Get ready to use our Export Controls Dashboard

10 Nov 2026

Our dashboard gives you real-world insight into typical Export Control processing and licence timelines, helping you plan ahead and avoid delays. Colleagues must complete the required training to gain access.

Export Controls can be difficult to factor into research planning, particularly when working with international partners. Our new Export Control Dashboard is designed to change that.

Developed by the Regulatory Compliance Team and Secure Research Environment project team, the dashboard uses real case data in Microsoft Power BI to show typical internal processing times and government licence decision times.

Why does this matter?

Knowing typical timelines upfront means you can plan earlier, align compliance with project milestones and reduce the risk of avoidable delays. For example, the supporting case study shows how a project requiring around 60 working days for internal processing and a government licence could face an eight-week delay if the application is submitted only one month before the planned start date.

Want access?

Complete the required HEECA (HERSA) Export Control training, then use the dashboard to support your research planning.

The dashboard also supports our Manchester 2035 strategy, particularly the Digital inside and out leap, by using digital tools and data to support better decision-making and more efficient ways of working.

Discover more

• Explore the dashboard
• Read the dashboard guidance
• Read the full Shedding-light-on-Export-Controls--a-new-tool-to-help-you-plan-collaborations-with-confidence, including the real-world example.
• Visit the Research Security Hub