Swiss University Reviewing Potential Work With Iranian Researchers

A Swiss university said it’s reviewing any possible ongoing cooperation with Iranian researchers after United Against Nuclear Iran said the Iranian military is exploiting partnerships between Iranian universities and Swiss learning institutions to obtain sensitive research and technology (see 2405100023). A spokesperson for Switzerland-based University of Boras said the college “previously collaborated” with an Iranian university mentioned in UANI’s report, but that collaboration ended in 2022.

“As there may still be ongoing collaborations between individual researchers, we are currently reviewing all our collaborations with other universities,” the person said in a May 14 email.

At least three other Swiss universities mentioned in the report from UANI -- a nonprofit with a stated goal of countering the “threats” posed by the Iranian government -- also defended their research security practices this week (see 2405130020).