.S. export control and trade sanctions laws. 

  • The trainings can be found under CITI titled "Export Control."
  • Targeted in-person trainings for departments or research groups can be requested by emailing umresearchsecurity@olemiss.edu.

Who to Contact at the University of Mississippi

If you have any questions or would like to chat, please reach out to Marta Panickar or email umresearchsecurity@olemiss.edu.

Marta Panickar

Director of Research Security at the Research Integrity, Security, and Compliance (RISC) department of the Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED).