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27 Feb 2015: Energy. Environment (including climate change). Transport (including aeronautics). Socio-economic sciences and the humanities.

21 Apr 2015: New funder schemes for industrial funders are being added to X5 over the next few weeks to allow users to select schemes that will: Attract 80% fEC Replace previous templates in pFACT that were used for “New Industry Policy” with 70% and 120%

21 Apr 2015: Following the recent RGUG presentation about the above, a guidance note has been prepared and is available on the Internet:    http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/documents/local/applying/VAT_Exemption_for_Research_briefing_not

21 Apr 2015: A new FAQ has been added to the X5 submission reports about a type of warning message. Please refer to p5 for more details.

21 Apr 2015: On Wednesday 28 July 2010, Dr John Williams from the Wellcome Trust delivered a presentation detailing their Strategic Plan 2010 – 2020 and the New Investigator Awards and Senior Investigator Awards. Applications for the new scheme open on 1

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office (ROO) where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Tuesday 25 March, 9:30am in Room 4, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms.

21 Apr 2015: The agenda for the above meeting, due to be held in the ATC Semniar Rooms 6a & 6b at Addenbrookes Hospital, will be as follows: Minutes of meeting of 4 June 2013 EU Horizon 2020 update HR Return to Work policy Policy update: VAT & Visitor Letter O

21 Apr 2015: During 2012 & 2013 the Wellcome Trust undertook a review of how grant holders manage expenditure on their grants. One of the outcomes from this review is that they have issued specific guidance regarding what costs are allowed on its grants.Further

21 Apr 2015: As part of their assurance strategy, the Wellcome Trust has been conducting a number of grant reviews in relation to the financial transactions on awards.  We have been informed that all centre grants, strategic awards, investigator awards and

4 Jun 2015: Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. Minutes and presentations from the meeting on Thursday 12 March are now available http://www

21 Apr 2015: As a move to harmonise further with other Research Councils, BBSRC will no longer require final reports. These used to be submitted by funded researchers at the end of a project. This change will be implemented from 1 October 2013. Grants ending

21 Apr 2015: Applicants for Wellcome Trust awards should be aware that the Trust's inflation allowance has been revised to 1.6 per cent per year effective from 1 April 2013. Full details can be found at:http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Managing-a-grant/Finance-and-

21 Apr 2015: The next Research Grants User Group meeting is taking place this Tuesday, 20th March at 9.30am at the Sanger Building Lecture Theatre. This meeting is led by the Research Operations Office to discuss Research Grant administration issues and

21 Apr 2015: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting was held on Thursday 24 July and the presentations are available on the ROO websitehttp://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx

21 Apr 2015: The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for the European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept scheme.

25 Jun 2015: What is a research contract? Research contracts are legally binding agreements that govern collaborative research between the University and external organisations, whether those organisations are funding the research or are participating in the

21 Apr 2015: As stated in previous Research Office bulletins, this is a reminder that pFACT will not be available after 31st July 2014. Please ensure that any reports that you need are printed and/or saved locally before 31st July 2014. If you need a copy of the

4 Jun 2015: 1. Open Data lunchtime session –15 June Monday 15 June, 12:30 – 13:30, Mill Lane Lecture Room 10 Most research funders (research councils, charities and foundations) have introduced policies on research data management. The general expectation

21 Apr 2015: The final briefing session to help Departments become familiar with X5 is scheduled for next week. This will be a 30 minute overview of X5 with an opportunity for Q&A. There is no need to book a place, just turn up at the time of your choice.

21 Apr 2015: There have been a number of updates since RCUK first announced their efficiency plans. Below is the latest summary relating to the Equipment initiative, in particular the 50% contribution and application process for large items. We will be providing

21 Apr 2015: The Researchfish Team will be coming to the University to demonstrate Researchfish and take questions and answers from Researchers.Researchfish is an online facility that enables research funders to track the impacts of their investments, and

12 Nov 2015: There are several places left on our introductory workshop to research data management. The workshop will cover the following aspects of research data management: Data storage and backup; Data organisation; Strategies for file exchange with

16 Apr 2015: For work conducted by the University that does not fall within the remit of 'research', contracts may be required that do not come under the responsibility of the Research Operations Office.

