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13 Jan 2023: We have a number of vacancies at the Research Office, further details can be found on our jobs page.

28 Apr 2023: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Thursday 11th May at 11:15am. The agenda will include information about UKRI and Wellcome’s new funding platforms, an update on Trusted Research and Export Control as

10 Mar 2023: We have arranged for some online training sessions aimed at research support staff, finance staff and PIs who deal with expenditure on research grants. The sessions will be delivered by our internal auditors from Lees. Monday 27 March 9:30am -12noon

28 Jul 2023: The Royal Society’s University Research Fellowship scheme is now open with a funder deadline of 7th September 2023. This year’s scheme has changed, in line with the Royal Society’s Grant Funding Guidance which was published earlier this year.

20 Nov 2023: Scheme Guidance for Applicants Having been awarded Horizon 2020 funding, you need to read and understand your obligations to the scheme so that you can comply with the terms and conditions of the grant. You can do this by reading the following EC

19 Oct 2023: Departments who receive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) need to be aware of the updated NIH Grants Policy Statement, section 15.2 For foreign subrecipients, a provision requiring the foreign subrecipient to provide access to

10 Mar 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 310. Published on 10 March 2023. The deadline for Principal Investigators to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 16th March at 4pm for most

10 Feb 2023: UKRI has updated its standard terms and conditions for research grants. In the guidance document, RGC 4 Use of Grant states - “Public funds should be deployed with due consideration to value for money, environmental impact, welfare and business

13 Jan 2023: Following the UKRI FAP audit last year, we implemented new timesheet procedures for DI staff working less than 100% on a grant which included setting up SharePoint libraries for uploading timesheets. UKRI will be returning to the University of

22 Sep 2023: At this webinar organised by Universities UK, Government and UKRI officials will provide an update on the announcement that the UK will become an Associated Country in the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes, with effect from 1 January 2024. To