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21 Apr 2015: As part of the Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS) and co-presented by Finance; the following sessions are scheduled for: Thursday 13 March 09:30-11:00am at Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Seminar Room 4 Repeated Wednesday 19 March 09:30-11

21 Apr 2015: the latest information.

21 Apr 2015: Dr Octavio Pernas, FP7 UK National Contact Point for Health will be visiting Cambridge on Thursday 26 November 2013. He will be talking about the “Health, demographic change and wellbeing” challenge in Horizon 2020 – the EUs new programme for

21 Apr 2015: As you may be aware, the MRC have recently completed their second annual output data gathering survey e-Val. The Research Office have invited the MRC to come and talk to academics about how they use the information collected, what the main messages

4 Jun 2015: As part of the Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS) the following session is scheduled for Friday 5 June 2015, 9.30am – 11am, 16 Mill Lane. The briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new

15 Oct 2015: Of particular interest to departmental researchers, research students and staff members: the following opportunity to discuss new research data sharing requirements directly with funders and policy makers: Open Data – moving science forward, or a

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge will receive a visit from Professor Paul Boyle, the Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). He will be holding an open meeting and giving a presentation including details of the ESRC's strategy

4 Jun 2015: As part of the Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS) the following session is scheduled for Friday 17 July, 9.30am – 11am, 16 Mill Lane. The briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to

21 Apr 2015: Wellcome Trust Open Meeting – Tuesday 18 MarchThe Wellcome Trust support research into all aspects of biomedical science, including the social and ethical aspects of biomedical research and health, the historical and cultural contexts of medicine,

21 Apr 2015: DeadlinesAll seven Research Councils - Deadline: 4pm 13 November 2014Cancer Research UK - Deadline: 20 November 2014British Heart Foundation - Deadline: 1 December 2014 Here is a summary of the Cambridge submission rates for the following funders,

21 Apr 2015: RCUK have issued guidance regarding applications for equipment funding http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/Efficiency2011.aspx.  The guidance applies from 1 May. The greatest impact is on equipment valued over £10k because of the required cont

21 Apr 2015: The Advanced Grants Call opened on 16 November 2011 with deadlines in Spring 2012 and the first ever Synergy Grants Call opened on 25 October 2011 and closes on 25 January 2012.The UK Research Office (UKRO based in Brussels) will be holding an

21 Apr 2015: As you may be aware, the MRC have recently completed their second annual output data gathering survey e-Val. The Research Office has invited Dr Ian Viney, Head of Strategic Evaluation at the MRC to talk to academics about how they use the

21 Apr 2015: Wellcome Trust Open Meeting – Tuesday 18 MarchThe Wellcome Trust support research into all aspects of biomedical science, including the social and ethical aspects of biomedical research and health, the historical and cultural contexts of medicine,

27 Feb 2015: The EC allow all relevant staff costs to be charged within an FP7 project. However they stipulate that only the hours worked on the project can be charged and these must be recorded on timesheets, adequately supported by evidence of their reality

27 Feb 2015: The EC allow all relevant staff costs to be charged within an FP7 project. However they stipulate that only the hours worked on the project can be charged and these must be recorded on timesheets, adequately supported by evidence of their reality

21 Apr 2015: During the recent Finance User Group it was agreed that because an existing report is available in COGNOS that informs departments when their research grants are ending, there is no need to develop a new one. It was however acknowledged that the

18 Sep 2015: Date: Wednesday 4th November 2015 Time: 7pm – 10pm Venue: Lecture Theatre 0, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street. Register: http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=332&a

21 Apr 2015: There are a number of issues to draw to your attention following the extremely well attended ResearchFish workshops on Monday 20 October: Type of roles in ResearchFish PI: you will have received an invitation from your funder with a link to register

21 Apr 2015: As you are aware, the Research Councils are making efficiency savings by invoicing the University in bulk (the ‘top slice’ invoices) for existing awards with funding remaining as of July last year. The top slice invoices claw back indexation on

27 Feb 2015: The EC allow all relevant staff costs to be charged within an FP7 project. However they stipulate that only the hours worked on the project can be charged and these must be recorded on timesheets, adequately supported by evidence of their reality

21 Apr 2015: This message was sent from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research to all University of Cambridge research staff and research students on 24 June.Dear Colleagues, Open Access publication options: Advice and support for University of Cambridge authors

24 Mar 2015: Investigator is defined as the project director or principal investigator and any other person, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research funded by the PHS, or proposed for such funding,

21 Apr 2015: Gateway to Research (GtR) is an RCUK initiative which centralises information on funded research projects and outcomes into a single website. GtR is currently in a Beta stage until the official launch on the 4th December at the House of Commons, and

24 Mar 2015: The Head of Department must review all Significant Financial Interest (SFI) disclosed by Investigators to determine whether any are related to research funded through a U.S. Public Health Service funder and if so, whether they constitute a Financial

21 Apr 2015: resume. Therefore, applicants with applications going through the peer review process should stay tuned to the national news to determine when operations of the government resume, and then check the NIH ... Therefore, peer reviewers should stay tuned to