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28 Feb 2024: The Postdoc Academy team are asking University staff to come forward and become a Postdoc mentor.

27 Mar 2024: To enable you to switch from your current visa (which is not a Skilled Worker Visa) to a Skilled Worker Visa, the University has assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to you, and you can now apply for your visa. Please see the guidance below

19 Feb 2024: Overview Permission as a Standard Visitor (business category), whether granted before travel or where entry is sought and granted at the border, will be valid for a maximum of 6 months. Citizens of countries on this list will always need to have

28 May 2024: Applications for the Administrator Development Programme (ADP) and Strategic Development Programme (SDP) are now open.

27 Mar 2024: To enable you to apply for a new Skilled Worker Visa, the University has assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to you. You must: already hold a Tier 2 or Skilled Worker Visa; and either be currently working for a different employer; or be

26 Jan 2024: We are inviting all employees to participate in the University Staff Culture Survey by 7 February 2024. 

22 Jan 2024: After a number of proposals have been made to improve reward and progression for research staff at the University, a survey is running to collect staff’s thoughts.

19 Feb 2024: Applications for Standard Visitor (business and permitted paid engagement categories) visas cannot be made from inside the UK. Applications for Standard Visitor (academic category) can only be made in the UK if the original permission was granted

6 Jun 2024: The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information online event which will be held on Thursday 4th July 2024, between 10:30-12:00 (UK time).

19 Jun 2024: A step-by-step guide to completing your grant funding application as a researcher. Including how to make sure that you're eligible to apply, meeting deadlines, preparing your proposal, costing and pricing and submitting your application.

28 Mar 2024: The initial release of Worktribe’s pre-award and contracts modules will no longer take place in the Research Office and School of Technology in April 2024 as planned. This is due to changes in project resources, navigating risks associated with

16 Feb 2024: With a previous career in Journalism, Alexandra creates videos, podcasts, news stories and more for the HR Division.

1 Jul 2024: This International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) Early-Career Collaboration Grants Scheme is for early-career academics and provides funds to cover the costs of a short-term research visit at another IARU university. Current early-career

28 Jun 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 338. Published on 28 June 2024. Worktribe is launching in the School of Technology on Monday 1st July. This is a big milestone and an exciting step forward. Thank

24 May 2024: The Cambridge Research Office (CRO) has introduced some additional ways for getting in touch if you don’t already have an existing contact with us. Web form Email Phone Complete the enquiry form on our website 2 working day response time

24 May 2024: The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research applications. At the beginning of 2024, there were some updates to the criteria - in addition to applications led by Cambridge

16 Feb 2024: Essential criteria The Teaching and Scholarship pathway seeks to recognise and acknowledge staff whose primary responsibility is teaching while avoiding a proliferation of academic posts. Given the different contexts in which teaching is performed

2 Feb 2024: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, CRUK, BHF, WT and other funders is 5th February to 14th March 2024 during which time PIs should use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Award holders will have

15 Mar 2024: The European Commission is organising online infodays on 25th - 26th April 2024 about the new topics in the EU Missions Work Programme. This includes Adaptation to Climate Change Mission Cancer Mission 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart cities by 2030

19 Jun 2024: A guide for PIs who are preparing a grant funding application alongside their Academic Department.

19 Jan 2024: Please be advised that changes to the USS pension rate have been updated in X5, from 21.6% to 14.5% with an effective date of 1st January 2024, as per USS guidelines. For existing costings in X5, the appropriate staff costing lines will have to be re

16 Feb 2024: Registrations are now open for the EC’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event which will take place between 18th – 21st March 2024 in Belgium. This event brings together policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurs for debates, workshops

14 Jun 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 337. Published on 14 June 2024. The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information Event for University of

19 Feb 2024: Overview The former Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) standalone visa route has been subsumed into the Standard Visitor route with effect from 31 January 2024. The maximum duration of this visa category is 6 months. However, the permitted paid

18 Mar 2024: Please refer to the HR Division web site for the latest information on eligibility and procedures.

10 May 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 335. Published on 10 May 2024. Following the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, researchers who meet the eligibility criteria, can apply to receive funding

24 May 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 336. Published on 24 May 2024. The Research Operations Office has produced a crib sheet for applications under Lump Sum Funding calls recently introduced under

22 Jan 2024: A new survey- open to all employees, schools and institutions- has been launched to find out what staff think of the researcher reward and progression proposals. Some of the proposals put forward include changes to name titles for researchers, the

16 Feb 2024: The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research applications. There have been some recent updates to the criteria - in addition to applications led by Cambridge PIs,

5 Jan 2024: In light of the re-association of the United Kingdom (UK) to Horizon Europe 1 January 2024, Lund University (LU) launches a call for “Get Started Funding” aimed at early career researchers from Lund University and UK-based LERU universities* (up

2 Feb 2024: Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The new fEC rates are available on the AFPA website and the X5 changes are listed ROO website. Most of the fEC rates have

19 Apr 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 334. Published on 19 April 2024. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Wednesday 24th April at 11:15am.The agenda will

15 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 332. Published on 15 March 2024. The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Grants Administrator Programme 2024 (previously known as

16 Feb 2024: Principles agreed in the original Joint Report of Council and the General Board The creation of the Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) contract and career pathway is not intended to pave the way for staff to switch back and forth between pathways. There

19 Jan 2024: Do you support a department or research group? Did you know that you can help manage your colleagues' Elements accounts on their behalf? We have created a new Supporting others with Elements video, showing how colleagues and administrators can be

1 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 331. Published on 1 March 2024. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish isThursday 14th March at 4pmfor most major funders

28 Mar 2024: In response to Departmental feedback, we have simplified our guidance regarding the recording requirements of staff time for Horizon Europe grants and updated the Time Declaration Form.

28 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 333. Published on 28 March 2024. The initial release of Worktribe’s pre-award and contracts modules will no longer take place in the Research Office and School of

1 Jul 2024: On 26th June 2024, the European Commission held a webinar on certificates on the financial statements (CFS) in Horizon Europe. The YouTube link is now available to view the recording.

1 Jul 2024: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Thursday 18th July, 11:15am – 12:15pm. This is an open meeting for any staff with an interest in grants administration. The agenda will include Worktribe

14 Jun 2024: On the 7th June 2024, there was an ERC online webinar about lump sum funding, where experts from the ERC Executive Agency answered questions about the new lump sum model of funding for 2024 Advanced Grants. The recording of the event is now

16 Feb 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 330. Published on 16 February 2024. The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research

2 Feb 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 329. Published on 2 February 2024. Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The

7 Feb 2024: Networking within the data science community, attending industry events, and engaging with professionals will be essential in staying abreast of the latest trends and technologies.

19 Apr 2024: This is the second of two webinars about the UK Research and Innovation Funding Service. Topics will include: how to prepare for accepting awards receiving an award offer starting and managing an award completing expenditure statements The session

5 Jan 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 327. Published on 5 January 2024. An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for

19 Jun 2024: A guide for academic Departments who are helping their PIs prepare a grant funding application.

8 May 2024: Following the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, researchers who meet the eligibility criteria, can apply to receive funding through the ERC’s upcoming calls. The Research Operations Office EU team invites you to participate in the European

1 Mar 2024: The ERC Scientific Council has implemented changes to the evaluation processes and application forms for 2024 research proposals. ERC President Maria Leptin provides an overview of these changes in the report, entitled “Evaluation of research

19 Jan 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 328. Published on 19 January 2024. For grant applications:. PIs and their Departments are expected to include certain qualifying International work/research related