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21 Apr 2015: The minutes for the RGUG held on Thursday 24 July 2014 are now available on the ROO websitePlease note that the next meeting been re-scheduled for 16 October 2014 (previously 30 October 2014) at 9:30am and will be held at the Mill Lane Lecture Rooms,

7 Apr 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview Internal Trading is the process by which goods and services are bought and sold between Cambridge University departments using UFS Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) modules.

22 Jul 2015: Search site. Finance Division. Chapter 11: Year-end instructions Jul 2024. Chapter 11 - Year End Instructions. This chapter contains information on the basis that the University’s year end process works in line with the expected timetable. If

4 Sep 2015: Latest version 01 May 2024.

19 May 2015: This document states the University's policy on adoption leave and pay available to all eligible employees and provides additional guidance on issues surrounding adoption leave.

3 Jul 2015: During Shared Parental Leave the contract of employment continues in force. All terms and conditions of the contract continue with the exception of stipend or salary. Continuity of service is maintained, and any standard incremental progression

21 Apr 2015: As part of the Terms and Conditions of some of our research funders, they require evidence of an individual’s time worked on an award. These sponsors include the Research Councils (RC), European Commission (EC) and National Institute of Health (NIH

30 Mar 2015: This chapter is not currently available to download This chapter is currently being re-written and is unavailable In the interim, guidance may be found in the Purchasing guide This outlines the end-to-end journey for purchasing goods, works and

21 Apr 2015: Further to the update on the CUFS downtime. Please could all departments ensure that all transactions are completed by close of business on 14 April 2014 for any grants that require reporting or audits at the begining of April/end of May.Thank you

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be upgraded on Monday 3rd March and to allow MISD time to perform the upgrade the system will be unavailable between 8am and 12 noon. The upgrade being performed is a like for like upgrade with little change to the

3 Jul 2015: When an employee returns to work after taking SPL they are entitled to return to the same job if their combined period of leave (made up of any maternity/adoption/paternity and SPL) totalled 26 weeks or less. If they have taken a combined period of

3 Jul 2015: Before an employee's SPL begins, the Head of Institution, Institution Administrator or line manager and the employee should discuss arrangements for keeping in touch during their leave. Such contact can be beneficial to both the Institution and the

21 Apr 2015: X5 has now been rolled out to all users and can be accessed from anywhere in the world.  The new system has already been used to create over 200 new proposals and users have been supported by the Research Operations Office and MISD.

21 Apr 2015: 1. The New Funder Form has been updated with an additional funder budget heading and is available here.2. A new line has been added to the warnings section (p6) of the Validation Guide and is available here.3. UIS are planning an upgrade of the X5

19 Jan 2015: Flexible Working Hours Definitions of ‘core hours’ and other periods may vary according to the particular needs of an institution or department and will be determined by the Head of Institution.

6 Feb 2015: Warning - CIMA do change the exemption rules from time to time so always make sure that you check the situation directly with them before beginning any study programme.

21 Apr 2015: Further to the update on the CUFS downtime. Please could all departments ensure that all transactions are complete for any grants that require reporting or audits at the begining of April/end of May.Thank you for your cooperation.

31 Mar 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Acquisition of equipment Monitoring and maintenance of equipment Disposal of equipment

21 Apr 2015: Timesheets Recent EC audit findings have found a number of instances where timesheets are either missing, have not been signed off or not been reconciled to CUFS.  It is very important that timesheets have been fully completed and signed off at

21 Apr 2015: A patch will be applied to X5 on Wednesday 9th October between 8am and 9am, when the system will be unavailable to users.The changes that this release will bring are around existing issues within the system rather than new functionality. Salary

21 Apr 2015: X5 Update This week we are continuing with UAT testing and are grateful to the volunteers who are working with us during this period. This is an important phase as the feedback we receive from our testers  ensures X5 meets the demands that will be

21 Apr 2015: Presentations from the Research Grant User Group (RGUG) on 1 November are now available on the Research Office website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx?id=20111101The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 13 December, 9

22 Dec 2015: Search site. Human Resources. Frequently asked questions for participants. Q. Do I have to take part in mediation? No. Mediation is entirely voluntary and needs the agreement of both parties. If you agree to take part you are also free to leave or

12 Nov 2015: OpenCon is the conference for students and professionals on Open Access, Open Education and Open Data. Following the main event in Brussels, Belgium we are organising a dedicated Satellite event in Cambridge. OpenCon Cambridge will provide a

21 Apr 2015: The Research Strategy Office has developed a new section on its website dedicated to Restricted Calls. ‘Restricted calls’ are an internal University of Cambridge process that has been established in response to the increasing number of funding

10 Dec 2015: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Nature’s ‘Scientific Data’ journal event 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students Guidance for Resarchfish users Nature’s ‘Scientific Data’ journal event Open Data @ Addenbrokes Open Data @ Mill Lane 3.

