Inappropriate Use of

Knowledge & the Research

Supervisor.

Research Supervisor Training 2009

 What Does it Mean?
• Embarrassment / Bad Publicity?
• Criminal ?
• Terrorism ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-
the-uk/6924618/Revealed-the-true-extent-of-Islamic-
radical-influence-at-UCL.html
 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1002/10022403 Accessed 21/4/2010

“Developing the problem solvers, innovators and leaders of the future”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/cri
me/article5352923.ece

The Bombmaker: Kafeel Ahmed

After completing a four-year mechanical engineering course in India, he came
to Britain in October 2001 to study aeronautical engineering at Queen's
University, Belfast. While there he became president of the Islamic Society but
he is thought to have become radicalised when he met Abdulla after
transferring to Cambridge in 2004 to start a PhD.
Ahmed became the technical expert and bomb maker for the terrorist cell for
the attack in 2007
ATAS – JACS Codes
 Why Research Especially ?
Consider
• Autonomy / Supervision
• Skill/Knowledge Level
• Access to Resources

Supervisors need to know what is going on!

– And be aware of external scrutiny
– Potentially an accessory to…..
How does this fit with academic freedom,
freedom of speech equality of
opportunity etc.?

Inherent conflict –

DIUS places
responsibility on us to
simultaneously manage
this
 Relevant Issues, Policies,
Processes
Criminal, Civil and Governance
• Institutional Liability /Responsibility
• Supervisor Liability /Responsibility
• Ethics
• FOI
• Whistleblowing
• PLUS EXTERNAL LEGISLATION
Some Particular issues for us
Evaluation Potential Current Future
(i.e. with no (i.e. with current (i.e. with current
processes in processes) processes and
place to manage planned changes
the risk) up to six months
beyond the end of
the year)

a. Financial Impact 1-5

b. Reputational 1–5
Impact
c. Likelihood 1–5
d. Score (a+b)*c
 4.2 – 5.0
5.0

Very High

3.4 – 4.2
L 4.2

I High
K
2.6 – 3.4
E 3.4

L Medium
I
H 1.8 – 2.6 2.6

O
O Low
D
1.0 – 1.8 1.8

Very Low
1.0

2.0

2.0 – 3.6 3.6

3.6 – 5.2 5.2

5.2 – 6.8
6.8

6.8 – 8.48.4

8.4 – 10.0
10.0

Very Low Low Medium High Very High

IMPACT
RISK ASSESSMENTS
 Over to You
• How would you assess risk for your
current and potential future projects

• How to manage and mitigate