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29 Apr 2015: A vital part of the research proposal is to ensure that a robust budget is developed for the work to be undertaken. The UK Government require all universities to estimate the full cost of the project (Full Economic Costing) using the TRAC

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 30 November at 9:30am and will be held in Lecture Theatre 2, Clinical School, Addenbrookes Site. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration is

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

21 Apr 2015: The BHF submission period opened on 1st October and will extend until midnight on 1st December 2013.BHF uses Researchfish (www.researchfish.com) to gather information about research outputs and outcomes for all active awards and for any grants that

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 31 March 2011 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. These sessions are aimed at researchers who are plann

1 May 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 134. Published on 1 May 2015. Most research funders (research councils, charities and foundations) have introduced policies on research data management. The general

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust is increasing the flexibility of its senior level schemes, aligning its Principal and Senior Research Fellowships with its Investigator Awards: From October 2012, applications for fellowships will be reviewed alongside those for

18 Sep 2015: Relevant to all EPSRC-funded researchers and research students. The EPSRC are conducting random checks on publications to underpin research data. We have been informed some researchers at the University of Cambridge have already been approached by

21 Apr 2015: Dr John Williams from the Science Funding division of the Wellcome Trust will be in Cambridge on Wednesday 28 July delivering a presentation about their Strategic Plan for 2010–2020 and funding opportunities including the introduction of the new

6 Aug 2015: The Open Data team is organising several events to help University members in their research data management and sharing. Events are open to everyone: researchers, research students, staff members, librarians, and anyone else with interest in

21 Apr 2015: Following the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting on 28 September 2010 the enclosed proposals were discussed and agreed http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/documents/local/rgug/20100928/rgug_cleer_for_website_28_sep_2010.pdf. As of 1

24 Mar 2015: Download the "What to do and when" pdf to see the flow chart

17 Aug 2015: This workshop is for researchers working in sciences (Clinical, Biological, Physical and Technology Sciences) who have existing collaborations with Polish scientists. The Polish government is releasing 120 million Euros to create approximately 10

21 Apr 2015: The Royal Society University Research Fellowship (URF) and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF) schemes aim to provide funding to outstanding scientists who have the potential to become leaders in their chosen field. They have recently

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 19 July at 9:30am and will be held in the Sanger Building, Department for Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road, Downing Site. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a forum

21 Apr 2015: Katie Price, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 14 November 2013 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. She will be talking about Horizon 2020 the EUs new programme

2 Oct 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2016) Research Administrators Programme.We invite submissions from all staff who have been in post for a minimum of six

23 Nov 2015: For new staff and students Open Data Afternoon Session will: provide you with all the necessary information you need to know about your funder requirements for research data sharing how to avoid sanctions for non-compliance with your funder policies

12 Nov 2015: The Research Councils UK have published new guidelines on research data sharing policy. Since the document was not consulted with the community, the University of Cambridge would like to comment on these guidelines. If you would like to contribute

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 12 April at 9:30am and will be held at LT2, Computer Lab, William Gates Building, West Cambridge Site. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a forum where resear

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office has upgraded the subscription to the Research Professional funding opportunities database. The main advantage is that you can now select an unlimited number of search criteria for building your funding search and setting

21 Aug 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 140. Published on 21 August 2015. Submission reports are available in the X5 system to provide the Department with a clear and concise breakdown of information

21 Apr 2015: This monthly webinar is open to all members of the University.

21 Apr 2015: Now available online are the slides from the ERC Advanced Grants & ERC Synergy Grants presentation held on Tuesday 13 December 2011 by Chloë Somers from the UK Research Office (UKRO). Please note these slides are Raven password protected. http://www

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 28 September at 9:30am and will be held in the Lecture Theatre, Hopkins Building, Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road. The meeting after that will be on Tuesday 30 November at 9:30am at the

26 Nov 2015: Wellcome Trust will no longer be ring-fencing any budgets on their conventional grants. Grant holders will be able to move funds into and out of budgets, but any significant transfer of funds between cost headings must be agreed with Wellcome Trust.

