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6 Oct 2022: Booking is open for a new workshop provided by the Cambridge Higher Education Studies Research Ethics Committee. The workshop will provide an introduction to the ethics application process for colleagues interested in developing and eventually

28 Jul 2022: The Finance Division has already rolled out the new expense system, Concur, to around 75% of staff, which is a fantastic achievement given that the main rollout started in May. Concur is a more efficient and more compliant way to reclaim

29 Jun 2022: The Cambridge Centre for Teaching & Learning is introducing new teaching qualifications and development opportunities for new and experienced teaching staff and professional services staff involved in supporting students' learning.

17 Nov 2022: As announced by Professor Kamal Munir, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for University Community and Engagement, on 25 October 2022, a package of additional support is being provided to staff in recognition of the rising cost of living. Further details of the

21 Oct 2022: Are you interested in enhancing the educational experiences of students at Cambridge? Would you like to contribute as a paid co-researcher to a University-level strategic project?

22 Sep 2022: What is workforce planning? Workforce Planning is a process of analysing the current workforce, determining future workforce needs, identifying the gap between the present and the future, and implementing solutions so that you can achieve your

12 Dec 2022: Registration Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2023 on Friday 21 April.

15 Jun 2022: Staff and managers can find questions and answers about the Exceptional Covid Payment on the HR webpages.

6 Oct 2022: Do you have an interest in higher education research, ethical practices and the design of qualitative research projects involving human participants? The Cambridge Higher Education Studies Research Ethics Committee is currently seeking two

20 May 2022: Is an ATAS certificate required? From 21 May 2021, relevant international researchers applying for permission to enter or stay in the UK under the Skilled Worker, Government Authorised Exchange (Temporary Work) (GAE) or Visitor immigration routes

6 May 2022: The Black Advisory Hub is seeking two postgraduate students to contribute to the pre-publication stage of their glossary on racially-inclusive language.

1 Dec 2022: A review of the University’s Retirement Policy had been scheduled to take place during 2019/20, but this work was postponed due to the Covid 19 pandemic. On 20 October 2022, the Human Resources Committee agreed that the review should now take place

22 Sep 2022: 3.7.5  Workers should receive the terms and conditions of their engagement before they start work or on their first day of work at the latest.

22 Apr 2022: The Research Operations Office has updated its guidance on who is eligible to be a Principal Investigator (PI) on a research grant hosted at the University. Further details can be found on the PI Eligibility webpage and this topic will also be

22 Sep 2022: 5.1 Some individuals have “multiple engagements” with the University and their roles may fall into one or more of the categories outlined above. 5.2 Where individuals undertake substantially different types of work at different levels,

18 Nov 2022: At the next RGUG meeting on 22nd November, there will be an overview of updated documents and processes regarding the recently introduced timesheet requirements. This will be followed by two further sessions (which will be recorded) - Demonstration

6 Jul 2022: Search site. Finance Division. Test Page. test. Printer-friendly version. Search. Some items on this website are restricted. University members are encouraged to log in using Raven to make the best use of the site:. 2024 University of Cambridge.

20 May 2022: Five months into his role as Head of the Finance Transformation Programme, Ravi Mathavan shares an insider view Over the next few years, the Finance Transformation Programme will transform the way the Finance Division provides professional services,

22 Apr 2022: The Researchfish submission for 2022 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. For those researchers who

9 Sep 2022: To help staff involved in the new mechanism for timesheets we will be holding two further sessions as follows Timesheet demonstration Tuesday 27th September 11am Link to join meeting Q&A session Wednesday 5th October 10am Link to join Q&A A list o

22 Apr 2022: The following new rates have now been imported into X5. NI rates including increase of 1.25%. Without Apprenticeship Levy - file added 05/04/22 With Levy Including Apprenticeship Levy- file added 06/04/22 USS rate of 21.6% starting from 01/04/22. To

19 Aug 2022: Academics and research support staff can find details of how to apply to the ERC Starting Grant on the ROO website including a crib sheet and webinar recordings. The deadlines for this call are - Notification to ROO of intention to submit 27th

14 Jan 2022: The Research Office is conducting its annual SAM (System for Award Management) registration renewal process for US Federal funding and in doing so is performing some additional checks to satisfy recent updates to the US regulatory framework. We

22 Sep 2022: HR Workforce Planning Casualworkforceproject@admin.cam.ac.uk Recruitment resourcingqueries@admin.cam.ac.uk Temporary Employment Service (TES) temps@admin.cam.ac.uk Grading HRgradingrequests@admin.cam.ac.uk HR Business Partnering Teams Please contact

9 Feb 2022: Instructions for completing the Casual Worker HR System (Dashboard) Rollout Survey and Spreadsheet Background Following the demonstrations in January 2022 of Dashboard, the University’s new IT system to manage its casual workforce, the HR Division

