Division of General Counsel, Governance and Compliance

Export Controls and the National Security & Investment Act

The University works within a vibrant and productive international research community with our research benefiting from collaboration and investment from across the world. While most of our activities are free of constraints, certain technology, equipment and partner organisations are subject to legal restrictions.

Members of the University who work or carry out research in any of the following 17 sensitive sectors (as identified by the UK government) should ensure that they follow University guidance related to Export Controls and the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act:

Advanced Materials

Critical Suppliers to Government

Quantum Technologies

Advanced Robotics

Cryptographic Authentication

Satellite and Space Technologies

Artificial Intelligence

Data Infrastructure

Suppliers to the Emergency Services

Civil Nuclear

Defence

Synthetic Biology

Communications

Energy

Transport

 Computing Hardware

Military and Dual-Use

 

 

To determine whether you may need an export licence, or whether you need to submit a notification in accordance with the NSI Act, you should:

  1. Familiarise yourself with the University's Export Controls and Sensitive Technology Transfers policy (which also includes guidance on how to comply with the NSI Act – see pg. 12)
  2. Complete an Export Controls Enquiry Form and return it to exportcontrols@sussex.ac.uk – this should be done as far in advance as possible in case a licence application is required. As required by the form, you can use the government’s Goods Checker tool to search for any terms related to your work and check for controls
  3. If - having read the guidance - there is a possibility that you may need to submit a notification in accordance with the NSI Act, you should contact exportcontrols@sussex.ac.uk as soon as possible for support

Bespoke training is available to all members of the University, and you can enrol onto a relevant course by contacting exportcontrols@sussex.ac.uk.

Who to contact for any advice around these policies or for any training needs:

University point of contact: exportcontrols@sussex.ac.uk

Relevant webpage(s): Trusted Research 

Managing Security-Related Risks in Internationalisation

Examples of compliance:

You are aware of the policy and processes around export controls and the NSI Act and ensure these are disseminated to your Faculty or PS Division.

You are aware of what training is available and have disseminated this to your Faculty or PS Division.