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24 Mar 2015: The University of Cambridge has developed a policy for the management of Financial Conflict of Interests (FCOI) for anyone applying or receiving research funding from US-based research organisations.

28 Jun 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 338. Published on 28 June 2024. Worktribe is launching in the School of Technology on Monday 1st July. This is a big milestone and an exciting step forward. