Power Plant Sessions
Welcome to the Power Plant Sessions, the research security podcast produced by the Safeguarding Research Office (uab.ca/sro) at the University of Alberta to build research security capacity and knowledge institutionally, provincially, and nationally. Hosted by Jacqueline Littlewood and produced by Rachel Zukiwski-Pezim and Andrés Alvarez. Jeff Simon created our music and Renee Hart designed our original show art.
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Identifying and Safeguarding Sensitive Research of Concern
OCTOBER 21, 2025
In this episode, Power Plant Sessions host Jacqueline Littlewood speaks to Dr. Martha Crago, Chair of the Council of Canadian Academies’ panel on Balancing Research Security and Open Science for Dual-Use Research of Concern (and former Vice Presiden...
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Disinformation, research security, and the Canadian academic landscape
AUGUST 12, 2025
In this special extended episode, Power Plant Sessions host Jacqueline Littlewood speaks to experts Dr. Matthew Taylor and Dr. Timothy Caulfield about the relationship between research security and disinformation, their related research, emerging trends in this space, and the ways in which res...
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How History Affects the Relationship between Academia and the Intelligence Community in Research Security
JUNE 10, 2025
In this episode, Power Plant Sessions’ host Jacqueline Littlewood talks with two expert guests from Carleton University: Jessica Adam, Director, Research Security Risk, and Stephanie Carvin, assistant professor at the Norman Paterson School of...
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