26 Nov 2015: Outcomes for research funded by Arthritis Research UK have to be submitted by 1 Dec 2015. Please login to Researchfish to report results- even if no new results have been obtained. Failure to submit research outcomes may result in sanctions. Help

21 Apr 2015: As part of the Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS) the next briefing sessions on Full Economic Costing and the Income Allocation Policy will take place as follows: Thursday 13 June 2013, 10am-12noon, Mill Lane Lecture Room 6 Friday

26 Nov 2015: Final expenditure on RCUK awards due over the Christmas period must be confirmed to Research Operations by Tuesday, 15 December 2015 latest.

21 Apr 2015: Katie Price, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 14 November 2013. She will be talking about Horizon 2020 the EUs new programme for investment in research

21 Apr 2015: The European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant scheme is available to academics who are 7 – 12 years following their PhD. The scheme is aimed at academics from any discipline and is judged on the excellence of both the applicant and the

12 Nov 2015: This is a final reminder to Departments in advance of the RCUK FAP visit on Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th November 2015. We have been notified that a further 15 awards will be audited. Departments should ensure that expenditure on all awards

24 Mar 2015: Each Investigator must disclose to his or her Head of Department any Significant Financial Interests (and those of his/her spouse and dependent children) that reasonably appear to be related to the Investigator's Institutional Responsibilities.

26 Nov 2015: Research Operations Office’s last day at Mill Lane will be Thursday 24th December, and from January 2016 we shall be situated in new offices at Greenwich House. This relocation is a major operation and therefore Research Operations will be closed

21 Apr 2015: The BBSRC Chief Executive, Jackie Hunter, will be visiting the University on Monday 17th November at the Sainsbury Laboratory. In the morning there will be an open meeting introduced by the VC, followed by a presentation by Jackie Hunter on the

21 Apr 2015: Research Professional is a funding opportunities database which offers researchers and administrators the opportunity to search for research funding in all disciplines from a wide range of sponsors in the UK and overseas. The University of Cambridge

21 Apr 2015: The next Research Grants User Group meeting is taking place on Tuesday 24 May at 9:30am in LT2, Clinical School, Addenbrookes. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are

9 Jun 2015: As soon as you know you will be moving, please contact the following people: Your current department Your new department at your new University The Research Operations Office's Finance Analyst - Research & Grants The Research Operations Office at

21 Apr 2015: As part of the Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS) and co-presented by Finance Office, the next briefing sessions on Full Economic Costing and the Income Allocation Policy will take place as follows: Wednesday 2 Oct, 2pm - 3:30pm at

21 Apr 2015: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/2012news/Pages/121218.aspx. Please fill in the contact form and someone will answer your query within 2 working days.

27 Feb 2015: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie projects fund the salary and additional costs of the Marie S-Curie fellows employed on the grant. Other staff costs are not usually eligible on FP7 MSC grants (unless Cambridge are coordinating an ITN and employing a

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Monday 6 June 2011 from 08:00 to 10:00. This downtime is taking place in order to implement changes in relation to the following RCUK efficiency changes: 1) Minor equipment items up to £10k (incl. VAT).

7 Aug 2015: Submission reports are available in the X5 system to provide the Department with a clear and concise breakdown of information required for their grant application. The breakdown of costs for an External Partner/s will now be reflected in the

21 Apr 2015: British Heart Foundation - deadline 1 Dec 2014 British Heart Foundation are using the following response codes for the 2014 open submission period. Response Code 1: A submission is expected this year. Response Code 2: No submission is expected this

21 Apr 2015: Twinning: €1 million for 3 years for networking between researchers in any discipline, three partners required. Deadline: 7 May 2015The European Commission has launched the “Call for Twinning” within the Spreading Excellence and Widening

21 Apr 2015: As part of the Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS) and co-presented by Finance Office, the next briefing sessions on Full Economic Costing and the Income Allocation Policy will take place as follows:Tuesday 29 Oct 9.30am – 11am at

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 30 November at 9:30am and will be held in Lecture Theatre 2, Clinical School, Addenbrookes Site. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration is

15 Oct 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 Research Administrators Programme, 2016. We invite submissions from all staff who have been in post for a minimum of six

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 28 September at 9:30am and will be held in the Lecture Theatre, Hopkins Building, Dept of Biochemistry, Downing Site, Tennis Court Road. Tea and coffee will be available from 9:00am.The RGUG

27 Feb 2015: Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides customer-driven scientific and technical support to the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.