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15 Oct 2018: The scheme is open to all administrative staff across the University whose work supports research, teaching and scholarship; and nominations may be submitted by anyone working in the University. New this year – Hot topic and unsung hero/heroine

27 Sep 2018: CamGuides is a pre-arrival course for taught Master’s students, regardless of their discipline, background or mode of study.

2 Oct 2018: Find out about the latest news from CDBB on events, recruitment, our blogs, BIM updates, and more in CDBB's October newsletter.

8 Nov 2018: It's important to take the time to thoroughly plan your research. If you don't, there's a risk it could fail, wasting your funding and your time and effort. Here you can find out how to: plan, draft and write a proposal.

24 Apr 2018: Applications are now open for two courses in teaching and learning in higher education, offered for 2018-19 by the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning.

30 Jan 2018: Childcare Voucher Schemes close to new applicants soon due to the introduction of the Government’s new Tax-Free Childcare scheme. Employees who are currently in receipt of Childcare Vouchers are unaffected. Staff currently considering signing up

3 Sep 2018: Find out about the latest news on CDBB recruitment, our blogs, BIM updates, new events and more in CDBB's September newsletter.

1 Aug 2018: We are asking all staff to log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to ensure that their personal information is up to date via the following link: https://www.hrsystems.admin.cam.ac.uk/systems/systems-overview/employee-self-service-ess. Note that it is

8 Aug 2018: We hope that many of you will be able to join the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Prof. Graham Virgo, to reflect on priorities for the new Education Strategy and to inform its further development. The theme for the afternoon will be

21 Dec 2018: Del Hawtin – Department of Plant Sciences. The News Team – Office of External Affairs and Communications.

5 Feb 2018: Applications are invited for the April 2018 exercise of the Contribution Increment Scheme for Researchers. Institutions should send completed HR/37 forms to ResearchIncrements@admin.cam.ac.uk no later than 16 March 2018. Awards approved, under the

22 Oct 2018: Applications are invited for the January 2019 exercise of the Contribution Increment Scheme for Researchers. Institutions should send completed HR/37 forms to ResearchIncrements@admin.cam.ac.uk no later than 30 November 2018. Awards approved, under

8 May 2018: Applications are invited for the October 2018 exercise of the Contribution Increment Scheme for Researchers. Institutions should send completed HR/37 forms to ResearchIncrements@admin.cam.ac.uk no later than 10 September 2018. Awards approved, under

9 May 2018: The University is holding an open meeting for staff who are members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

8 Nov 2018: Find out how to: record and report your research to meet funders terms and Research Excellence Framework (REF) requirements. publish your research data, articles and other papers for open access.

15 Oct 2018: The Professional Services Recognition Scheme is now open for nominations. The Scheme is open to all administrative staff across the University whose work supports research, teaching and scholarship; and nominations may be submitted by anyone working

30 May 2018: When you visit www.cam.ac.uk we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of

26 Oct 2018: A declaration of due diligence declarations will be required at one of two checkpoints if you are using genetic resources covered by the Nagoya Protocol. If your project reaches either checkpoint, you must submit a due diligence declaration.

26 Oct 2018: The Nagoya Protocol Checklist for Researchers outlines the practical steps to determine whether the Protocol applies to your research and what actions researchers should take to ensure compliance.

12 Sep 2018: Applications are now invited under the Senior Academic Promotions 1 October 2019 exercise. The deadline for the submission of applications is 5 November 2018. Further information about the scheme can be found here.

25 Oct 2018: Following the EU Referendum in June 2016, the government is introducing the EU Settlement Scheme which allows resident EU citizens and their family members to obtain the UK immigration status which they will require in order to remain here

26 Sep 2018: This year’s procedure for senior research staff seeking promotion to the positions of Principal Research Associate and Director of Research has been launched. Full details of the Senior Researcher Promotions Procedure, including the guidance,

30 Nov 2018: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. The latest issue of 'Reviews in Religion & Theology' is online.

30 May 2018: Disposal of equipment University assets, irrespective of funding source, remain the property the University until sold or destroyed - unless contracts with external sponsors specify otherwise. Heads of Departments are responsible for the sensible

10 Aug 2018: For staff who need help costing a project in X5, one-to-one sessions are available on Wednesday mornings. Please contact Debbie.West-Lewis@admin.cam.ac.uk to make an appointment.

