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28 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Grants User Group Meetings. 18Jul. RGUG meeting on 18 Jul 2024. Recording and slides available. 24Apr. RGUG meeting on 24 Apr 2024. Presentations available. 15Feb. RGUG meeting on 15 Feb 2024.

19 Jun 2024: Worktribe is a new research grant management system. It will be launched across the University between July and November 2024, replacing X5 as the University's costing and pricing tool.

28 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Common Values - Equipment Type. This page shows equipment types that are available in X5. You can search for an item using the box below. Enter some text to filter your results. Name. Biomolecular Interaction

22 Jun 2024: Information on how to apply for funding using the small applications process, or the late applications process.

31 Jul 2014: The Research Operations Office deals with all research contract activity undertaken by the University. Please follow the links below or the left hand navigation for further details about the contracts process. Contract vs Terms and Conditions What

22 Jun 2017: Export control can affect research activities and occasionally teaching. All University researchers need to know whether their work has the potential to be subject to export control legislation.

13 Oct 2017: The Research Dashboard - see your research project activity in one place The Research Dashboard is a web-based application which will give Researchers an overview of their applications, grants and contracts including the progress of a grant

8 Nov 2018: Where to look for research grant funding, including opportunities from funding databases, research councils, charities, trusts, government departments, industry funding, and internal funding from the University of Cambridge.

26 Jul 2024: The Grants Administration Community of Practice (CoP) welcomes anyone involved in supporting research grants at the University of Cambridge to our first ever live, in-person event at West Cambridge (venue TBC) on Thursday 26th September from 10am - 1

28 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. X5 search. Search x5 FAQs. Type into the search box above; the results will dynamically display below. What browsers are compatible with X5? X5 can be accessed from most web browsers. Check if your browser is

4 Jun 2015: Research data sharing There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. The general expectation is that publicly funded research data are a public good, and should be made openly available with as few restrictions as

9 Sep 2014: The Contracts Team comprises of several different roles.

18 Jun 2024: make sure that there aren’t any negative news stories about them. ... Follow the latest government advice on travelling to one of these countries.

12 Feb 2021: The latest EC news page includes information regarding. UKRO webinars scheduled for 18.

28 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Common Values - Facilities. This page shows facilities that are available in X5. You can search for an item using the box below. Enter some text to filter your results. Please note this displays only the

31 Jul 2014: The University uses a range of different research contracts, although we generally negotiate and draft research contracts that are tailored for the specific project.

24 Mar 2015: The University of Cambridge has developed a policy for the management of Financial Conflict of Interests (FCOI) for anyone applying or receiving research funding from US-based research organisations.

31 Jul 2014: A B C College Employees PI Eligibility (CTOs) College Fees Conflict of Interest for US Funded Research Copyright at the University D Donations for Research E Equipment Sharing Ethics, Good Practice and Misconduct Export Control F Financial

26 Jul 2024: On Friday 30th August 2024, between 10am – 12:30pm UK time, the UK Research Office in Brussels (UKRO) will hold a webinar on the ERC 2025 Synergy Grant call. The aim of this webinar is to provide participants with detailed, practical information

28 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Common Values - Salary Scale. This page shows salary scales that are available in X5. You can search for an item using the box below. Enter some text to filter your results. Code. Name. Pension. ADAR10.

19 Mar 2015: Background The Research Councils expect there to be efficiencies in the use of equipment: Universities must now check if there is an opportunity to share equipment with internal departments and other institutions prior to submission of grant

31 Jul 2014: Cross-School functions. Cross-School functions where support is provided by ROO include EC expert advice, audit and compliance management,and outputs coordination, and staff training including X5 support.

9 Mar 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin. Bulletin. The Research Operations Office publishes a fortnightly bulletin which includes information on research funding, policy and procedures as well as news

29 Jun 2021: Travelling abroad Export controls apply when you are taking controlled technology with you when travelling abroad, e.g. for conferences. When planning for travel, you should review whether your laptop / presentation / USB stick etc. contains

8 Nov 2018: It's important to take the time to thoroughly plan your research. If you don't, there's a risk it could fail, wasting your funding and your time and effort. Here you can find out how to: plan, draft and write a proposal.

