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31 Jul 2014: Maps Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Site Clinical School, Addenbrookes Hospital By train There are regular fast trains from London King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations to Cambridge. The journey is around 50 minutes.

12 Jul 2024: If you did not have the opportunity to attend the Association of Research Managers & Administrators (ARMA) conference in Brighton on 18th –19th June 2024, you can still catch up on the highlights. Wednesday 24th July 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm Teams

2 Feb 2024: Advanced Research Invention Agency (ARIA) has opened a seed funding call under the Nature Computes Better programme. ARIA will fund high potential proposals, with awards between £10k and £500k each, and initially expect to fund up to 10 projects

12 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 339. Published on 12 July 2024. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Thursday 18th July at 11:15am. The agenda will

22 Apr 2022: The Research Operations Office has updated its guidance on who is eligible to be a Principal Investigator (PI) on a research grant hosted at the University. Further details can be found on the PI Eligibility webpage and this topic will also be

26 Jul 2024: The European Commission has published revised information packages for fellows and staff members participating in projects funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under Horizon Europe. The documents can be found in the MSCA document library

24 Mar 2023: The Researchfish submission for 2023 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. For those researchers who

26 Jul 2024: At its meeting on 15 July 2024, University Council approved a new policy and process for considering funding from fossil fuel companies. Under the new policy and process, the University will not accept research or philanthropic funding from fossil

17 Sep 2021: Researchers who receive US federal funding for a research project are reminded that if you need to travel by plane, flights must be booked using an American flag carrier, or a flag carrier from a country with an Open Skies Agreement with the US.

18 Nov 2022: At the next RGUG meeting on 22nd November, there will be an overview of updated documents and processes regarding the recently introduced timesheet requirements. This will be followed by two further sessions (which will be recorded) - Demonstration

26 Jul 2024: The Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) took place on 18th July 2024 and the recording and slides are now available. Presentations included the Worktribe launch schedule, the National Security Act and UKRI’s The Funding Service. Our next

12 Jul 2024: The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce that the call for proposals to the ALBORADA Research Fund is now open. Applications are invited from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an

12 Feb 2021: New details about how Horizon Europe is structured and the schemes that the UK can participate in are now available on the Research Operations Office website The latest EC news page includes information regarding UKRO webinars scheduled for 18th &

22 Apr 2022: The Researchfish submission for 2022 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. For those researchers who

3 Apr 2020: This week UKRI have launched a single web portal for streamlined shorter grant and innovation applications, including guidance for researchers currently holding UKRI standard grants that wish to repurpose their funds for COVID-19. As of today (3rd

6 Apr 2023: The costing and pricing tool X5, has been updated with the following - salary scales with the effective date of 1st February 2023 National Insurance rates For funders who pay the Apprenticeship levy, please use the file dated 06/04/2023 For funders

9 Sep 2022: To help staff involved in the new mechanism for timesheets we will be holding two further sessions as follows Timesheet demonstration Tuesday 27th September 11am Link to join meeting Q&A session Wednesday 5th October 10am Link to join Q&A A list o

4 Dec 2020: These grades will not attract Full Economic Costs (fEC). The role type that should be used is NRSE. ... These grades will attract Full Economic Costs (fEC). The role type that should be used is RESNRSE.

5 Mar 2021: New functionality now exists within X5 that notifies users of messages/announcements when they log on to the system. The number of announcements is indicated by the bell in the header information next to workflow tasks notifications. A screen shot

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).

11 Mar 2022: UKRI guarantee funding scheme for the first wave of successful applicants to Horizon Europe is open for applications for EIC and EIT-KICs. UK-based organisations who are partners on successful applications to EIC 2021 calls can apply for a UKRI grant

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

3 Jul 2020: As research funders continue to review their guidance for grant holders and applicants, the Research Operations Office has updated its website to reflect the current position of our major sponsors. In addition there is general advice about extending

31 Jul 2014: Search site. Research Operations Office. Frequently Asked Questions about Managing Research Projects. Q. Do I have to wait for the income to be received before I can spend on my grant? No. As soon as an award is activated and the start date has

17 Nov 2023: The Transforming Research Support (TRS) Programme will be introducing new grant management system Worktribe across the University using a phased approach from 2024 onwards. The School of Technology will be the first adopter. To support this, the

24 Apr 2020: Research Ethics Committees (RECs) across the University continue to operate remotely during the University shutdown, but some at reduced capacity. All RECs have been asked to prioritise COVID-19 related research and will seek to progress such

16 Feb 2024: The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research applications. There have been some recent updates to the criteria - in addition to applications led by Cambridge PIs,

4 Dec 2020: The new swift service for CDAs (Confidential Disclosure Agreement) is available for PIs to use with one external party. We strongly recommend the preparation of a CDA with a potential collaborator before discussions take place and the new swift

5 Jan 2024: In light of the re-association of the United Kingdom (UK) to Horizon Europe 1 January 2024, Lund University (LU) launches a call for “Get Started Funding” aimed at early career researchers from Lund University and UK-based LERU universities* (up

15 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we have consulted with our internal auditors and taken the decision to cancel all of the H2020 interim audits until the current restrictions allow us to re-open our buildings and Departments. For those affected H2020

2 Feb 2024: Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The new fEC rates are available on the AFPA website and the X5 changes are listed ROO website. Most of the fEC rates have

19 Apr 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 334. Published on 19 April 2024. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Wednesday 24th April at 11:15am.The agenda will

3 Apr 2020: Since the University has been in its Red phase due to the Coronavirus pandemic for almost 2 weeks, the Research Office like many other teams has been getting used to all of its staff working from home. Whilst this has presented many challenges, we

6 Mar 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Thursday 23rd April 2pm

15 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 332. Published on 15 March 2024. The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Grants Administrator Programme 2024 (previously known as

25 Feb 2022: The Apprenticeship Levy is a tax on salary bills introduced in 2017. There are many funders who deem the Apprenticeship Levy cost ineligible when costing a project; this includes CRUK, Royal Society, Leverhulme, BHF and the BA. For applications to

14 Jul 2015: The sharing of reagents and scientific materials is widespread throughout the scientific community and is vital for the progress of research. Most organisations (including academic institutions) will only release materials if there is a Material

12 Jul 2024: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Thursday 18th July at 11:15am. The agenda will include updates about Worktribe, UKRI’s The Funding Service and the National Security Act. Thursday 18th July 2024

7 May 2020: The Research Grant User Group meeting has been re-scheduled as a Live Event to take place on Thursday 21st May at 11am - 12pm. Further details will follow. In the meantime if you have any queries, please contact hannah.pawson@admin.cam.ac.uk

28 Jan 2022: To allow researchers to apply for and receive US Federal funding, the University of Cambridge needs to be registered on the "System for Award Management" (SAM), an official website of the U.S. government. The University is required to renew its

21 Feb 2017: For financial audits, generally the following items will be looked at: Copies of invoices and expense claims Billing report and reconciliation with submitted claims Back up for personnel costs, including signed timesheet, Contract of Employment and

21 Feb 2017: For technical audits, generally the followings will be looked at: Degree of fulfilment of the project work plan and deliverables for the relevant period Continued relevance of the objectives Management procedures and methods of projects The

6 Oct 2023: Handbook MSCA-NET, the network of National Contact Points (NCPs) for the MSCA, has prepared an unofficial handbook for applicants to the MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) 2023 call. The main aim of this handbook is supporting NCPs in assisting applicants,

7 Oct 2022: UKRI Terms & Conditions require that all timesheets must be signed by both the 'Employee' and by the 'Approver' within 2 months of the end of the timesheet period. From 1st July 2022, monthly timesheets of part funded DI staff need to be uploaded

31 Jul 2020: The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has launched an open consultation to inform their Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences.

25 Jun 2015: Once you have contacted the Contracts Manager we will send an introductory email to open the contract negotiation dialogue. The following will also happen ROO will assign an "RG number" for the project, if it does not already have one.

27 Feb 2015: The Framework Programme for Research and Technology (FP7) was the main research funding stream in the European Union from 2007 until 2013 with a €54 billion budget. Recipients of EC FP7 funds are required to manage the administration of their fund

3 Nov 2023: All UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grants with part funded Directly Incurred (DI) staff need to have timesheets for the entire lifetime of the grant. Timesheet records have always been a requirement of the Terms and Conditions. As of 1 July 2022,

1 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 331. Published on 1 March 2024. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish isThursday 14th March at 4pmfor most major funders

19 Jan 2024: Do you support a department or research group? Did you know that you can help manage your colleagues' Elements accounts on their behalf? We have created a new Supporting others with Elements video, showing how colleagues and administrators can be