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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

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

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.

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.

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

11 Sep 2020: X5 - the costing and pricing tool for research projects is due to be upgraded in early October. The upgrade will include improvements to the interface, fixes to known bugs and enable us to remain supported by the supplier. For the upgrade to take

2 Dec 2022: From July 2022, there has been a new mechanism for timesheets so that we can comply with audit requirements on UKRI and Innovate funding. Since then we have gathered feedback from users and made improvements to the documentation and processes.

8 Sep 2023: The European Research Council (ERC) is hosting a webinar on 20th September at 11:15am for potential applicants to learn more about the novelties of the ERC Work Programme for 2024. The webinar can be accessed directly on the ERC website and no prior

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

24 Jun 2022: ERC and MSCA Fellows Following on from previous bulletin updates, EC Grant Agreement Preparations for the awarded MSCA projects in 2021 have now been terminated. We are anticipating similar steps to be taken for ERC grants from 29th June 2022 and we

19 Dec 2019: The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the 2020 Research Grants Programme for Administrators. Consisting of seven separate morning sessions, the modules comprise a mix of skills development and knowledge transfer utilising workshops,

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

28 Mar 2024: In response to Departmental feedback, we have simplified our guidance regarding the recording requirements of staff time for Horizon Europe grants and updated the Time Declaration Form.

6 May 2022: There are a number of webinars scheduled over the next few weeks which may be of interest to researchers and support staff. EU Missions info days - 17 and 18 May 2022 EU Missions are a new way to bring concrete solutions to some of our greatest

24 Apr 2020: Some funders are still going ahead with fellowship interviews remotely, here are some tips for researchers who need to take part in remote interviews https://postdoccareers.edublogs.org/2020/04/01/taking-on-a-fellowship-interview-panel-from-your-home

9 Oct 2020: For staff that have been furloughed, please ensure that time records (timesheets or declaration of exclusivity) reconcile with the period the individual is being furloughed and meet the general requirements of time records as set out below - to

19 Aug 2022: Over the last couple of weeks, ROO have scheduled some online demonstration and Q&A sessions about the new mechanism for timesheets so that we comply with audit requirements on UKRI funding (RCUK and Innovate). The recording of the timesheet

6 Dec 2019: The FOREX policy states that EC awards are activated using a lifetime exchange rate based on when the Grant Agreement is signed to allow PIs to plan their budgets. However, due to the movement of exchange rates over time, or in periods of high rate

16 Feb 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 330. Published on 16 February 2024. The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research

23 Sep 2022: The following updated pay scales with an effective date of 01/08/2022 are being uploaded to X5 on Tuesday 27th September University grades (non-Clinical) and banded rates Clinical grades such as CLLR and CLLRSTR grades NHS grades for nurses: NHS6,

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

14 Aug 2020: Thanks to those who attended the RGUG meeting on 28th July. The recording, slides and Q&As are now available on the Research Office RGUG webpages. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 24th September at 11:15am and further details will be

14 Aug 2020: The X5 Upgrade project team is looking for volunteers to do User Acceptance Testing which is scheduled to take place from 1st - 25th September. Testing will take place remotely and flexibly during this period and volunteers would be expected to

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

31 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 particular NIHR have begun to unpause their

14 Jan 2022: We are pleased to announce that the University has been notified of the first tranche of successful applications under the Horizon Europe funding programme. Work is underway between the Research Operations Office, Departments and PIs to prepare the

1 Dec 2023: Elements will be unavailable from Thursday 14 December until Monday 18 December while it is upgraded to its latest version. It will not be possible to make open access, research data or doctoral theses deposits via Elements into the University

24 Jan 2020: Guidance is now available regarding Industry Pricing for Contracts and details can be found on the Research Operations Office website.

25 Jun 2015: The earlier the Contracts Manager is involved in the process the greater the likelihood of putting in place an agreement with suitable terms for both parties. The University has its own set of standard agreements that cover a range of different

24 Feb 2023: The Cambridge Libraries Survey is running until Friday 3 March. Give feedback on how you find accessing information, resources, help and training opportunities, as well as what you think about library spaces. Services provided by libraries include

2 Feb 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 329. Published on 2 February 2024. Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The

22 Apr 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Two more dates have been added to the programme Thursday 28th April 2022, 12:30-13:30 Export Control - understand your

13 Jan 2023: We have a number of vacancies at the Research Office, further details can be found on our jobs page.

14 Jun 2024: On the 7th June 2024, there was an ERC online webinar about lump sum funding, where experts from the ERC Executive Agency answered questions about the new lump sum model of funding for 2024 Advanced Grants. The recording of the event is now

6 Apr 2023: Cambridge Enterprise have recently expanded their team and are now offering dedicated contacts for new enquiries. Researchers who have existing relationships with Cambridge Enterprise colleagues should continue to use them.

23 Sep 2022: All UKRI grants (RCUK and Innovate) with part funded 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. From 1st July 2022, monthly timesheets of part

8 Sep 2023: There is a programme of activities for researchers to help with various aspects of public engagement. These include Introduction to Public Engagement Drop in sessions offering expert advice to support public engagement work Media training for The

5 Jan 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 327. Published on 5 January 2024. An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for

25 Jun 2021: Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe Update and structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon 2020 Submission and evaluation changes, legal and finance update Q&A This webinar will be presented jointly between UK Research Office (UKRO) and

6 Aug 2021: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2021, which this year are applicable from 1st August 2021. Note that there has been a decrease in the rates driven by the nature of the calculations. Users of X5 will need to

6 May 2022: The European Research Executive Agency (REA) is looking for expert evaluators from a wide range of fields to evaluate project proposals and monitor the implementation of projects for EU Programmes including Horizon Europe.

19 Apr 2024: This is the second of two webinars about the UK Research and Innovation Funding Service. Topics will include: how to prepare for accepting awards receiving an award offer starting and managing an award completing expenditure statements The session

31 Jul 2020: The Wellcome Trust has recently updated and clarified some points around its Bullying & Harassment Policy around what information they wish to be informed about and how they handle allegations. Further information on the policy can be found on the

1 Jul 2024: Worktribe is launching in the School of Technology on Monday 1st July. This is a big milestone and an exciting step forward. Thank you to all those involved for your support and contributions so far – we will learn from the school’s experience

9 Jun 2023: One of the greatest benefits of cloud computing is that it gives researchers the opportunity to transform how to do certain tasks. It is particularly suited to short, time-limited tasks like research projects. Tools such as Google Cloud Products and

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

25 Mar 2022: On 1 March 2022, the UK government issued additional sanctions on Russia, which expand sanctions that have been in place since 31 July 2014. The full statutory guidance on the new sanctions is available on the GOV.UK website. This includes sanctions

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

8 Jul 2022: Underwrite of 2021 ERC projects As expected, the UK’s current lack of association to the Horizon Europe programme, means we are unable to sign the EC Grant Agreements for ERC StG/CoG/AdG grants. The majority of these ERC projects are in the

19 Jan 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 328. Published on 19 January 2024. For grant applications:. PIs and their Departments are expected to include certain qualifying International work/research related