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12 Feb 2021: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting with take place as a live event on Thursday 25th February 2021 at 11:30am. The agenda will include updates about European Funding, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Export Control as well as the

28 Apr 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 313. Published on 28 April 2023. The UK Government’s guarantee funding covers successful Horizon Europe applications submitted to calls with a final submission

11 Mar 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 286. Published on 11 March 2022. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 17th March at 4pm for most major funders

21 Feb 2020: With immediate effect, the MRC will now require host research organisations to provide a 50% contribution towards the fellow's salary for the duration of their award. This change will affect applications submitted to the upcoming round of Senior

24 Apr 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 244. Published on 24 April 2020. We would like to remind you that from Monday 27th April there will be some changes to the way in which grant applications will be

18 Nov 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 303. Published on 18 November 2022. Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 23rd December 2022 and will

4 Nov 2022: For staff involved in the new timesheet process, the demo and Q&A sessions that had been scheduled for 15th and 17th November have been postponed and these will be re-arranged for the end of the month. In the meantime, at the Research Grants User

9 Jun 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 315. Published on 9 June 2023. The UKRI Underwrite has been further extended to cover successful Horizon Europe applications submitted to calls with a final

25 Jun 2015: The following feature among the most commonly negotiated terms Intellectual Property (IP) Publication Confidentiality Liability / indemnity Further details can be foud here about why we negotiate.

22 Apr 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 288. Published on 22 April 2022. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 26th April at 11:15am. The agenda

11 Feb 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 284. Published on 11 February 2022. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Community of Practice (CoP) for Grants Administration at the University of Cambridge

29 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 295. Published on 29 July 2022. Last week, we produced a new timesheet template which is available on the ROO website. This week we are providing details about how

25 Mar 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Two more dates have been added to the programme Thursday 28th April 2022, 12:30-13:30 Export Control - understand your

19 May 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 314. Published on 19 May 2023. Does your Department or Institution have a contract with any US Federal Agencies where the Research Operations Office (ROO) has not

21 May 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 270. Published on 21 May 2021. On Thursday 20. th. May, the following new rates were imported into X5 -. Updated Clinical payscales with an effective date (COLA date

9 Apr 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 267. Published on 9 April 2021. Due to some on-going technical issues with the Funding & Tenders Portal, preventing users from accessing and submitting their

14 Jun 2024: The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information Event for University of Cambridge Researchers. The online event will be held on the 4th July 2024, between 10:30am - 12:00pm (UK Time). To book your

9 Sep 2022: The EU and International Team together with Cambridge Enterprise are organising an online information event about the Horizon Results Booster (HRB) for the Horizon 2020 Projects of the University. The event will he held on Thursday 3rd November 2022

19 Jun 2020: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Tuesday 16th June, the presentation slides are now available on the RGUG webpages. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 28th July at 11:15am, further details

23 Sep 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 299. Published on 23 September 2022. All UKRI grants (RCUK and Innovate) with part funded DI staff need to have timesheets for the entire lifetime of the grant.

15 Jan 2021: All research articles which arise from Wellcome, Gates or Templeton funding submitted for publication after 1 January 2021 are required to be made available with a CC BY license at the time of publication. Grant funding can no longer be used to

9 Jul 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 273. Published on 9 July 2021. The UK Research Office (UKRO) and the University of Cambridge will be jointly presenting a webinar on Moving from Horizon 2020 to

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

2 Dec 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 304. Published on 2 December 2022. The UKRI Guarantee Guidance was updated on 3rd November 2022 for the third wave of Horizon Europe calls with a final deadline

25 Feb 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 285. Published on 25 February 2022. Due to ongoing delays in the formalisation of the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, UKRI has now released the terms and

25 Jun 2021: EPSRC is currently recruiting new members for their Strategic Advisory Teams (SATs). There are vacancies in the following advisory groups: Capital Infrastructure, Digital Economy Programme Advisory Board (PAB), e-Infrastructure, Energy Strategic

1 Nov 2023: The Research Office invites academic and administrative staff across the University to attend this Horizon Europe Funding Opportunities for Researchers information session.

7 May 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 269. Published on 7 May 2021. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting with take place as a live event on Thursday 13. th. May 2021 at 11:15am. The agenda

19 Apr 2024: The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the 2023-24 Work Programme of Horizon Europe, where previously unallocated Horizon Europe funding will be used to increase the 2024 budget by nearly €1.4 billion to a total of €7.3 billion.

8 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 293. Published on 8 July 2022. From July 2022, a new mechanism for timesheets has been implemented to comply with audit requirements on UKRI funding (RCUK and

22 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 294. Published on 22 July 2022. Over the last few weeks, we have been updating you about the timesheet requirements which the University needs to implement so that

14 Jun 2024: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

12 Feb 2021: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, CRUK, BHF and other funders is 1st February to 11th March 2021 during which time PIs can use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Due to the current COVID pandemic,

15 Oct 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 278. Published on 15 October 2021. The University has set up a fund to provide financial contributions to large, collaborative grant applications. This is to

16 Dec 2022: The following updated pay scales with an effective date of 6/11/2022 were uploaded into X5 on 14th December 2022 NHS grades for nurses: NHS6, NHS7 and NHS8a grades.

17 Jul 2020: The next meeting of the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Live Meeting on Tuesday 28th July at 11:15am. Agenda topics will include Managing Funding on EU Awards, Furlough of Staff on Research Grants and UKRI’s COVID-19 Grant

10 Jun 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 291. Published on 10 June 2022. Earlier today (10th June), successful ERC Awardees and MSCA Fellows from the 2021 Horizon Europe calls were contacted by the EC

17 Sep 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 276. Published on 17 September 2021. The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant.

5 Mar 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 265. Published on 5 March 2021. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 11th March at 4pm for many funders including

9 Sep 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 298. Published on 9 September 2022. On 1st September, the UK Government announced an extension to the financial guarantee provided to successful UK applicants to

14 Aug 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 252. Published on 14 August 2020. The X5 Upgrade project team is looking for volunteers to do User Acceptance Testing which is scheduled to take place from 1st -

28 Jan 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Topics include protecting your research – intellectual property and publishing rights knowing when to seek ethics

25 Sep 2020: Following this UKRI announcement, updated Terms and Conditions requiring organisations to be compliant with the new UKRI Preventing Harm Safeguarding in Research and Innovation policy will be applied to new UKRI grants from March/April 2021. This

11 Jun 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 271. Published on 11 June 2021. The UK Research Office (UKRO) together with the University of Cambridge will be presenting webinars on the following topics -.

3 Nov 2023: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), one of the University’s key partners and funders, publishes an updated corporate plan each year setting out how it plans to achieve its strategic objectives through near term deliverables for the current

6 Nov 2020: X5 - the costing and pricing tool for research projects is due to be upgraded. Technical issues have now been resolved and the new date for the upgrade is Tuesday 24th November 2020. The upgrade will include improvements to the interface, fixes to

28 Jan 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 283. Published on 28 January 2022. To allow researchers to apply for and receive US Federal funding, the University of Cambridge needs to be registered on the

19 Mar 2020: The University of Cambridge has implemented its Coronavirus contingency plan and the Research Office has closed its premises. Staff who are able to work remotely will do so, however the level of service that we can provide during this period will be

19 Mar 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 266. Published on 19 March 2021. The European Commission will be holding an online event to highlight the main changes to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)

18 Dec 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 261. Published on 18 December 2020. An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO)