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18 Sep 2020: Introduction These pages provide information and updates on the casual workforce project. The aim of the project is to review how the University manages and engages its casual workforce and to implement more effective and efficient processes,

25 Nov 2020: We recognise that working with institutions to gain their input and feedback is critical to the success of the project and have therefore engaged in the following ways: 1:1 meetings with those institutions who have the highest usage of the UPS.

2 Apr 2020: CCTL have created a new section on our website: 'Teaching Remotely'. Our first new guide found there is ‘Moving Supervisions Online’.

20 Apr 2020: CCTL have published three new guides on our website as part of our 'Teaching Remotely' suite, to complement the existing Moving Supervisions Online guide.

23 Jun 2020: The latest issue of the Finance Weekly Bulletin is now available from the UFS website.

18 Sep 2020: The review of the UPS system has brought to light that, in some cases, it may be more appropriate to engage casual staff carrying out regular and ongoing teaching on employment contracts. We are working closely with our trade union colleagues to

1 Jul 2020: Institutions are advised of the following updates and points of clarification on the University’s furlough scheme. Please note that the University’s scheme currently runs until 31 July 2020. Information about arrangements from 1 August 2020 will

7 Aug 2020: As the next academic year approaches, we have extended our introductory guides to teaching online. Easter Term 2020 required a rapid adaptation under very challenging circumstances.

16 Jun 2020: The latest issue of the Finance Weekly Bulletin, No. 816, is now available from the UFS website.

5 Nov 2020: All following job categories/roles are eligible for a Skilled Worker visa. The terminology for each job role used below is taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes, developed by the Office for National Statistics. The SOC

26 May 2020: The Remote Teaching, Learning & Assessment Working Group has set up a new group on Yammer to act as a discussion board for all Cambridge staff involved in remote teaching, learning and assessment. We very much encourage you to join the group to

10 Jun 2020: The latest issue of the Finance Weekly Bulletin, No. 815, is now available from the UFS website.

19 May 2020: Linkedin Learning is now available for all University and College staff and students, alongside existing provision for Professional Development and academic study. This resource, widely used by many high performing Universities, offers online

24 Jan 2020: Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2020, which will be held on Tuesday 14 April at the Student Services Centre.

28 Jan 2020: CHRIS, Employee Self Service (ESS) and UPS will be unavailable all day on Thursday 27 February 2020, whilst CHRIS is upgraded. The main change that users of CHRIS will experience will be the new and improved ‘Electric’ user interface. CHRIS

15 Jul 2020: Oracle 12.1.3 to the latest version R12.2.

29 Apr 2020: Online Learning Services at Cambridge University Press are running a short series of webinars designed to support teaching staff in their move to remote teaching. The first session is this Thursday 30 April, and will explore "maintaining student

18 May 2020: In addition to the provision offered by the Staff Counselling Centre, all members of University staff can now access free online support with Big White Wall. This provides access to online mental health wellbeing resources that may be helpful,

4 Jun 2020: Applications are now open for the Teaching Associates' Programme running over the 2020-21 academic year.

21 Feb 2020: The University Brexit website https://www.eu.admin.cam.ac.uk/ continues to be updated, most recently with FAQs about living and working within the EU.

22 Oct 2020: The Skilled Worker visa (SWV) is part of the UK immigration Points-Based System and allows individuals to come to, or stay in, the UK if they have an eligible job with an approved employer.

11 Jun 2020: New government requirements for all arrivals into the UK New government public health measures for arrivals into the UK come into effect from 8 June 2020, applying to all nationalities and regardless of the length of time away from the UK. Guidance

24 Jul 2020: A major step towards creating a simpler, more user-friendly approach to how the University procures, purchases and pays for its goods, works and services was made this week (July 24) with the launch of Version 1 of the new Procurement Services

29 Jul 2020: Registration is currently open for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Teaching & Senior Tutors, and for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Postgraduate Education and Postgraduate Tutors.

