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24 Feb 2023: Financial Audit of EC Grants .

24 Feb 2023: We would like to make you aware that the Royal Society has announced some major changes to the Newton International Fellowship this year (deadline 28th March 2023). Fellowships awarded in the 2023 round will be awarded for three years' duration

17 Oct 2023: Please refer to the UKRO’s news item: Deadline Extension for Horizon Europe Calls in Light of Israel-Gaza Conflict – UKRO. ... Please visit UKRO News item for further details.

19 May 2023: Where the Grant Agreement with the EC is signed after 16th of December 2022, indirect funding of the Hungarian entities is also prohibited.

9 Jun 2023: UK universities have agreed a new three-year open access deal with Springer Nature which provides unlimited open access publishing and access to paywalled journal articles in Springer and Palgrave titles, as well as access to Nature Research titles.

10 Mar 2023: Based on our findings, we responded to the EC’s online survey and submitted an organisational response which is available on the ROO website. ... Financial Audit of EC Grants .

6 Apr 2023: Cambridge Enterprise have recently expanded their team and are now offering dedicated contacts for new enquiries. Researchers who have existing relationships with Cambridge Enterprise colleagues should continue to use them.

10 Mar 2023: This workshop will introduce researchers to datasets and interactive big data tools that allow researchers to ask questions, interact and develop solutions for their papers. There will be examples from Healthcare, GIS, Economics, Humanities and

17 Nov 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 325. Published on 17 November 2023. At two information sessions in December, the dedicated European Advisor for Cambridge University and the UK Marie Sklodowska

3 Nov 2023: Europe. The dedicated European Advisor for Cambridge University and the UK MSCA National Contact Point (UKRO) will present the latest updates at the sessions.

17 Nov 2023: The Transforming Research Support (TRS) Programme will be introducing new grant management system Worktribe across the University using a phased approach from 2024 onwards. The School of Technology will be the first adopter. To support this, the

8 Sep 2023: The European Research Council (ERC) is hosting a webinar on 20th September at 11:15am for potential applicants to learn more about the novelties of the ERC Work Programme for 2024. The webinar can be accessed directly on the ERC website and no prior

6 Oct 2023: Handbook MSCA-NET, the network of National Contact Points (NCPs) for the MSCA, has prepared an unofficial handbook for applicants to the MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) 2023 call. The main aim of this handbook is supporting NCPs in assisting applicants,

24 Mar 2023: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

10 Feb 2023: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd February at 11:15am. The agenda will include information about how the Joint Electronic Submissions system (Je-S) will transition over to The Funding Service,

6 Apr 2023: The recordings and slides of the three online training sessions about Financial Audits of EC Grants, Innovate UK Grants and Single Audit of US federal grants (including NIH) are now available. ... This news article introduces the policy and explains why

24 Feb 2023: The Cambridge Libraries Survey is running until Friday 3 March. Give feedback on how you find accessing information, resources, help and training opportunities, as well as what you think about library spaces. Services provided by libraries include

1 Dec 2023: In issue:. will be unavailable from Thursday 14 December until Monday 18 December while it is upgraded to its latest version.

6 Oct 2023: UKRO is holding an information webinar for organisations and individuals interested in applying to the MSCA COFUND 2023 call. The call deadline is 8th February 2024. The webinar will take place on 19th October 2023, 9:30am - 11:30am, UK time.

28 Apr 2023: On 6th April 2023, the UK Government set out its prospectus programme called ‘Pioneer’. This is a programme to protect and support the UK research and innovation sector if the Government is unable to secure association to Horizon Europe on fair

22 Sep 2023: On 20th September 2023, a webinar was held on ERC grant competitions 2024 to inform potential applicants about the novelties of the ERC Work Programme 2024. The recording is now available on the ERC Website.

3 Nov 2023: All UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grants with part funded Directly Incurred (DI) staff need to have timesheets for the entire lifetime of the grant. Timesheet records have always been a requirement of the Terms and Conditions. As of 1 July 2022,

17 Nov 2023: Working on a large, complex grant application? Know someone who is? We’re here to help! Based in the Research Strategy arm of the Research Office, the Research Funding team offers application support services such as: coordination of bid

3 Nov 2023: The dedicated European Advisor for Cambridge University and the UK MSCA National Contact Point (UKRO) will present the latest updates at the sessions.

6 Apr 2023: The recordings and slides of the three online training sessions about Financial Audits of EC Grants, Innovate UK Grants and Single Audit of US federal grants (including NIH) are now available.

