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Defence Trade Controls, Sanctions and Foreign Interference Awareness
The University of Western Australia is committed to increasing its international engagement, and to supporting its staff and students in managing risks that are associated with this.
UWA has structures and systems in place to helps its staff and students with these issues:
- Foreign interference risks and mitigations
- Freedom of expression and academic freedom
- Risk around international research and teaching collaborations
- Legal obligations such as the Defence Trade Controls Act, Foreign Arrangements Scheme, Sanctions and similar
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More information
Staff and research students can access detailed information and request assistance through the UWA Service Directory.
Staff, students and other members of the UWA community who have an immediate concern they would like to discuss should email [email protected].