4 Jun 2015: Most research funders (research councils, charities and foundations) have introduced policies on research data management. The general expectation is that data from publicly funded research projects should be made openly available with as few

21 Apr 2015: There will be 2 further X5 “hands on” training sessions on Wednesday 19 June at the following times, 09:00 – 12:30 13:30 - 17:00 These are a repeat of the sessions from 18 and 19 April. The training will take place at the Physics MCS Room

21 Apr 2015: The minutes and presentations from the RGUG (Research Grants User Group) which took place on Tuesday 28 September are now available on the Research Office website at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx. The next meeting

21 Apr 2015: 1. Updated Clinical Lecturer/Research Associate pay scale In light of the revised Clinical Lecturer/Research Associate pay scale effective from 1 April 2010, the pay scale will be updated in pFACT to reflect this. This change will be made to pFACT

21 Apr 2015: The ERC has introduced a new pilot scheme, called Synergy Grants (SyG) in the 2012 ERC Work Programme. This call will be published on 25 October 2011 with a single deadline of 25 January 2012. The ERC Synergy Grants are aimed at outstanding

21 Apr 2015: Research Councils UK (RCUK) have recently advised that following discussions between themselves and Research Organisations, they have decided that the requirement for reporting overspends on grants will no longer be enforced as a condition of their

21 Apr 2015: A new Research Pricing and Costing Tool is currently being developed to replace pFACT. The system, which is currently called X5, is now in the second phase of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and members of the research community are needed to test

21 Apr 2015: Further to recent internal and funder audits we would like to remind departments of the month end procedures in relation to grants.

21 Apr 2015: Professor Paul Boyle, Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will be visiting the University of Cambridge for one of his eleven annual visits to universities in the

21 Apr 2015: The BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. The talk will be relevant to anyone who has an interest in BBSRC research grants including

21 Apr 2015: NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. This will include: What is impact? Pathways to Impact and the grant application form Assessing Pathways to Impact Knowledge Exchange

21 Apr 2015: X5 continues to be rolled out across the University with Departmental Administrators currently receiving training. By 7 May all pFACT users will have received their X5 log in. To help Departments become familiar with X5, several briefing sessions

21 Apr 2015: Following a discussion at RPC on Thursday 8th March, a sub-committee has been formed to facilitate a new Restricted Calls Procedure and Research Bids Selection process, with immediate effect.  Please read the documents below and familiarise

21 Apr 2015: The MS Society has recently become a charitable company limited by guarantee. The move to charitable company status has been put in place to modernise its governance arrangements and to bring the Society in line with the majority of other large

21 Apr 2015: Open Access Policy: The Wellcome Trust has announced that it will be strengthening the manner in which it enforces its open access policy with immediate effect. Failure to comply with the policy could result in final grant payments being withheld

21 Apr 2015: In order to support departments in preparing for the RCUK Assurance visit in November, Jo Dekkers will hold a series of workshops. These will be held on:     Monday, 1st October from 14.00-15.00 – Mill Lane Lecture Room 1Wednesday, 3rd Oc

21 Apr 2015: As stated in previous Research Office bulletins, this is a reminder that pFACT will not be available after 31st July 2014. Please ensure that any reports that you need are printed and/or saved locally before 31st July 2014.

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities and Research Resources officers are visiting Cambridge on Thursday 15 January 2015. As part of their programme they will be holding an open session (with Q&A) which will explain their new funding schemes,

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge has entered into an open innovation collaboration with GSK located at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) that gives University researchers access to the drug development expertise of GSK and other pharmaceutical

18 Sep 2015: The Research Grants User Group (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 Tuesday 22nd September 2015 at 9.30am in Mill

21 Apr 2015: A new process has been put in place for applications that are to be made for the Technology Strategy Board Knowledge Transfer Partnership fund (TSB KTP). The TSB KTP scheme offers access to funding through the formation of a partnership between

21 Apr 2015: The Trust has announced that eGrants enhancements have now been successfully applied. Enhancements include the ability to access sample application forms, a streamlined log-in page, an improved Application Form select function, and new application

21 Apr 2015: A new overview guide is available on how interdisciplinary projects work within X5. This is relevant to lead departments as well as collaborating departments.

21 Apr 2015: Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. Minutes and presentations from the meeting on Thursday 11 December are now available

21 Apr 2015: e-Val is the MRC’s online system for gathering data related to the outputs and outcomes from MRC-funded research. In principle, the MRC try to maintain the same set of questions each year, however having reviewed the data, some updates have been

21 Apr 2015: Due to VAT increasing from 17.5% to 20% on 4 January 2011, pFACT is being updated to reflect this. The new VAT rate will be changed in pFACT on Monday 27 September 2010 between 8:00am and 10:00am during which time the system will be

25 Jun 2015: What is the difference between a contract and terms and conditions?