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10 Nov 2016: Wellcome Open Research is a new publishing platform for Wellcome-funded researchers to rapidly publish any research outputs they wish to share. The platform enables research outputs to be made available faster and in ways that support

4 Feb 2016: From the 1st Feb. 2016 the PI incentive in the budget calculator has been removed. Please note that this new split is applied to grants from the 1st Feb. 2016 onwards irrespective of the application date. The PI incentive was an attempt to encourage

1 Apr 2016: Indexation: From 1st April 2016 indexation will be reduced from 2.5% to 2% Only affects grant award letters sent on or after 1st April 2016 Continue to submit applications without indexation On-costs: In light of SA and NI increases as of 1st April

4 Feb 2016: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates, as well as the amended MRF/SRF rates for 2016. We request that users update their costings (the Rates Tab in X5) in order to ensure the new rates are uploaded. If you have facilities

15 Sep 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 168. Published on 15 September 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. WORKSHOP: Helping Researchers Publish. Call for Data Champions. RELEVANT TO: Departmental

19 Aug 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 166. Published on 19 August 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. HM Treasury guarantees EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU. Equipment Sharing Project –

22 Jan 2016: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 at 9.30am in Mill

29 Apr 2016: Earlier this year the Science and Engineering South (SES) Equipment Sharing Consortium extended its membership to include Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, UCL, Southampton and King’s College London. Providing access to all University staff and

15 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). Please note that these grants fall below the value for which ROO undertakes routine checks. Therefore, before submitting an application we strongly advise you to refer to

29 Apr 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 158. Published on 29 April 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Equipment Sharing Update Easter Term 2016. Innovate UK – new home for funding

4 Mar 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 154. Published on 4 March 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. DEADLINE: RCUK Researchfish submission period closing 10 March 2016. Eligibility of claims

11 Oct 2016: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is led by the Research Operations Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will be next month Tuesday 1st November 2016 1:30pm - 3pm

25 Oct 2016: Are you a researcher applying for grants? Or someone supporting researchers with their grant applications? If so, this event is for you. Wednesday 16th November 2016 12noon - 2pm Seminar Room G, 17 Mill Lane You will learn everything you need to

25 Nov 2016: X5 will not be available on Monday 28th November 2016 from 7:30am to 9:00am to allow the loading of the Salary uplift. For existing draft applications, you will need to update the Rates Tab to upload the new salary details.

19 Feb 2016: Researchfish is a research outcome gathering programme used by an increasing number of funders. For essential information and guidance please refer to the Researchfish section of the ROO website. Outcomes can be entered throughout the year but MUST

22 Jan 2016: The RCUK submission period for reporting outcomes of research opens on 1st February and runs to 10th March 2016. PIs and research students are required to submit their research outcomes via Researchfish. Guidance on using Researchfish can be found

18 Mar 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 155. Published on 18 March 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Researchfish submission deadline for NIHR grants. “Teaming and Twinning calls” event.

10 Nov 2016: This call is open to Cambridge research groups funded by the Wellcome Trust. Are you in favour of more transparency in research? Are you concerned about research reproducibility? Would you like to get better recognition and credit for all outputs of

10 Jun 2016: Wellcome Trust asked us to circulate the following opportunity: Proposals are now accepted for a joint funding programme between three European foundations: the Wellcome Trust, the Volkswagen Foundation and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

1 Apr 2016: The Research Office has been asked to pass on information on a new Jisc-funded service, Call For Participants. This is a free online service for advertising surveys, interviews and other research studies to the public and recruiting participants.

4 Feb 2016: Researchfish is a research outcomes collection system for researchers and students. Research outcomes can be uploaded throughout the year but must be submitted during the submission period of the respective funders. The submission period for the

4 Feb 2016: The Research Data Management team would like to welcome everyone to take part in a round table discussion about current open access policy requirements that articles are published with a CC-BY licence. They wish to hear stories of how the licence

22 Nov 2016: Researchfish is a web-based system used by RCUK to collect the research outcomes and outputs of its award holders. The next RCUK submission period is 6 February to 16 March 2017, 4pm. Representatives from Researchfish will be coming to Cambridge to

8 Sep 2016: According to the current regulation of the H2020 Model Agreement, internally invoice costs charged to EU grants need to be divided up and reported according to the different cost categories. This is not only a heavy additional administrative burden,

21 Jul 2016: The ROO website on European funding has been updated following the EU referendum result. Moreover, the University will launch a website shortly to compile all the relevant information regarding the Brexit. Once the link to the University site is

8 Dec 2016: The minutes from the Research Policy Committee meeting on 6th October 2016 are now available http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/committee/rpc/minutes/ Administrative and research staff maybe particularly interested in the following items

19 Aug 2016: The Equipment Sharing Project now has its own Twitter account to follow: https://twitter.com/cam_equip Here relevant topical information relating to the Equipment Sharing Community and news from the Sector is circulated. Small Research Facilities

29 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). In response to the large number of errors in previous applications, the BA has asked institutions to ensure they refer to the scheme notes and FAQs before submitting an

15 Apr 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 157. Published on 15 April 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. End of Researchfish submissions. “Teaming and Twinning calls” event. BA/Leverhulme

21 Jul 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 163. Published on 21 July 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. ROO website update following EU referendum result. The Data Dialogue - Time to Share:

8 Dec 2016: Researchfish is a web-based system used by RCUK to collect the research outcomes and outputs of its award holders. The next RCUK submission period is 6 February to 16 March 2017, 4pm. Representatives from Researchfish will be coming to Cambridge to

24 Jun 2016: The Chief Operating Officer of EPSRC has brought an incident of inappropriate use of funds by an HEI to our attention. It is related to payments for dinner that are contrary to the conditions for RCUK grants. Most other funders have similar policies.

8 Jan 2016: This workshop will focus on the challenges of managing social media data for research across the lifecycle of a research project and beyond. Participants will explore the following questions with our panel of experts: How can I plan the collection

5 Aug 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 165. Published on 5 August 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Advance Notice  - Symplectic upgrade w/c 15 August 2016. New Income Allocation Policy – ERC

13 May 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 159. Published on 13 May 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. 1. Platforms for research data management. 3. Evaluators needed for Horizon 2020, Marie

22 Jan 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 151. Published on 22 January 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Researchfish training workshop taking place today (22 Jan.) in Cambridge. RCUK

4 Feb 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 152. Published on 4 February 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. X5 Update - new fEC and MRF/SRF rates. Budget Calculator - PI Incentive removed.

8 Jan 2016: The Research Operations Office has provided Researchfish with an up-to-date list of node allocations for all awards. Researchfish will need time to upload the information. We expect that amendments will be made by mid-January. Until then, Node

1 Apr 2016: Are you interested in research data management? Then you should consider applying to become a member of the Research Data Management (RDM) Project Group. What is the purpose of this Group?

1 Apr 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 156. Published on 1 April 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Cancer Research UK Grant Finance Changes. New Jisc-funded service for recruiting

10 Jun 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 161. Published on 10 June 2016. RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. 1. Changes to Income Allocation Policy- effective from 1st August 2016. 2. RGUG meeting on

10 Jun 2016: Research Councils will be upgrading their electronic grants submission service in 2017. The Je-S system has come to a natural end and this is an opportunity to design a smarter, simpler more user friendly service in line with the latest digital

22 Nov 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 173. Published on 22 November 2016. X5 will not be available on Monday 28th November 2016 from 7:30am to 9:00am to allow the loading of the Salary uplift. For

10 Nov 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 172. Published on 10 November 2016. In preparation for the forthcoming funders’ collection period between 6 February and 16 March 2017, the University of

25 Oct 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 171. Published on 25 October 2016. In preparation for the forthcoming funders’ collection period between 6 February and 16 March 2017, the University of Cambridge

8 Dec 2016: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will be held on Friday 10th February 2017 at 10am in the Norwich Room, Roger Needham Building, West Cambridge. Further details will be circulated in the New Year.

10 Nov 2016: A publicly accessible webpage http://www.equipment-sharing.cam.ac.uk has been developed to signpost University of Cambridge users to the Equipment Sharing Project Database and non-university members of the public directly to the National Portal.

5 Aug 2016: Due to planned maintenance work Symplectic will be unavailable from 15-19 August 2016. The system will be upgraded to version 5.1.1, which has a new look and feel as well as additional functionality. During this time, it may be possible to login to

4 Mar 2016: Irrecoverable VAT is now eligible expenditure on Innovate UK grants with effect from the new guidance issued on Oct-2015. For grants dated before Oct-2015, the wording of the award letter should be considered. For questions in this regard, please

19 Feb 2016: Have you heard about the Equipment Sharing Project and the Equipment Database which is available to everyone at the University? Have you heard of new funders’ policies for research data sharing?