14 Jan 2022: Following published guidance from the Office for Students, both the Annual Financial Return and the TRAC Return submissions for 2020-21 have been given an extension until the end of March. Therefore, the University’s fEC rates and the

16 Dec 2022: Thank you all for your support and engagement with the new timesheet process. UKRI have given us positive feedback on the work that we have all been doing to address the audit findings. Please continue to upload into your all historic timesheets

16 Dec 2022: New updates have been introduced to the UKRI Guarantee Guidance dated 5th December 2022. The scope of the guarantee is still the same: to guarantee funding for all eligible, successful applicants to Horizon Europe calls with final submission

16 Nov 2022: Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education running over the 2023-24 academic year.

28 Jan 2022: Further to our previous announcement in this bulletin regarding the first tranche of successful applications under the Horizon Europe funding programme, we are continuing the work with, Departments, PIs, Project Co-ordinators and UKRI to facilitate

25 Mar 2022: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2022, which this year are applicable from 9th March 2022. (The University’s TRAC Return was successfully submitted to the Office for Students on the 8th March 2022). The

5 Aug 2022: Horizon Results Booster (HRB) is an initiative of the European Commission which aims to support projects funded by the EU Framework Programme (FP) to help innovations go to market and maximise their impact.

9 Nov 2022: The Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) will be available for Institutions to access from Monday 14 November 2022, as planned.

18 Mar 2022: NSI Act (National Security and Investment Act) OVERVIEW The National Security and Investment (NSI) Act came into force on 4 January 2022.

10 Jun 2022: We have a number of job opportunities available at the Research Office, further details can be found on the University Jobs website.

9 Sep 2022: On 1st September, the UK Government announced an extension to the financial guarantee provided to successful UK applicants to the Horizon Europe Programme. This new extension means that the guarantee funding will cover all Horizon Europe calls that

9 Sep 2022: UKRO in its capacity as UK National Contact Point for the European Research Council and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions is organising the following online events. To access the links, please register with UKRO. UKRO Update on Grant Agreement

7 Oct 2022: You are warmly invited to take part in ‘Open access: where next?’, a symposium to challenge the status quo and imagine new futures in academic publishing. Many researchers are dissatisfied with the current system of publishing and rewards, but

7 Oct 2022: Due to the current financial climate and its potential impact on funders of research grants, departments should consider their exposure to any credit risks from their portfolio of research funding organisations that do not fall under the category of;

20 Oct 2022: The Research Office will be running a further two sessions on timesheets during November for staff involved in the new timesheet process. Timesheet demonstration Tuesday 15th November 9:30am Q&A session Thursday 17th November 930am Joining

7 Sep 2022: The Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) is due to launch to Institutions on Monday 14 November 2022, replacing UPS2. We need to know from Institutions which staff require access to the new system. Therefore, all Institutions are required to

16 Dec 2022: The HR Transformation Programme is keen to interview staff from across the University for our second round of user research. We’ve had a good response so far but would like to speak to some more academics and researchers who would like to share

22 Sep 2022: 6.1 To ensure that the University employment practices are in line with the principles outlined in this policy the following monitoring and reporting processes will be maintained. 6.2 Data on the use of different contract types will be run centrally

9 Jun 2022: The High Potential Individual (HPI) visa was introduced in May 2022 to allow individuals who have been awarded a qualification from an eligible overseas university within the last 5 years to come to/remain in the UK. Eligibility Qualification An

25 Feb 2022: Due to ongoing delays in the formalisation of the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, UKRI has now released the terms and conditions to govern the administration of grants covered by the UKRI underwrite. The University of Cambridge is currently

28 Jan 2022: This authentication process was upgraded on 27th January 2022 to the latest version using Google Cloud Identity. ... The upgrade will also include the latest 2021 pay scales which will be added to the Dashboard and means that the ‘Staff Commitments’

22 Sep 2022: 2.1 Staff Type - Academic/Research/Professional Services Terms and conditions of employment vary depending on the staff type and the nature of the duties. Details of the relevant terms and conditions for each staff type can be accessed via the

11 May 2022: We are delighted to be once again offering the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards. These awards are intended to recognise the significant contributions that our students make towards enhancing the Cambridge educational experience.

10 Jun 2022: In the previous bulletin, we reminded you that timesheets are required for all part-funded directly incurred (DI) staff and must be signed off and dated within 2 months of the end of the timesheet period. This week we have written to Departmental

5 Aug 2022: Over the last couple of months, we have been updating you about the timesheet requirements which the University needs to implement so that it can comply with audit requirements on UKRI funding (including Innovate UK). All directly-incurred (DI)