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18 Sep 2015: The Commission has confirmed the new UCF (University Composition Fee) is an eligible cost for Early Stage Researchers under all MSC ITN and IAPP grants. With immediate effect UCF invoices can be charged to all active grants, FP7 and Horizon 2020.

24 Mar 2015: Download the "What to do and when" pdf to see the flow chart

21 Apr 2015: Now available online are the slides from the ERC Advanced Grants & ERC Synergy Grants presentation held on Tuesday 13 December 2011 by Chloë Somers from the UK Research Office (UKRO). Please note these slides are Raven password protected. http://www

21 Apr 2015: RCUK have issued guidance regarding applications for equipment funding http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/Efficiency2011.aspx.  The guidance applies from 1 May. The greatest impact is on equipment valued over £10k because of the required cont

21 Apr 2015: pFACT will be updated on Monday 18 February with RCUK’s announcement on the above, which is as follows: National Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2013/14 is £13,726 Research Councils UK Indicative Fee Level for 2013/14 is £3,900 For further details

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

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 1 March at 9:30am and will be held at Little Hall, Sidgwick Avenue, Sidgwick Site. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 18 January at 9:30am and will be held in the Sanger Building, Department for Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road, Downing Site. The RGUG is led by the Research Office and is a fo

21 Apr 2015: The next meeting of the RGUG will take place on Tuesday 1 November at 9:30am and will be held in the Hopkinson Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site, Free School Lane, Cambridge (please note change of venue). The RGUG is led by the Researc

15 Oct 2015: Of particular interest to departmental researchers, research students and staff members: the following opportunity to discuss new research data sharing requirements directly with funders and policy makers: Open Data – moving science forward, or a

21 Apr 2015: Cambridge will be hosting the start of stage three of the Tour de France on Monday 7 July which will result in road closures for cars, buses, cyclists and taxis. Due to this disruption and the difficulties that staff face travelling into work, the

21 Apr 2015: Are you an early-career researcher?Would you like to be a member of a Cambridge College?Would your career benefit from being part of a vibrant multi-disciplinary community?Would you enjoy mixing with colleagues and students from other cultures and

21 Apr 2015: This monthly webinar is open to all members of the University.  The next session will take place from 10 — 11am on Tuesday 10th April and will: Introduce you to the Research Professional platform, Demonstrate how to locate funding opportu

21 Apr 2015: The European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant scheme is aimed at senior academics from any discipline and is judged on excellence of both the applicant and the project. Funding of up to €2.5M is available for projects up to 5 years and the

21 Apr 2015: Dr Octavio Pernas, FP7 UK National Contact Point for Health will be visiting Cambridge on Thursday 26 November 2013. He will be talking about the “Health, demographic change and wellbeing” challenge in Horizon 2020 – the EUs new programme for

21 Apr 2015: This message was sent from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research to all University of Cambridge research staff and research students on 24 June.Dear Colleagues, Open Access publication options: Advice and support for University of Cambridge authors

21 Apr 2015: As you may be aware, the MRC have recently completed their second annual output data gathering survey e-Val. The Research Office have invited the MRC to come and talk to academics about how they use the information collected, what the main messages

21 Apr 2015: Wellcome Trust Open Meeting – Tuesday 18 MarchThe Wellcome Trust support research into all aspects of biomedical science, including the social and ethical aspects of biomedical research and health, the historical and cultural contexts of medicine,

21 Apr 2015: The Advanced Grants Call opened on 16 November 2011 with deadlines in Spring 2012 and the first ever Synergy Grants Call opened on 25 October 2011 and closes on 25 January 2012.The UK Research Office (UKRO based in Brussels) will be holding an

21 Apr 2015: As you are aware, the Research Councils are making efficiency savings by invoicing the University in bulk (the ‘top slice’ invoices) for existing awards with funding remaining as of July last year. The top slice invoices claw back indexation on

18 Sep 2015: Date: Wednesday 4th November 2015 Time: 7pm – 10pm Venue: Lecture Theatre 0, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street. Register: http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=332&a

21 Apr 2015: As you may be aware, the MRC have recently completed their second annual output data gathering survey e-Val. The Research Office has invited Dr Ian Viney, Head of Strategic Evaluation at the MRC to talk to academics about how they use the

21 Apr 2015: Wellcome Trust Open Meeting – Tuesday 18 MarchThe Wellcome Trust support research into all aspects of biomedical science, including the social and ethical aspects of biomedical research and health, the historical and cultural contexts of medicine,

21 Apr 2015: Gateway to Research (GtR) is an RCUK initiative which centralises information on funded research projects and outcomes into a single website. GtR is currently in a Beta stage until the official launch on the 4th December at the House of Commons, and

21 Apr 2015: During the recent Finance User Group it was agreed that because an existing report is available in COGNOS that informs departments when their research grants are ending, there is no need to develop a new one. It was however acknowledged that the

21 Apr 2015: New information has been received regarding the impact of the funding lapse on NIH grants and availability of the NIH’s systems and services – see email further below. Links to key points with brief highlights are below. As stated in