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10 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Guidance and tools to help you find funding, prepare an application and manage a grant. Guidance, information and support for managing research grants and contracts. Details of forthcoming webinars,

10 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Events. 06Dec. Horizon Europe Programme, Legal and Financial Matters information session. The Research Office invites administrative staff across the University to attend this Horizon Europe Programme, Legal

19 Jun 2024: An overview of the costing and pricing process for research grant applications. Including what you need to do as a PI and if you're working in an academic department.

10 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

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

12 Aug 2014: For information on UK export sanctions on Russia see here. Background to export control The United Kingdom has an obligation to ensure that goods, technology or software that can be used for a military purpose or contribute towards the proliferation

14 Apr 2015: How to apply 1. Applicants should speak with their Departmental Administrator to ensure Departmental support. 2. Applicants should contact the KTP Manager Simon Daly to check the eligibility of their project for KTP and to obtain the outline

15 Apr 2014: Certain research projects require the University to negotiate an agreement with the other parties involved, making everyone’s rights and responsibilities clear and protecting the interests of all.

10 Jul 2015: All major funders expect recipient institutions of research funding to provide assurance that public funds are spent efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. Some research projects are subject to financial audits. Scientific (technical) and

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.

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.

10 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Grants User Group Meetings. 18Jul. RGUG meeting on 18 Jul 2024. Online Teams Meeting. 24Apr. RGUG meeting on 24 Apr 2024. Presentations available. 15Feb. RGUG meeting on 15 Feb 2024. Presentations

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

10 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. X5 list. Frequently asked questions. You can browse the X5 FAQs by topic or search all FAQs by keyword. Q. How long before the system times out? X5 will time out after two hours of inactivity. Q. How can I

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

31 Jul 2014: Amendment: Name given to any contract which changes the terms, including extension or termination, of an existing contract. Collaboration Agreement: Any type of contract that sets out the terms of collaboration/interaction between parties to a

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.

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

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.

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

10 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: 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

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

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.

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.

22 Sep 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 and forthcoming calls.

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.

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.

31 Jul 2014: Vacancies at the Research Office are shown on the main University jobs page.

16 Jul 2015: There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. Many of the research funders supporting work at the University of Cambridge require that research data are openly available with as few restrictions as possible.

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

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

7 Oct 2022: We have a number of vacancies at the Research Office, further details can be found on our jobs page.

8 Nov 2018: Find out how to: record and report your research to meet funders terms and Research Excellence Framework (REF) requirements. publish your research data, articles and other papers for open access.

22 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties implementing the upgrade of X5 on Thursday 8th October, a decision was made to postpone the release. The issues have now been resolved and the Project Team are now in a position to reschedule. The proposed date for the

9 Sep 2022: To help staff involved in the new mechanism for timesheets we will be holding two further sessions as follows Timesheet demonstration Tuesday 27th September 11am Link to join meeting Q&A session Wednesday 5th October 10am Link to join Q&A A list o

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

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

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.

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

10 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 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

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

6 Apr 2023: The costing and pricing tool X5, has been updated with the following - salary scales with the effective date of 1st February 2023 National Insurance rates For funders who pay the Apprenticeship levy, please use the file dated 06/04/2023 For funders

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

17 Sep 2021: Researchers who receive US federal funding for a research project are reminded that if you need to travel by plane, flights must be booked using an American flag carrier, or a flag carrier from a country with an Open Skies Agreement with the US.

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