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18 Dec 2020: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Thursday 3rd December. Presentations were given on the new CDA fast track service, Brexit and the costing & pricing project. The slides, Q&A and recording of the m

17 Jul 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 250. Published on 17 July 2020. The application process for UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) COVID-19 open call will change on 31st July 2020. After this date,

6 Feb 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 238. Published on 6 February 2020. Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2020. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO

10 Jan 2020: The Royal Society Grants Team is visiting the University of Cambridge on 28th January 2020.

17 Jul 2020: The application process for UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) COVID-19 open call will change on 31st July 2020. After this date, instead of submitting a proposal via email, researchers must apply via UKRI’s online submission system the

19 Jun 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 248. Published on 19 June 2020. The EU team are organising a series of information events for the ERC advanced grant call 2020. The deadline for this call is 26.

17 Jul 2020: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is issuing a COVID-19 Grant Extension Allocation (CoA) to UK organisations to support costed extensions to grants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective is to ensure that UKRI grant outcomes continue to be

10 Jun 2020: All health related research (involving human participants, their data or tissue) carried out overseas, needs ethical approval from the country in which research will take place. Additionally, confirmation from the University of Cambridge research

7 May 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 245. Published on 7 May 2020. In response to queries that the Research Operation Office have received about the use of electronic signatures on timesheets, we would

6 Mar 2020: The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 12th March at 4pm for the following major funders UKRI, CRUK, BHF, NIHR, NC3Rs, AMS and Rosetrees Trust awards. Wellcome Trust grant holders whose grant ends

31 Jul 2020: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Tuesday 28th July, the presentation slides and recording of the meeting are now available on the RGUG webpages.

15 May 2020: Innovate have created a fast track process to facilitate “no cost” time extension requests of up to three months for reasons relating to COVID-19, subject to a valid business case and normal legal and compliance requirements. They recognise that

3 Apr 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 242. Published on 3 April 2020. Since the University has been in its Red phase due to the Coronavirus pandemic for almost 2 weeks, the Research Office like many

6 Mar 2020: The Research Office is inviting you to our University Research Administration Open Day on Tuesday 30th June 2020 at Greenwich House, Madingley Road to jointly explore what transforming research administration at Cambridge means for all of us together

4 Sep 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 253. Published on 4 September 2020. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded a COVID-19 Grant Extension Allocation (CoA) to UK organisations to support costed

9 Oct 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 256. Published on 9 October 2020. Due to technical difficulties during implementation, the upgrade of X5 which was scheduled to take place on Thursday 8. th.

10 Jun 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 247. Published on 10 June 2020. The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting has been scheduled as a Live Event to take place on Tuesday 16th June 11:15am - 12:15pm.

24 Apr 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 dealt with: a minimum of 4 weeks notice of your intention to submit to a particular scheme a copy of the full proposal

22 Oct 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 257. Published on 22 October 2020. On Thursday 22nd October, new salary files were uploaded into X5 to rectify an error in the NI rates in the used previous files.

15 Apr 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 243. Published on 15 April 2020. As our staff continue working remotely, to manage our workflow and prioritise activity relating to COVID-19  we would like to

21 Feb 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 239. Published on 21 February 2020. The Symplectic Elements upload to Researchfish is now complete and PIs are advised to check this new data when completing their

24 Jan 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 237. Published on 24 January 2020. On Monday 3. rd. February, the new 2020 fEC and facilities rates will be imported into X5. This means that X5 will be unavailable

22 Oct 2020: UKRI are building a new funding service that will eventually replace the existing Je-S system. UKRI is inviting people with experience applying for funding, who are likely to apply for or assess funding in the future, to help design the service in a

22 Oct 2020: The Research Operations Office has produced some draft guidance regarding how College Teaching Officers (CTOs) who are not University of Cambridge employees, are able to hold the position of Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on

6 Nov 2020: Formed in 2018, the Cambridge Research Administrator Network (CRAN) is a network to connect Research Managers and Administrators across Cambridgeshire. The virtual meeting on 26th November will include how to network internally and externally use of

6 Nov 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 258. Published on 6 November 2020. X5 - the costing and pricing tool for research projects is due to be upgraded. Technical issues have now been resolved and the

