But Shandong University has a close relationship with the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics which is one of the bodies alleged to be driving China's development of nuclear weapons, according to associate professor Brendan Walker-Munro of Southern Cross University. He is also an "expert associate" at the ANU's National Security College, specialising in "the use of law and policy to protect university research from national security threats such as espionage, foreign interference, hacking, and technology transfer".