18 Oct 2018: Guidance on how to write a research proposal. This includes information on what to include in your proposal, and how the University can support you.

4 May 2018: Presentations from the April meeting are available here https://www.research-operations.admin.cam.ac.uk/about-us/rgug/rgug-meeting-26-apr-2018 The next RGUG meeting is Thursday 28th June 2018 10am – 11:30am Norwich Auditorium, Roger Needham

10 May 2018: There will be additional research calls later this year so please keep an eye on the CDBB website or join our database to be kept in the loop with the latest ... The International stream of CDBB continues to make great strides overseas and Richard Lane

14 Dec 2018: Next week (w/c 17th December 2018) a change will be made in X5 to the current “ROO deadline” label. The wording will be made clearer by relabelling to “5 day deadline”.

26 Oct 2018: The Access and Benefit Sharing Clearing House (ABS Clearing House) website is a platform to exchange information on access and benefit sharing measures.

25 Sep 2018: Thank you to all staff who took the time to participate in the joint University and Trade Union staff survey on nurturing a culture of mutual respect, which closed on 31 August. The results of this survey will support the University in its goal to

18 May 2018: The X5 User Group met for the first time on 21st March to discuss the development of X5 and support for users. The minutes, presentations and membership are available here

23 Feb 2018: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Thursday 19th April 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane Monday 14th May 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane To book a place please

26 Jan 2018: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Monday 19th March 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane Thursday 19th April 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane To book a place please

9 Mar 2018: University Information Services (UIS) has now made it possible for institutional IT staff to provide basic SharePoint sites for office teams and research groups that need a collaborative group workspace. It provides free access to cloud-based

26 Sep 2018: The University is therefore committed to developing the skills and potential of technicians throughout their careers. As part of that commitment, the University became a signatory of the Technician Commitment in 2017, a sector-wide initiative

9 Nov 2018: Keeping track of grant spending Find out how to keep track of grant spending. Invoicing Find out about invoicing. Claiming expenses Find out about claiming expenses

30 Nov 2018: The following new pay scales were imported into X5 on 27th November 2018 with an effective date of 01/04/2018 (Cost Of Living Allowance): NHS grades MRC CBU and TOX

30 May 2018: Need inspiration? Follow @cam_equip on Twitter for news and funding opportunities. Read "A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application". ... The latest, up-to-date information on all these aspects is readily available to funding

8 May 2018: Further to the CUFS bulletin notice of 16th April, the homepage for the Marketplace will be changing on 9th May.

9 Feb 2018: The Research Operations Office and UIS would like to invite Administrative and Academic staff to join a new X5 User Group. The group will be working towards a future upgrade of X5 which will include Understanding user requirements, processes and

23 Mar 2018: Cancer Research UK has informed us that they intend to carry out an audit of approximately 200-300 transactions from 16 research grants. The audit will be done remotely and Departments will be contacted by mid-April if their grants have been

28 Sep 2018: The following rates were uploaded into X5 on 27th September 2018 – New August 18 pay scales: for University grades (non Clinical) and banded rates for MRC EPI, CU, BSU and MBU grades. The MRC CBU and Toxicology grades will be uplifted at the same

10 Aug 2018: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. This is an open meeting for Departments, Schools and Administrative Staff. The next meeting is as follows Thursday 20

1 Feb 2018: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2018 as of today. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO website. Should you have any queries related to the updates, please contact your Research Support Advisor at the

16 Nov 2018: The Research Operations Office www.research-operations.admin.cam.ac.uk/ website now includes a new feature on the home page to help Researchers and Administrative staff navigate through the grants lifecycle. We have been working with the User

29 Jun 2018: The numbering for Research Grants will be changing in the 2018 Michaelmas term. Currently the University uses a 7 digit reference for research grants starting with “RG” and then five numbers e.g. RG12345. We are running out of 5 digit numbers

10 Aug 2018: The 2019 ERC Work Programme, which was due to be published in mid-July, is now expected in mid-September 2018. This significant delay means that the opening of the call and issuing of the University’s usual crib sheets will also be delayed. The

30 May 2018: Need inspiration? Follow @cam_equip on Twitter to learn about upcoming funding opportunities, events, and all the latest equipment sharing information.

23 Feb 2018: Since the launch of the Equipment sharing initiative 5 years ago, the University of Cambridge now has over 3000 individual items of equipment available for sharing http://www.equipment.admin.cam.ac.uk/ The equipment database has been accessed by