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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.

21 Apr 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Full Economic Costing Briefing Sessions – 29 October 2013. ... As part of the Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS) and co-presented by Finance Office, the next briefing sessions on Full Economic

29 Jun 2021: Travelling abroad Export controls apply when you are taking controlled technology with you when travelling abroad, e.g. for conferences. When planning for travel, you should review whether your laptop / presentation / USB stick etc. contains

9 May 2018: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (‘the Protocol’) is an international agreement to ensure the fair and

12 Jul 2024: Whilst UKRI are transitioning from JeS to their new system The Funding Service, some award letters may be delayed. Where this is the case, a ‘letter of intent’ will be sent to the Principal Investigator. If your academic colleagues receive one

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

24 Mar 2015: The Contracts Team of the Research Operations Office (ROO) is responsible for all contracts related to research with a wide range of external organisations and for authorizing all research contracts for collaborative research within the University.

4 Dec 2020: These grades will not attract Full Economic Costs (fEC). The role type that should be used is NRSE. ... These grades will attract Full Economic Costs (fEC). The role type that should be used is RESNRSE.

19 Mar 2021: The Researchfish submission for 2021 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. We recognise that due to

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

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.

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

28 May 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 135. Published on 28 May 2015. Each month X5 is updated with a default exchange rate for Euros, based on the average of the rates for the previous month. Recent

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

9 Jun 2023: UKRI has launched its first stakeholder perception survey to understand how it is perceived by its various communities. The survey aims to help UKRI address issues, tailor activities and measure progress as an organisation over the coming years. The

14 Jan 2022: The Research Office is conducting its annual SAM (System for Award Management) registration renewal process for US Federal funding and in doing so is performing some additional checks to satisfy recent updates to the US regulatory framework. We

31 Jul 2014: Under the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK will participate in the Horizon Europe Programme as an Associated Country.

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.

31 Jul 2014: As part of their Terms and Conditions, many of our research funders require evidence of an individual’s time worked on an award. These funders include UKRI, European Commission (EC), Innovate UK and National Institute of Health (NIH).

29 Jan 2021: Due to internal delays in the preparation and submission of the University’s Annual Financial Return to the Office for Students (OfS), approval and submission of the TRAC Return has been delayed. Therefore, fEC rates will not be updated on X5 for