26 Jul 2024: On Thursday 12th September 2024, between 2pm – 3:30pm UK time, the European Research Council (ERC) will host a webinar providing information on the ERC 2025 Work Programme. The webinar will explain about the new funding opportunities, budget

8 Feb 2021: Transparency Requirements Anyone applying for or in receipt of a US Institutes for Health (NIH) grant must be wholly transparent about financial and in-kind support from, and affiliations with, international institutions. There have been successful

14 Feb 2014: Submitting your grant application The application process is managed by the Research Operations Office's Research Development Teams working closely with staff in Departments. All applications for external research funding must go through the

28 Mar 2024: The Researchfish submission for 2024 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for their part in a successful submission process this year. If you have any remaining

12 Aug 2014: Open access makes published research freely available to people without a subscription. The philosophical basis for open access is that publicly funded research should be publicly available. In addition, humanity is facing considerable challenges in

24 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the X5 Upgrade will no longer be taking place this month (April 2020). However, technical work will continue at UIS and once we get to the point of user acceptance testing (UAT) we will review the resource requirements

9 Jun 2023: UKRI has launched its first stakeholder perception survey to understand how it is perceived by its various communities. The survey aims to help UKRI address issues, tailor activities and measure progress as an organisation over the coming years. The

6 Jun 2024: The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information online event which will be held on Thursday 4th July 2024, between 10:30-12:00 (UK time).

7 Jul 2023: X5 was updated on 4th July 2023, with new fEC rates which are effective from 1st July 2023. The University has made an adjustment to the research charge-out rates following a review of the way central administration costs are classified, with the

19 Mar 2021: The Researchfish submission for 2021 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. We recognise that due to

24 Mar 2015: The Contracts Team of the Research Operations Office (ROO) is responsible for all contracts related to research with a wide range of external organisations and for authorizing all research contracts for collaborative research within the University.

31 Jul 2014: Search site. Research Operations Office. EC Application Process. EC Application Process. ... The University's EC PIC code: 999977172. Please fill in the contact form and someone will answer your query within 2 working days.

14 Jan 2022: The Research Office is conducting its annual SAM (System for Award Management) registration renewal process for US Federal funding and in doing so is performing some additional checks to satisfy recent updates to the US regulatory framework. We

6 Nov 2020: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched a new website. Features include a new single funding finder which contains all funding opportunities from across all the councils. Individual council websites are still existing at this stage, but they

24 Apr 2020: The single audit report for federal grants for Financial Year 17/18 is now finalised and available from the ROO website.

18 Oct 2018: Guidance on how to write a research proposal. This includes information on what to include in your proposal, and how the University can support you.

14 Jan 2022: Following published guidance from the Office for Students, both the Annual Financial Return and the TRAC Return submissions for 2020-21 have been given an extension until the end of March. Therefore, the University’s fEC rates and the

28 Mar 2024: The initial release of Worktribe’s pre-award and contracts modules will no longer take place in the Research Office and School of Technology in April 2024 as planned. This is due to changes in project resources, navigating risks associated with

16 Dec 2022: New updates have been introduced to the UKRI Guarantee Guidance dated 5th December 2022. The scope of the guarantee is still the same: to guarantee funding for all eligible, successful applicants to Horizon Europe calls with final submission

29 Jan 2021: Due to internal delays in the preparation and submission of the University’s Annual Financial Return to the Office for Students (OfS), approval and submission of the TRAC Return has been delayed. Therefore, fEC rates will not be updated on X5 for

10 Jun 2022: We have a number of job opportunities available at the Research Office, further details can be found on the University Jobs website.

4 Dec 2020: Whether there is a Brexit Deal or no deal, customs procedures and physical checks at borders will change. The UK’s reasonable worst-case scenario planning highlights that the flow rate at the Channel short straits (Calais/Dunkirk/Coquelles and

12 Feb 2021: As part of the X5 Upgrade project, a SharePoint site was launched that contains the new X5 User Guide. This can also be accessed directly from the X5 tool by clicking on any of the "question mark" icons within the system.

19 Jun 2020: Videos have been developed to assist with creating a simple costing in X5 and are located in Stream. Additional support is also available in the following format - Mini User Guides Grants Guidance for Departments FAQs

10 Feb 2023: X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates which are effective from 1st February 2023. The increase in rates was expected given current market conditions. Departmental and central expenditure has increased compared to last