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7 Jul 2023: Elements is the University's research information management system used by researchers across the institution to collate, share and report on their research outputs. A new video has been produced aimed at staff who have administrative

1 Nov 2023: The Research Office invites administrative staff across the University to attend this Horizon Europe Programme, Legal and Financial Matters (including Horizon 2020) information session.

28 Jul 2023: For further guidance on the recording requirements of staff time on a research grant, we have produced a decision chart for you to use to work out whether timesheets or declarations are required for the following funders: UKRI, Innovate, H2020,

19 Apr 2024: Do you use in vitro models in your research? Are you drafting a manuscript to submit for publication in the next few months? Would you like to receive expert feedback on your manuscript? The RIVER (Reporting In Vitro Experiments Responsibly www.nc3rs

1 Mar 2024: The Health National Contact Points (NCP) Network is organising an online workshop to - Enhance your skills in writing Horizon Europe Health proposals Gain insight into the process Ask questions from the expert-led discussion The online session takes

24 May 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, between10:30am - 12:00pm (UK Time). The event is

10 May 2024: UKRO is holding two information webinars for the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 Call on 14 and 15 May 2024 from 10am -12pm UK time. Prior registration to the webinars is mandatory, please find more information for session 1 and session 2 on the

1 Mar 2024: An Elements upgrade is taking place from Tuesday 5th March at 5pm until Friday 8th March 2024. During this time, it will not be possible to make open access, research data or doctoral thesis deposits from Elements into the University repository

17 Nov 2023: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place on Thursday 30 November, 11:00am – 12:15pm (note earlier start time). This will be a hybrid meeting for you to join either online as a Teams call or in person at West 2, The West Hub, JJ

11 Aug 2023: The Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker (WTGT) system will be closed down on 30th September 2023 and replaced on 1st October 2023 by the Wellcome Funding platform. Once the WTGT is closed, you won’t be able to access the system. If you want to keep any

6 Jun 2024: The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information online event which will be held on Thursday 4th July 2024, between 10:30-12:00 (UK time).

20 Nov 2023: Scheme Guidance for Applicants Having been awarded Horizon 2020 funding, you need to read and understand your obligations to the scheme so that you can comply with the terms and conditions of the grant. You can do this by reading the following EC

3 Nov 2023: The Research Operations Office (ROO) is about to embark on the next Research Grants Administration Programme 2024 (previously known as ROOTS) and we are pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from all departmental professional support staff at

16 Feb 2024: The Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) took place on 15th February 2024 and the recording and slides are now available. Presentations included the Worktribe implementation schedule and PI submissions for the Researchfish deadline on 14th

19 Jan 2024: Most major research funders are committed to open access, but have varied policies, requirements, and funding sources. Grants admins, research facilitators and contracts managers will often deal with Open Access funding and queries throughout the

28 Mar 2024: The initial release of Worktribe’s pre-award and contracts modules will no longer take place in the Research Office and School of Technology in April 2024 as planned. This is due to changes in project resources, navigating risks associated with

7 Jul 2023: X5 was updated on 4th July 2023, with new fEC rates which are effective from 1st July 2023. The University has made an adjustment to the research charge-out rates following a review of the way central administration costs are classified, with the

24 May 2024: The Cambridge Research Office (CRO) has introduced some additional ways for getting in touch if you don’t already have an existing contact with us. Web form Email Phone Complete the enquiry form on our website 2 working day response time

24 May 2024: The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research applications. At the beginning of 2024, there were some updates to the criteria - in addition to applications led by Cambridge

5 Jan 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