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7 May 2021: EPSRC is increasing the funding it provides for grant holders’ procurement of scientific and other equipment, changing the FEC Requirement on equipment costs from 50% to 80%. (Equipment costs refer to individual items of equipment with a total cost

19 Nov 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 280. Published on 19 November 2021. The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 30th November at 11:15am, please use this link to join the

5 Nov 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 279. Published on 5 November 2021. Over the coming months, there will be a high volume of financial reports that are due to the European Commission. In order for us

3 Sep 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 275. Published on 3 September 2021. The University of Cambridge has been notified by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) of our forthcoming Funding Assurance

23 Apr 2021: As a result of COVID-19 and its impact on the economy, the UK government has decided to reduce the funds available for Official Development Assistance (ODA). The Research Office has been notified of cuts to some UKRI funded GCRF and Newton grants

6 Aug 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 274. Published on 6 August 2021. Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2021, which this year are applicable from 1. st. August 2021.

6 Aug 2021: The EPSRC Healthcare Technologies grand challenges has recently been updated, following consultation with members of the community. The four main changes include changes to titles to better encompass what the grand challenge is about updates to the

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17 Sep 2021: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. The final online event of this series is scheduled for Wednesday 22nd September at 12:30pm on the topic of impact and will

7 May 2021: Health Shield is a health and wellbeing provider, offering Health Cash Plans to members of staff. Please note, this is not private medical insurance, meaning membership is more affordable, there is no excess fee, and you don’t have to be unwell to

19 Nov 2021: Wellcome’s digital team is looking for people to take part in their user research. They regularly carry out research with people who use their website and grant funding application system, so that they can improve these experiences. Wellcome would

23 Apr 2021: When costing a research project using a funder or collaborator that is not listed on X5, you will need to complete a New Funder Form or New Collaborator Form. These forms have recently been updated to clarify information required for each field,

11 Jun 2021: The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce that the call for proposals to the ALBORADA Research Fund is now open. Applications are invited from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge or an

3 Sep 2021: National and international business travel can play a key part in academic, research and education objectives at the University of Cambridge. However, in 2018/19, carbon emissions from business travel were roughly equivalent to emissions from gas

25 Jun 2021: In order to implement critical security updates, the Finance Division will be upgrading the Cognos reporting tool from version 10.2.1 to version 11.1.7 on Wednesday 30th June, once all overnight processing has been completed. The system will

2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Values. Q. What value should I include where the goods are not being sold? The customs value declared on the entry should reflect the true commercial value of the goods - this could be the price we paid

19 Nov 2021: LinkedIn Learning is an online learning resource available for the staff and students at the University of Cambridge. The Research Office has designed a Principal Investigator Programme for LinkedIn Learning (log in using your Office 365 Online with

29 Oct 2021: In September, the USS Trustee consulted UUK (as the employer representative) on a Schedule of Contributions, Recovery Plan and Statement of Funding Principles. These documents form part of the formal completion of the 2020 valuation, capturing the

3 Sep 2021: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Topics include - ensuring that your project is properly costed knowing when to seek ethics approval protecting your research

2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Agents. Q. What is the difference between direct and indirect representation? Direct is where the agent acts on our behalf but is not responsible for any mistakes or errors. The University will remain

2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Reliefs. Q. What is a NIRU certificate? For scientific instruments and apparatus, The NIRU certificate is for relief from duty only not VAT. Whether the NIRU certificate can be used needs to be assessed

1 Oct 2021: In the Contracts Improvement Programme, we have been looking at ways to process Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) requests faster. We have launched the Outgoing MTA Swift Service which will issue a pre-signed MTA that can be used if the material

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2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Suppliers. Q. 1. 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

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2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: INCOTERMS. Q. My supplier has said that their delivery terms are DAP - what does this mean? Delivered to a point and place. We are responsible for customs clearance. We will need to contact carrier and/or

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20 Jul 2021: Then, but less visibly or commonly than now, there were claims that the pandemics themselves were illusions or what would now be termed ‘fake news’. ... Business News’ or ‘Opinion and Editorial’ section of a newspaper/periodical as defined by

15 Jan 2021: For new and existing PIs as well as others working with postdocs, please join PPD’s live webinar PIs: Working Effectively with your Postdoc to hear how to establish a productive working environment, align plans and utilise skills and knowledge.

5 Mar 2021: Academics and research support staff can find details of the ERC Starting Grant and Consolidator Grant Calls on the ROO website. Information includes a crib sheet about how to apply to the Starting Grant forthcoming UKRO webinars on 16th & 19th

6 Aug 2021: The Research Office are looking to facilitate more collaboration and knowledge-sharing to support all those who run, contribute and are involved in grants administration. We would like to set up a Community of Practice (CoP) for grants

2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Declarations. Q. 1. 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

19 Nov 2021: Due to an essential upgrade of the connector between Symplectic Elements and the Apollo repository, the deposit functionality will be unavailable from Friday 26th November 2021 for a period of 7-10 days. All deposits into Apollo (Open Access,

9 Jul 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO) and the University of Cambridge will be jointly presenting a webinar on Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe. This will include Update and structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon 2020 Submission and

19 Nov 2021: The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 30th November at 11:15am, please use this link to join the meeting. The agenda will include a presentation on the new Large Grant Contributions Fund and updates on EU matters. There

2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Import VAT. Q. What should I do if I have been charged Import VAT rather than the agent stating that we will declare it on our VAT return under the Postponed Vat Accounting (PVA)? If the goods have been

2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Goods stuck. Q. 1. 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

29 Jun 2021: Export control, digital learning and remote teaching In most cases, teaching materials used for undergraduate teaching will not be controlled because they are in the public domain and/or cover basic scientific research.

1 Oct 2021: There is a growing expectation for researchers to offset the carbon emissions generated by unavoidable business travel. At the forefront of this, from 1st October 2021 the Wellcome Trust's carbon offset policy for travel requires applications for

12 Feb 2021: The impact of the COVID pandemic has led to the Research Office working at reduced capacity and this means that our Post Award teams will no longer be able to extend a CUFS grant close date (usually two months after the end of the grant). This is to

2 Mar 2021: Search site. Finance Division. Import FAQs: Info for agents. Q. What are CPCs? The customs procedure code (CPC). CPCs identify the customs (and/or excise regimes) that goods are being entered into and removed from (if applicable). The CPC is a

12 Feb 2021: Anyone applying for or in receipt of U.S. federal funding must be wholly transparent about all financial and in-kind support from, and affiliations with, international institutions. There have been successful prosecutions in the U.S. of federally

19 Nov 2021: Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) is a £10 million funded project which has been created to support effective and sustained engagement between academics and policy professionals across the higher education sector. In order to better

5 Nov 2021: The Cambbridge Research Office and UIS are looking for people from Departments to join the newly created Worktribe Implementation Project board, we are looking for two representatives. Worktribe is the new costing and pricing software that the

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28 May 2021: The long-term health implications for individuals recovering from COVID are not yet fully understood. Post-COVID syndrome, or Long Covid as it is often referred to, is where an individual suffers symptoms following an infection consistent with

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6 Aug 2021: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Wednesday 21st July. Presentations included transforming research support and an update on EU matters. The slides and recording are now available on the RGUG web page

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