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24 Jan 2020: The EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill passes through the European Parliament next week for the UK to leave the EU on 31st January. The University Brexit website will be updated accordingly https://www.eu.admin.cam.ac.uk/ and further communication will

21 Feb 2020: The University Brexit website https://www.eu.admin.cam.ac.uk/ continues to be updated, most recently with FAQs about living and working within the EU.

7 May 2020: The Research Operations Office continue to update our webpage with the latest information about our major funders.

22 Dec 2020: SInce 1 January 2021, the export of controlled goods/technology to the EU has required an export licence. If you are intending to export goods or technology to the EU please first decide whether the item is controlled by following the guidance set

3 Apr 2020: This week UKRI have launched a single web portal for streamlined shorter grant and innovation applications, including guidance for researchers currently holding UKRI standard grants that wish to repurpose their funds for COVID-19. As of today (3rd

24 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the X5 Upgrade will no longer be taking place this month (April 2020). However, technical work will continue at UIS and once we get to the point of user acceptance testing (UAT) we will review the resource requirements

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

21 Feb 2020: Spaces are available for the introduction to X5 training session in April, topics include setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. To book a place please contact

24 Apr 2020: The single audit report for federal grants for Financial Year 17/18 is now finalised and available from the ROO website.

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

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

4 Dec 2020: Whether there is a Brexit Deal or no deal, customs procedures and physical checks at borders will change. The UK’s reasonable worst-case scenario planning highlights that the flow rate at the Channel short straits (Calais/Dunkirk/Coquelles and

15 Apr 2020: UKRI-funded PhD students whose studies have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are in their final year will receive an extension to their research of up to six months so they will be able to complete their studies. Further details are

20 Nov 2020: After the completion of the Brexit transition period, any EU funded projects that have a eu internet domain name registered from the UK, will need to have their registration transferred. Therefore if you - have an eu domain name registered through

9 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties during implementation, the upgrade of X5 which was scheduled to take place on Thursday 8th October has been postponed. Investigations into the issues are ongoing and an announcement will be made regarding a new upgrade

21 Feb 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Tuesday 25th February

22 Oct 2020: On Thursday 22nd October, new salary files were uploaded into X5 to rectify an error in the NI rates in the used previous files. The new files are as follows Updated Clinical payscales with an effective date of 02/04/2020 New NI rates: Including

3 Jul 2020: As research funders continue to review their guidance for grant holders and applicants, the Research Operations Office has updated its website to reflect the current position of our major sponsors. In addition there is general advice about extending

6 Feb 2020: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2020. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO website. If you have any queries related to the updates, please contact your Research Development Team at the Research

7 May 2020: The Research Grant User Group meeting has been re-scheduled as a Live Event to take place on Thursday 21st May at 11am - 12pm. Further details will follow. In the meantime if you have any queries, please contact hannah.pawson@admin.cam.ac.uk