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21 Apr 2015: Research Councils (notably the EPSRC) are currently providing notifications of successful awards to PIs only, with a request that the PI confirm the 50% matched funding on their equipment budget within a 3 week deadline.  Although it is asked that

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office Staff Conference is taking place on Thursday 9 December which means that the Office will be closed on this day. If you have a deadline for either the 9 or 10 December, please make sure your application is with the Research Office

21 Apr 2015: All BBSRC, AHRC, ESRC, EPSRC and NERC funded  PIs are reminded that they are required to submit information about outputs from their grants through the ROS web portal which can be accessed here https://logon.rcuk.ac.uk/ using JeS login details.

21 Apr 2015: As discussed at this week’s RGUG, different institutions are taking different approaches to managing top slices pro-rated to subcontractor budgets funded by Research Council grants prompting us to review our own approach.  As a result, instead

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is planning its 2014 programme for Research Administrators which consists of 6 morning modules from Feb – July 2014. Delegates will gain a greater understanding of how grants administration is carried out through a

27 Feb 2015: Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides customer-driven scientific and technical support to the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.

21 Apr 2015: Following the Research Policy Committee meeting on 17 January 2013, we can confirm that from 8 February 2013 there will be new deadlines for submitting grant applications to the Research Operations Office (ROO).In summary, Departments are asked to

21 Apr 2015: The deadline for the new Wellcome Trust Investigator awards scheme is on Monday 22 November 2010, however as the process for these applications represent a significant shift in focus of the Trust, the applications along with the signed Letter of

24 Mar 2015: Each Investigator must disclose to his or her Head of Department any Significant Financial Interests (and those of his/her spouse and dependent children) that reasonably appear to be related to the Investigator's Institutional Responsibilities.

14 Jul 2015: An important aspect of the role of the Contracts Team is to negotiate appropriate terms on behalf of the University, ensuring that everyone’s rights and responsibilities are clear and protecting the interests of all parties. Our negotiations cover

21 Apr 2015: On the 24th October both Cambridge and Oxford Universities agreed that X5 core functionality was covered to an acceptable level and that individual University configuration of the software could now commence.The Cambridge X5 Project Team is now

2 Oct 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2016) Research Administrators Programme.We invite submissions from all staff who have been in post for a minimum of six

21 Apr 2015: Katie Price, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 14 November 2013 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. She will be talking about Horizon 2020 the EUs new programme

21 Apr 2015: The European Commission has launched the “Call for Twinning” within the Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation strand of Horizon 2020, which aims to increase the participation rate of low performing countries through a series of

21 Apr 2015: The Research Council UK minimum doctoral stipend for 2011/12 has been frozen for 2010/11 at £13,590 per annum, see Research Council letter http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/researchcareers/Feesandstipends2011-12letter.pdf. The Research Office

21 Apr 2015: In consultation with Human Resources Division, the new pay scale of "Clinical Lecturer (StR)" was added to pFACT on Monday 4 April 2011. Please note that this pay scale: will attract FTE related costs will increment on anniversary of appoin

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is delighted to offer a training programme to Departmental Staff whose role includes Research Grant Administration. 20 places available and participants are expected to attend all 6 sessions. It is proposed that

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Thursday 11 December 9:30am - 11:00am in Room 4, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms and is

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

25 Jun 2015: Please click on the link below to initiate your on-line request. https://researchportal.admin.cam.ac.uk/Raven/submissions/MTAIn.aspx

25 Jun 2015: Please click on the link below to initiate your on-line request. https://researchportal.admin.cam.ac.uk/Raven/submissions/MTAOut.aspx

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 31 March 2011 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. These sessions are aimed at researchers who are plann

21 Apr 2015: This is a reminder that Government taxes such as VAT, custom duties and any other tax levied either domestically or internationally is not an allowable cost on NIH awards. “Consular fees, customs surtaxes, value-added taxes and other related

21 Apr 2015: British Heart Foundation - deadline 1 Dec 2014 British Heart Foundation are using the following response codes for the 2014 open submission period. Response Code 1: A submission is expected this year. Response Code 2: No submission is expected this

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge is hosting a Wellcome Trust regional event on Wednesday 3 July at which they will address the opportunities that are available across the Wellcome Trust's newly expanded funding schemes.