8 Sep 2023: We have made some updates to the Horizon Europe ERC-2024-STG Crib Sheet which is now available on the ROO website.

8 Sep 2023: As part of a new challenge-led research funding initiative, we’re inviting researchers across the University of Cambridge to submit concept papers setting out their idea for how AI could serve science, citizens and society. We’ll convene

9 Jun 2023: One of the greatest benefits of cloud computing is that it gives researchers the opportunity to transform how to do certain tasks. It is particularly suited to short, time-limited tasks like research projects. Tools such as Google Cloud Products and

1 Nov 2023: The Research Office invites academic and administrative staff across the University to attend this Horizon Europe Funding Opportunities for Researchers information session.

28 Apr 2023: When a Final Expenditure Statement (FES) is due on an UKRI grant, Departments need to ensure that completed timesheets and an up to date tracker spreadsheet are moved to your Final SharePoint library. If there is a negative amount in the 'Percentage

23 Jun 2023: The RGUG is an open meeting for anyone involved with the administration of Research Grants. Recording and slides are now available from the previous meeting on 11th May. Here are the dates for the forthcoming meetings Thursday 20th July 2023 11:15am

11 Aug 2023: UKRO has published a collection of information sources to support researchers in successfully writing a proposal for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2023 call. The list put together by UKRO includes •

24 Feb 2023: The COLP is a non-consolidated pay award that has been awarded to all staff and is an integral element of the salary of staff members. Therefore, the assumption is that this is an eligible cost on a grant for our major research funders that allow

24 Mar 2023: We would like to remind you that the Research Office will be closed for the April and May Bank Holidays. If you have a grant application that you will be sending to the Research Operations Office (ROO) during this time, please ensure that you are

8 Sep 2023: This month's RGUG (Research Grants User Group) meeting is scheduled for Thursday 28th September 2023, 11:15am – 12:15pm. It will be a hybrid meeting for you to join either online as a Teams call or in person at The West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue,

3 Nov 2023: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), one of the University’s key partners and funders, publishes an updated corporate plan each year setting out how it plans to achieve its strategic objectives through near term deliverables for the current

8 Sep 2023: identifier HORIZON-ERC-2024-STG will be funded directly by the EC through Horizon Europe if successful. ... Here are some useful links. UKRO News: UK Association to Horizon Europe – UKRO.

24 Mar 2023: The Elements system, which is linked to Apollo, will be unavailable for several days while the underpinning repository platform, DSpace, is upgraded to its latest version.

11 Aug 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 319. Published on 11 August 2023. Royal Society (RS) have announced that an inflationary uplift of 2.48% is being applied to current grants within the following

7 Jul 2023: Elements is the University's research information management system used by researchers across the institution to collate, share and report on their research outputs. A new video has been produced aimed at staff who have administrative

6 Apr 2023: The Elements system will be unavailable for four to five days from 20th April. The University repository, Apollo, will remain available to view only during this time. It will not be possible to make open access, research data or doctoral theses

13 Jan 2023: Instead, if you need to change a start date, you should request a change via the Grant Maintenance facility in Je-S to extend the latest start date outlining the reasons.

1 Nov 2023: The Research Office invites administrative staff across the University to attend this Horizon Europe Programme, Legal and Financial Matters (including Horizon 2020) information session.

28 Jul 2023: Please go to the Research Grants Timesheet SharePoint page for the latest information and best practice.

9 Jun 2023: The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce that the call for proposals to the ALBORADA Research Fund is now open. Applications are invited from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge or an

24 Feb 2023: Financial Audit of EC Grants .

11 Aug 2023: Royal Society (RS) have announced that an inflationary uplift of 2.48% is being applied to current grants within the following categories; Directly Incurred Staff Costs, Directly Allocated Costs and Indirect Costs. Individual grant holders should

6 Apr 2023: If you are applying for a research project that involves a clinical trial or study, you may need to include a SoECAT (Schedule of Events Cost Attribution Tool) with your grant application. From 1st April 2023, the Excel version has been replaced

27 Jan 2023: The annual audit of US Federal Funding (including NIH awards) for the Financial Year 20/21 is now available. The following issues were highlighted which you need to be aware of when managing US Federal Funding. Salary costs: costs charged to the

10 Feb 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 308. Published on 10 February 2023. X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates which are effective from 1. The increase in rates was