Distinguished Professor · University of Toronto
Creso Sá
Studying how nations and universities organize, fund, and protect science.
Distinguished Professor of Science Policy, Higher Education, and Innovation, and Vice-Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto, where he is currently Acting Dean. Editor-in-Chief of Studies in Higher Education.
Recent publications
2026
Organizing research security: the embedded advisory model in Canadian universities
Sá, Pashayeva, Weidenslaufer & Gong · Higher Education
2026
US-China Rivalry and Scientific Nationalism in Nanotechnology
Marini & Sá · Quantitative Science Studies
2025
Who becomes an entrepreneur after University? Evidence from Canada
Sá, Cowley & Husain · PLOS One
Updates
Recent talk
Geopolitics and Graduate Student Mobility
5th International Conference on Graduate Education, Beijing, October 9–11, 2026
Current research program
Research Security Lab
The Research Security Lab investigates the intersections of geopolitics, higher education, and science policy. Our focus is on advancing knowledge on the evolving landscape of research security, generating evidence-based insights to support policy debates and institutional practice.
Team
Creso Sá
Principal Investigator
Aytaj Pashayeva
Doctoral Researcher
Christine Weidenslaufer
Doctoral Researcher
Emily Gong
Doctoral Researcher