Workstream 4:
Research-Related Vetting & Onboarding
Improving onboarding, access management, and vetting processes for researchers and visiting scholars.
About this Workstream
The Research-Related Vetting & Onboarding workstream strengthens the university’s processes for onboarding researchers, managing research-related access, and supporting appropriate vetting activities. Its work focuses on creating consistent, efficient processes that help researchers, visiting scholars, and research units understand and meet research security expectations.
Effective onboarding and access management support responsible research while making it easier for researchers to begin their work with confidence. As part of RSSI, this workstream promotes a coordinated, university-wide approach that supports collaboration, protects the research enterprise, and provides a positive experience for the research community.
Areas of Focus
This workstream focuses on:
Researcher onboarding that supports research security expectations.
Research-related access management for facilities, systems, and research activities.
Vetting processes that are consistent, efficient, and risk-informed.
Institutional coordination across onboarding and research support functions.
Current Initiatives
This section will highlight current initiatives, implementation milestones, and ongoing activities associated with this workstream as they become available.
Related Resources
As guidance, policies, training, templates, and other supporting materials become available, they will be added here to help the research community understand and implement workstream-related practices.