21 Apr 2015: There are 3 new tutorials to help you use X5 on the following topics: Copying a costing Costing Tabs External partner leads These videos are available on the X5 website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/applying/x5/default.aspx  

7 Apr 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview Month-end procedures are tasks performed every month (or period) prior to and following the closedown of the relevant CUFS modules (e.g. the General Ledger).

12 Nov 2015: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers ContentMine Workshop: mining for the life sciences OpenCon Cambridge New RCUK guidelines on research data sharing policy - feedback welcome 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students ContentMine Workshop: mining for

6 Aug 2015: The Research Policy Committee have approved guidelines on authorship designed to encourage good practice in this area. The guidelines are available on the University’s Research Integrity webpages

25 Jun 2015: Once you have contacted the Contracts Manager we will send an introductory email to open the contract negotiation dialogue. The following will also happen ROO will assign an "RG number" for the project, if it does not already have one.

26 Nov 2015: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Researchfish system for collecting Research Outcomes Researchfish submission for Arthritis Research UK – deadline 1 Dec 2015 Researchfish submission for Cancer Research UK (CRUK) 2. RELEVANT TO: Research

29 Oct 2015: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Information Session about Funders’ Requirements for Sharing Research Data

21 Apr 2015: The ability to create an award costing in X5 at Department Administrator and Principal Investigator level has been removed, as this costing type should only be used at Research Office level. If you need to create an award costing for an award not

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: RCUK PhD stipends have been updated (see http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/2014news/Pages/070114.aspx). National Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2014/15 is £13,863 Research Councils UK Indicative Fee Level for 2014/15 is £3,996 The rates been updated

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be unavailable on Monday 3rd March between 08:00am and 12:00 noon to allow MISD to perform an upgrade to the system.Users have been advised separately regarding this downtime but it is important to note that once the

21 Apr 2015: This is advance notice that the University, in line with fEC guidelines, will be implementing revised full economic cost rates from 1 February 2011. Please note that pFACT will not be available on the morning of Tuesday 1 February (8am to 12noon),

10 Aug 2015: 5. Links to other Policies Pay Protection Policy Redeployment Statutes and Ordinances (Statute C, Schedule), under which there are additional procedural steps. Procedure for the ending of fixed-term contracts Redundancy pay: notes of guidance

10 Aug 2015: Roles and Responsibilities 4.1 All parties involved in and affected by organisational change have roles and responsibilities that will ensure that the organisational change process is successful. Details of these roles and responsibilities are

6 Feb 2015: CIMA - The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants CIMA is the world's largest and leading professional body of management accountants with 203,000 members and students in 173 countries.

6 Feb 2015: ACCA - The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants, with 162,000 members and 428,000 students.

19 Aug 2015: Organisational Change Policy The Organisational Change Policy can be found using the link below: Organisational Change Policy

24 Mar 2015: The University of Cambridge has developed a policy for the management of Financial Conflict of Interests (FCOI) for anyone applying or receiving research funding from US-based research organisations.

19 Mar 2015: Background The Research Councils expect there to be efficiencies in the use of equipment: Universities must now check if there is an opportunity to share equipment with internal departments and other institutions prior to submission of grant

19 May 2015: This document states the University's policy on maternity leave and pay available to all eligible employees and provides additional guidance on issues surrounding maternity leave. The legislation relevant to this policy is: Protection from

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be unavailable on Monday 4th November between 8am and 8:30am to allow for updating of the submission reports.Updates will be made to the Je-S, Generic and Wellcome reports and will include: Generic and

21 Apr 2015: X5 will be unavailable on Tuesday 23 July between 0800 and 0900 so that routine mainentance and bug fixes can be undertaken.

21 Apr 2015: pFACT, the University’s costing tool has been in use for several years and as such, holds a large number of proposals. To keep the system running smoothly, it is good practice to undertake regular house-keeping within pFACT, and to this end we are

4 Jun 2015: The Research Operations Office is again 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. The content will include; using the Project Wizard