21 Apr 2015: Following the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting on 28 September 2010 the enclosed proposals were discussed and agreed http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/documents/local/rgug/20100928/rgug_cleer_for_website_28_sep_2010.pdf. As of 1

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office and Cambridge Enterprise have produced a guidance note about the Intellectual Property Policy in practice including how it works and who to approach. There are sections outlining the responsibilities of Principal Investigator

21 Apr 2015: Dr John Williams from the Science Funding division of the Wellcome Trust will be in Cambridge on Wednesday 28 July delivering a presentation about their Strategic Plan for 2010–2020 and funding opportunities including the introduction of the new

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Monday 6 June 2011 from 08:00 to 10:00. This downtime is taking place in order to implement changes in relation to the following RCUK efficiency changes: 1) Minor equipment items up to £10k (incl. VAT).

24 Mar 2015: Who administers the policy?

6 Aug 2015: The Open Data team is organising several events to help University members in their research data management and sharing. Events are open to everyone: researchers, research students, staff members, librarians, and anyone else with interest in

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

18 Sep 2015: Relevant to all EPSRC-funded researchers and research students. The EPSRC are conducting random checks on publications to underpin research data. We have been informed some researchers at the University of Cambridge have already been approached by

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office Bulletin is issued every fortnight with information and updates on research funding, policy, procedures and news. The bulletin format has been improved and can now be viewed directly from the Research Office website. There is

6 Aug 2015: The University of Cambridge is seeking feedback from all researchers and research students regarding what research data management support should look like at the University. The Research Data Team have prepared a short questionnaire

17 Aug 2015: This workshop is for researchers working in sciences (Clinical, Biological, Physical and Technology Sciences) who have existing collaborations with Polish scientists. The Polish government is releasing 120 million Euros to create approximately 10

26 Nov 2015: Research Operations will close for the Christmas/New Year break on Thursday, 24 December 2015. In order to help us manage new work received, or with deadlines falling during this period of closure and during the first week in January 2016 (which is

21 Apr 2015: The BHF submission period opened on 1st October and will extend until midnight on 1st December 2013.BHF uses Researchfish (www.researchfish.com) to gather information about research outputs and outcomes for all active awards and for any grants that

21 Apr 2015: News received last week from Research Councils UK (RCUK) is that research offices will no longer be required to use their reduced indirect cost rate in new applications submitted from 1 July.  Current rates will continue to be used and awards will

21 Apr 2015: This is a reminder that following the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting on 28 September 2010 the enclosed proposals were discussed and agreed

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust is increasing the flexibility of its senior level schemes, aligning its Principal and Senior Research Fellowships with its Investigator Awards: From October 2012, applications for fellowships will be reviewed alongside those for

27 Feb 2015: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie projects fund the salary and additional costs of the Marie S-Curie fellows employed on the grant. Other staff costs are not usually eligible on FP7 MSC grants (unless Cambridge are coordinating an ITN and employing a

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office has upgraded the subscription to the Research Professional funding opportunities database. The main advantage is that you can now select an unlimited number of search criteria for building your funding search and setting

12 Nov 2015: This is a final reminder to Departments in advance of the RCUK FAP visit on Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th November 2015. We have been notified that a further 15 awards will be audited. Departments should ensure that expenditure on all awards

15 Oct 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 Research Administrators Programme, 2016. We invite submissions from all staff who have been in post for a minimum of six

21 Apr 2015: Katie Price, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 14 November 2013 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. She will be talking about Horizon 2020 the EUs new programme

21 Apr 2015: Research Professional is a funding opportunities database which offers researchers and administrators the opportunity to search for research funding in all disciplines from a wide range of sponsors in the UK and overseas. The University of Cambridge

21 Apr 2015: Update on the Removal of VAT Exemption for Research We have previously issued advice about the withdrawal of the VAT exemption for research from 1 August 2013. Here, we provide an update on the latest position.Overall positionAs previously advised,

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 30 November at 9:30am and will be held in Lecture Theatre 2, Clinical School, Addenbrookes Site. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration is