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7 Jul 2023: The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is an EU-funded programme which provides researchers and innovators with funding to set up interconnected, interdisciplinary and collaborative research networks in Europe and beyond. UKRO is

23 Jun 2023: A short new film that introduces the Transforming Research Support Programme, what’s being delivered and some of the benefits that people can expect has now been released! Please do take 5 minutes to grab a cuppa, watch the video, and hear

28 Apr 2023: funding. In the latest updates from 17th April 2023, the following changes have been made -. prizes defined as out of scope. international tuition fees are now allowable costs on all guarantee

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

24 Feb 2023: When costing your project in X5, please put SRCP under the Non-staff tab as an ‘Other directly incurred’ type cost. Then specify in the description field how many years and how many studies the cost covers. Input VAT can be left at zero rate

28 Jul 2023: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 20th July 2023. The recording and slides are now available. The next meeting is schedule for 28th September 2023 at 11:15am and this will be a hybrid meeting

10 Mar 2023: When costing your project in X5, please put SRCP under the Non-staff tab as an ‘Other directly incurred’ type cost. Then specify in the description field how many years and how many studies the cost covers. The current rate is £700 per study

23 Jun 2023: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2023 call is open and the cribsheet is available on the ROO website. As usual, the MSCA PF submissions to ROO are treated as ‘Small Applications’ in line with the standard

10 Mar 2023: The Finance Training team is undertaking a review of grants courses with a view to redesigning Grants 4 – Grants administration in CUFS. We would like to survey all staff involved with using the University finance systems to monitor or manage

27 Jan 2023: We are seeking a mid-career researcher to join the newly formed Research Culture Steering Committee and participate in the setting of strategy and priorities for research culture across the University. The termly meetings are scheduled for Tuesday

19 May 2023: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 11th May 2023. The recording and slides are now available. The next meeting is schedule for 20th July at 11:15am, details to follow. In response to questions

28 Apr 2023: If you have received a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship or ERC Grant in the 2021 or 2022 calls hosted in the UK, but don’t have a Grant Agreement (because you are submitting your grant details to UKRI in order to receive funding through the Horizon

6 Apr 2023: This news article introduces the policy and explains why it has been developed to help researchers meet funder requirements and enable immediate open access.

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: 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

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

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,

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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: 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: 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

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

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

22 Sep 2023: Published on 22 September 2023. The Latest EC News has been updated to include details on the association of the UK to the Horizon Europe Programme and implications on the open ... The application deadline is 30th September 2023 (12:00 CET). For further

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: 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,

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.

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 •

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: 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

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.

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.

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.

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

1 Dec 2023: detailing the scope of EC Audits on MSCA grants (Financial and Researcher related) and providing an indicative list of documents that you will need to evidence and areas that the audit ... Elements will be unavailable from Thursday 14 December until

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

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

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

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.

24 Feb 2023: Financial Audit of EC Grants .

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

6 Oct 2023: The EC is organising an online infoday on 18th October 2023 to inform (potential) applicants about topics included in the Cluster 2 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies' work programme for 2024. ... Further details and registration are available

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

27 Jan 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 307. Published on 27 January 2023. We are seeking a mid-career researcher to join the newly formed Research Culture Steering Committee and participate in the

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.