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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

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

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.

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

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 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;

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)