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22 Jun 2017: Please address any queries regarding export control to the Research Office's Export Control Managers via researchgovernance@admin.cam.ac.uk or individually: Claire Piffard, Senior Legal Advisor - Claire.Piffard@admin.cam.ac.uk Rhys Morgan, Head of

21 Feb 2017: EC awards are the most frequently audited. The Research Operations Office organised a training event on the audit requirements of EC grants, led by ROO and LEES Chartered Certified Accountants. The recording and the presentation slides can be

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

22 Sep 2017: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Thursday 19th October 2017 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane Monday 13th November 2017 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane To book

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.

21 Feb 2017: There are three situations in which an audit can happen: award specific, funder specific and an internal audit.

19 Jan 2017: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Thursday 9th February 2017 17 Mill Lane 5 Spaces available Monday 13th March 2017 17 Mill Lane Spaces Thursday 13th April

21 Feb 2017: For financial audits, generally the following items will be looked at: Copies of invoices and expense claims Billing report and reconciliation with submitted claims Back up for personnel costs, including signed timesheet, Contract of Employment and

21 Feb 2017: For technical audits, generally the followings will be looked at: Degree of fulfilment of the project work plan and deliverables for the relevant period Continued relevance of the objectives Management procedures and methods of projects The

2 Feb 2017: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2017 from the 1st of February 2017 (note MRF/SRF rates are yet to be updated). Users of X5 are advised to update their costings (the Rates Tab in X5) to ensure the new rates are

22 Aug 2017: The aim of the Research Dashboard is to provide PIs with an easy, single point of access to their research grant and contract information at a high level with the ability to obtain further information from underlying existing research administration

19 Oct 2017: The Grant Lifecycle Guidance has been developed to help staff in Departments who work on research grants, topics include costing PI time, risk assessment and audits. This is a new project and any feedback regarding additional topics or suggestions

16 Feb 2017: The University Information Services (UIS) has been developing three new, large-scale, enterprise grade storage services to meet the need for mass data storage across the University. These are Research Data Store Research File Share Research Cold

19 May 2017: The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020 project finance and reporting, either as an administrator, accounts clerk or PI. The session will be led by ROO and LEES

24 Mar 2017: The Researchfish submission has now closed for RCUK, BHF, CRUK, NIHR & NC3Rs and we would like to thank all researchers and administrative staff for uploading your outputs and submitting a return.

5 Oct 2017: Connect your ORCID to your Symplectic Elements profile between Monday 16 October and Thursday 26 October for a chance to win a £150 Heffers voucher. For further information regarding the competition, how to set up your ORCID, how to get a

18 Aug 2017: Audit requirements are set by Innovate UK and are stated within specific grant agreements. The terms are ususlly generic but exceptions may apply. It is therefore important to check your award letter and associated documentation carefully as to

19 May 2017: The ERC Synergy Grant scheme which was piloted in 2012 and 2013, will be re-launched in the ERC Work Programme 2018. It is expected that the call will be published on 19 July 2017 with a deadline of 14 November 2017. The perspective is to fund 25 to

21 Nov 2017: The Research Dashboard is a web-based application designed for PIs to see their research project activity in one place. The dashboard will give researchers an overview of their applications, grants and contracts including The progress of a grant

5 May 2017: In 2017 the University reviewed its Open Access Policy Framework. The new policy, has been approved by the Open Access Project Board and the Research Policy Committee. A pdf version of the 2017 policy is available and this replaces the version from