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10 Dec 2021: The University subscribes to Research Professional, giving all members of staff unlimited access to information about current, past, and upcoming funding opportunities. Take a look at the Funding Know How section which offers guidance on developing

29 Jan 2021: The Research Office aims to continue supporting academic and departmental colleagues as effectively as is possible. However, the current National Lockdown, school closures, caring responsibilities and other pressures on staff has had an immediate

9 Apr 2021: 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, please could Departments check and

19 Nov 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 280. Published on 19 November 2021. The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 30th November at 11:15am, please use this link to join the

15 Oct 2021: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 5th October. The recording and slides are now available to view. The meeting included a presentation about when VAT applies to research grants and ensuring

5 Nov 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 279. Published on 5 November 2021. Over the coming months, there will be a high volume of financial reports that are due to the European Commission. In order for us

11 Jun 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO) together with the University of Cambridge will be presenting webinars on the following topics - Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe There will be an update on the structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon

6 Aug 2021: The UKRI Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) provides assurance that public funds destined for research are properly safeguarded and used for the purposes intended. We are expecting a UKRI audit to be undertaken remotely during the Michaelmas Term 2021

5 Nov 2021: The Open Research at Cambridge conference will run online from 22 - 26 November 2021. Research takes place in collaborative networks, tied together by publications, conferences, informal discussions and often data sharing. Approaching all stages of

5 Nov 2021: Over the coming months, there will be a high volume of financial reports that are due to the European Commission. In order for us to meet the deadlines set out by the EC, we would like to remind Departments of the need to ensure all eligible costs

6 Aug 2021: A new Sharepoint site, Supporting Research at Cambridge has been set up to provide guidance, information and support to the academic and administrative community in the management of research grants. On the site you can find training materials and

9 Jul 2021: Research Professional is an online database of research funding opportunities and is a source of international research policy and practice news. The University of Cambridge has an institutional account which means that all University members can

25 Jun 2021: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 13th July 2021 at 11:15am. Details and joining information will be circulated in the next bulletin.

23 Apr 2021: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Thursday 13th May 2021 at 11:15am. Details and joining information will be circulated in the next bulletin.

15 Oct 2021: We have now launched the Outgoing MTA Swift Service which can process requests faster under certain circumstances. A pre-signed MTA will be issued if the outgoing material meets all of the eligibility criteria. This includes - not derived from any

1 Oct 2021: On 20th September, X5 was updated with the new non-clinical pay scales and the renamed grades linked to the Academic new titles coming into effect from 1st October 2021. To apply these new rates and renamed grades to existing costings, go to the

3 Sep 2021: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has updated its full economic cost (fEC) grant and training grant terms and conditions, as part of its standard biannual update.

15 Jan 2021: The new swift service for CDAs (Confidential Disclosure Agreement) was launched last month for PIs to use with one external party. CDAs should be used with a potential collaborator before discussions take place. To access the Contracts Services

23 Apr 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO), in its capacity as UK National Contact Point for Horizon Europe is holding several information webinars for researchers and support staff interested in applying for current calls including, MSCA Postdoctoral

15 Oct 2021: The University has set up a fund to provide financial contributions to large, collaborative grant applications. This is to encourage and support these applications and maximise the University’s outward-facing impact.  The fund will normally