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21 Apr 2015: The ERC has introduced a new pilot scheme, called Synergy Grants (SyG) in the 2012 ERC Work Programme. This call will be published on 25 October 2011 with a single deadline of 25 January 2012. The ERC Synergy Grants are aimed at outstanding

12 Nov 2015: We are launching a new monthly Open Access newsletter, which will provide you with updates on funders’ policies, services available to you at the University of Cambridge, upcoming events, and much, much more. To sign up for our newsletter please

21 Apr 2015: X5 continues to be rolled out across the University with Departmental Administrators currently receiving training. By 7 May all pFACT users will have received their X5 log in. To help Departments become familiar with X5, several briefing sessions

21 Apr 2015: To check what equipment, external partners, facilities, funders or salary scales are already in X5, go to the common values list which can be found here. The New Funder Form is also available on the ROO website.

21 Apr 2015: There will be 2 further X5 “hands on” training sessions on Wednesday 19 June at the following times, 09:00 – 12:30 13:30 - 17:00 These are a repeat of the sessions from 18 and 19 April. The training will take place at the Physics MCS Room

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities and Research Resources officers are visiting Cambridge on Thursday 15 January 2015. As part of their programme they will be holding an open session (with Q&A) which will explain their new funding schemes,

4 Jun 2015: Most research funders (research councils, charities and foundations) have introduced policies on research data management. The general expectation is that data from publicly funded research projects should be made openly available with as few

25 Jun 2015: What is the difference between a contract and terms and conditions?

18 Sep 2015: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Tuesday 22nd September 2015 at 9.30am in Mill

21 Apr 2015: Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. Minutes and presentations from the meeting on Thursday 11 December are now available

21 Apr 2015: A new process has been put in place for applications that are to be made for the Technology Strategy Board Knowledge Transfer Partnership fund (TSB KTP). The TSB KTP scheme offers access to funding through the formation of a partnership between

21 Apr 2015: 1. Updated Clinical Lecturer/Research Associate pay scale In light of the revised Clinical Lecturer/Research Associate pay scale effective from 1 April 2010, the pay scale will be updated in pFACT to reflect this. This change will be made to pFACT

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge has entered into an open innovation collaboration with GSK located at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) that gives University researchers access to the drug development expertise of GSK and other pharmaceutical

21 Apr 2015: Due to VAT increasing from 17.5% to 20% on 4 January 2011, pFACT is being updated to reflect this. The new VAT rate will be changed in pFACT on Monday 27 September 2010 between 8:00am and 10:00am during which time the system will be

21 Apr 2015: The latest copies are available on the ROO website.

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust have announced that they will be launching their new grants management system in May 2015. This will replace eGrants and will be used for submitting online applications and to manage the peer review process. There will be a

21 Apr 2015: As part of a drive by the RCUK to increase efficiency and effectiveness across research management, there is a need to make greater use of existing equipment and to share this between Universities wherever possible. The EPSRC has issued the

21 Apr 2015: e-Val is the MRC’s online system for gathering data related to the outputs and outcomes from MRC-funded research. In principle, the MRC try to maintain the same set of questions each year, however having reviewed the data, some updates have been

21 Apr 2015: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2012/WTVM055745.htm. When Wellcome Trust funded researchers prepare end of grant reports, the principal investigator's head of department will

12 Jun 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 136. Published on 12 June 2015. The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues

21 Apr 2015: The X5 Project will be conducting the final round of User Acceptance Testing for 2 weeks, commencing 4 March 2013.  The session times are:Clinical Schools – 4th March and 12th March17 Mill Lane – 6th March and 11th MarchGreenwich House – 7th

21 Apr 2015: Below is the latest summary relating to the Equipment initiative, in particular the 50% contribution and application process for large items.

21 Apr 2015: From Monday 7 February, current users of pFACT will no longer see the ‘I Accept’ button within the terms and conditions screen when logging into pFACT. New pFACT users will see this screen only when they log in for the very first time. Even

21 Apr 2015: After careful consideration, the Research Office has decided to cancel the forthcoming pFACT upgrade scheduled for 19-25 August 2010.