19 Jun 2020: 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 OSR, could Departments check and verify all

20 Nov 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 259. Published on 20 November 2020. X5 - the costing and pricing tool for research projects is due to be upgraded on Tuesday 24. th. November 2020. The upgrade will

15 Apr 2020: As our staff continue working remotely, to manage our workflow and prioritise activity relating to COVID-19 we would like to remind you of some changes to the way in which grant applications will be dealt with from 27 April: a minimum of 4 weeks

21 Feb 2020: As a result of the employer’s pension contributions increasing due to changes in the USS Pension Scheme, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has agreed to cover the increase where applicable across all their awards. They will continue to check on-costs

22 Oct 2020: Formed in 2018, the Cambridge Research Administrator Network (CRAN) is a network to connect Research Managers and Administrators across Cambridgeshire. The virtual meeting on 26th November will include how to network internally and externally use of

18 Dec 2020: 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 OSR, could Departments check and verify all

15 May 2020: Departments should be aware that it is their responsibility to log in the Je-S and retrieve the start certificate, complete the information on the expenditure that has triggered the start of the project, and then submit back to the Je-S submitter

18 Dec 2020: Departments should be aware that from 1 January 2021, purchases from, and sales to, the European Union (EU) will be treated in the same way as current non-EU imports and exports. This means that the import/export of controlled goods will be subject

15 May 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 246. Published on 15 May 2020. The Financial Implications Task Force has produced a briefing note that provides guidance on the processes that the University has

24 Jan 2020: This briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to the University or wishing to increase their understanding of University policy and its impact on research grants and their administration.

7 May 2020: The EC team will be running a pilot 'EC funding & Covid-19 drop-in session' on Tuesday 19th May, 11:30 - 12:30. The session will start with a brief presentation on the EC's current guidance on the impact of Covid-19 on Horizon 2020 awards, followed

4 Dec 2020: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, BHF and other funders is 1st February to 11th March 2021 during which time PIs need to use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. To help with this process, links from

22 Oct 2020: RGUG is an open meeting led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting was scheduled for Thursday 5th November at 11:15am, however this has been postponed and

10 Jun 2020: This webinar will be aimed primarily at researchers interested in applying for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Individual Fellowship 2020. The deadline for applications is 9th September 2020. The meeting includes an introduction to the call

10 Jun 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting has been scheduled as a Live Event to take place on Tuesday 16th June 11:15am - 12:15pm. The agenda will cover two items; Research Investigator Time Policy and additional information about the furloughing

24 Jan 2020: The annual submission period for UKRI, CRUK, NIHR, NC3R’s, BHF and other funders is 3rd February to 12th March 2020 during which time PIs need to use their Researchfish account to make a return. To help with this process, research outputs can be

10 Jun 2020: The EU team are organising a series of information events for the ERC advanced grant call 2020. The deadline for this call is 26 August 2020. The first webinar will take place on 22nd June 2020 from 11:00am to 12:00 noon. This meeting is aimed at

20 Nov 2020: RGUG is an open meeting led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting has been set for Thursday 3rd December at 11:15am and there will be an agenda item on Brexit

6 Nov 2020: RGUG is an open meeting led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting has been set for Thursday 3rd December at 11:15am and there will be an agenda item on Brexit

19 Jun 2020: The EU team are organising a series of information events for the ERC advanced grant call 2020. The deadline for this call is 26th August 2020. Speakers will be: o Prof. Judith Driscoll, ERC Advanced grant holder o Prof. Robin Franklin, Panel Chair

15 Apr 2020: WT have extended the submission deadlines by one week for any schemes with a deadline up to the end of April 2020. For current grant holders, they will extend all grants (that are due to end in 2020 or 2021) by up to six months, to allow for any

9 Oct 2020: Is your research funded by any of the following bodies? Blood Cancer UK British Heart Foundation Cancer Research UK Parkinson’s UK Versus Arthritis Wellcome Trust If so, the way your article processing charges (APCs) are met is changing. The

15 May 2020: The EC team will be running a pilot 'EC funding & Covid-19 drop-in session' on Tuesday 19th May, 11:30 - 12:30. The session will start with a brief presentation on the EC's current guidance on the impact of Covid-19 on Horizon 2020 awards, followed

4 Dec 2020: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Wednesday 23rd December 2020 and will re-open on Monday 4th January 2021. Therefore please be aware of the following deadlines and let your researchers know of