3 Feb 2020: Applications are invited for the April 2020 exercise of the Contribution Increment Scheme for Researchers. Institutions should send completed HR/37 forms to ResearchIncrements@admin.cam.ac.uk no later than 5pm Thursday 12 March 2020. Awards approved,

26 Nov 2020: Virtual classroom courses These are live courses run on Teams, places must be booked in advance Budgeting 1 - Introduction to budgeting in the University This session covers the theory and practice of budgeting in the University, how to interpret

3 Apr 2020: This week UKRI have launched a single web portal for streamlined shorter grant and innovation applications, including guidance for researchers currently holding UKRI standard grants that wish to repurpose their funds for COVID-19. As of today (3rd

26 Jun 2020: Through its response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Finance has had to adapt at speed to keep critical business functions operating, while progressing major functional activities such as the budget and year-end process.

22 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties implementing the upgrade of X5 on Thursday 8th October, a decision was made to postpone the release. The issues have now been resolved and the Project Team are now in a position to reschedule. The proposed date for the

1 Dec 2020: Online courses These are online courses, available at any time. Book a place to start the course immediately. Petty Cash This short online course will provide you with an overview of the way petty cash operates.

7 May 2020: The Research Operations Office continue to update our webpage with the latest information about our major funders.

24 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the X5 Upgrade will no longer be taking place this month (April 2020). However, technical work will continue at UIS and once we get to the point of user acceptance testing (UAT) we will review the resource requirements

17 Mar 2020: During the first two weeks of March, the Finance Transformation Programme (FTP) has been feeding back the results of its Discovery Phase to key stakeholders and those who took part in the engagement activity. One of the feedback sessions was

18 Nov 2020: From 1 January 2021, the way that we pay import VAT is changing. When the EU/UK transition period ends on 31 December 2020, imports from countries in the EU will be subject to the same customs controls and VAT rules as imports from the rest of the

25 Nov 2020: This Group has been set up to allow us to consult with key users on the proposed changes to the management of our casual workforce and the development and implementation of a new system. The role of the Group is to: understand the need for change

21 Feb 2020: Spaces are available for the introduction to X5 training session in April, topics include setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. To book a place please contact

10 Dec 2020: The Enhanced Financial Transparency project (EFT), one of the Finance Transformation Programme’s (FTP) key projects, held two workshops with 38 staff members recently in order to capture key challenges faced by the University in financial planning.

20 Nov 2020: After the completion of the Brexit transition period, any EU funded projects that have a eu internet domain name registered from the UK, will need to have their registration transferred. Therefore if you - have an eu domain name registered through

20 Jan 2020: January has seen the University move a step closer to transforming how employees process their expense claims as it has been agreed that expense system solution provider SAP Concur will take this work forward.

6 Nov 2020: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched a new website. Features include a new single funding finder which contains all funding opportunities from across all the councils. Individual council websites are still existing at this stage, but they

4 Dec 2020: Whether there is a Brexit Deal or no deal, customs procedures and physical checks at borders will change. The UK’s reasonable worst-case scenario planning highlights that the flow rate at the Channel short straits (Calais/Dunkirk/Coquelles and

5 Mar 2020: Dear colleagues,. As we hear more news about the global spread of Coronavirus, it is inevitable that we should all feel anxious about our health and that of our colleagues, friends ... I hope most of you will already be aware of our dedicated Coronavirus

15 Apr 2020: UKRI-funded PhD students whose studies have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are in their final year will receive an extension to their research of up to six months so they will be able to complete their studies. Further details are

11 Jun 2020: The Festival of Wellbeing (22-26 June) is the University's annual programme of talks and activities with the aim of promoting good mental and physical health for all. Please see the website for full details of this year’s programme. Talks and

21 May 2020: The deadline for applications to the Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes has been extended to Tuesday 30 June. The Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes – one for Arts, Humanities and the Social Sciences, and the other for STEM and Medicine - are

19 Jun 2020: Videos have been developed to assist with creating a simple costing in X5 and are located in Stream. Additional support is also available in the following format - Mini User Guides Grants Guidance for Departments FAQs

24 Apr 2020: The single audit report for federal grants for Financial Year 17/18 is now finalised and available from the ROO website.

21 Feb 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Tuesday 25th February

9 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties during implementation, the upgrade of X5 which was scheduled to take place on Thursday 8th October has been postponed. Investigations into the issues are ongoing and an announcement will be made regarding a new upgrade

29 May 2020: The Finance Transformation Programme’s (FTP) Expense Management System project is progressing well and, with support from wider University user groups, a more user-friendly system is being developed.