29 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 146. Published on 29 October 2015. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Information Session about Funders’ Requirements for Sharing Research Data. For new staff

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that the following Banded rates will be updated in pFACT on Monday 7th March 2011 between 8:00am and 10:00am during which time the system will be vulnerable.

21 Apr 2015: Changes to Wellcome Trust Investigator Award and Senior & Principal Research Fellowship schemes assessment processes. Effective with immediate effect, and to include recently-submitted applications.Process to date: Applicants submit full

21 Apr 2015: The X5 Research Pricing and Costing project is now in the final phase of testing.   Further to previous communications, the User Acceptance Testing dates and venues have now been arranged.  If you would like to take part in this testing ple

21 Apr 2015: The EC has confirmed that tuition fees (or University fees) are an eligible cost for Early Stage Researchers under Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITNs) and Industry Academia Pathways & Partnerships (IAPPs) actions. The fees should be

30 Jan 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 129. Published on 30 January 2015. In line with fEC guidelines, the University has to implement revised full economic cost rates from February each year. Therefore,

21 Apr 2015: The BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. This will include: What is impact? Expectations and policies Guidance for completing the Pathways for Impact

13 Nov 2015: RCUK has announced its collection period for 2016: 1st February to 10th March 2016. This time both PIs and research students are asked to submit their research outcomes via Researchfish. Further information can be found here, more details will be

21 Apr 2015: The Research Offive has received the official findings from the EC external audit conducted by Ernst and Young.  There were a few areas where costs have been disallowed, which we would like to bring to your attention: VAT on travel exp

21 Apr 2015: NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. This will include: What is impact? Pathways to Impact and the grant application form Assessing Pathways to Impact Knowledge Exchange

19 Mar 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 132. Published on 19 March 2015. The Wellcome Trust have announced that they will be launching their new grants management system in May 2015. This will replace

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

21 Apr 2015: RCUK have extended the ROS collection period to 14 June 2013 in order to improve the response from PIs. Information from ROS is important in enabling Councils to report to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).    ROS informa

21 Apr 2015: Presentations from the recent Research Grant User Group (RGUG) which took place on Tues 19 July are now available on the Research Office website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx?id=20110719. This includes: Marie Curie

21 Apr 2015: In order to highlight the assumptions that are being made by the Department Budget Calculator in relation to the Income Policy, the following changes have been introduced: A link to the fEC webpage detailing the income policy at the top and the

22 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 145. Published on 22 October 2015. PLEASE FORWARD THE RELEVANT SECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. RCUK Funding Assurance Programme Audit

21 Apr 2015: As you may have heard, HMRC have announced the removal, from this August, of the VAT exemption under UK legislation for research supplied by one ‘eligible body’ to another. Universities, government departments and some non-profit making bodies

10 Dec 2015: Did you know that Nature Publishing Group has a dedicated journal 'Scientific Data' for publishing scientific data? An excellent way to get citations for the research data that you share. Articles in 'Scientific Data' can describe data from new or

6 Aug 2015: The Research Operations Office has a new website www.research-operations.admin.cam.ac.uk. New features include A portal for requesting Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) and Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDAs)

25 Jun 2015: The sharing of reagents and scientific materials is widespread throughout the scientific community and is vital for the progress of research. Most organisations (including academic institutions) will only release materials if there is a Material

21 Apr 2015: It is anticipated that the University’s New Costing Tool (X5) will be rolled out across the University within the next few months.In preparation for this event, the Research Operations Office will be holding a number of  briefing sessions on fEC

4 Jun 2015: On 23rd April 2015 the Research Policy Committee approved the new University of Cambridge Research Data Management Policy Framework: http://www.data.cam.ac.uk/university-policy. All researchers and research students should familiarise themselves

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels gave two presentations in Cambridge on Thursday 31 March 2011 about the European Research Council (ERC) and the Common Strategic Framework for Research &

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Monday 9 May 2011 from 08:00 to 10:00.

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office are offering X5 training and would like to invite departmental staff who are required to generate costings for their departments to attend one of these events.

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office are offering X5 training and would like to invite departmental staff who are required to generate costings for their departments to attend one of these events.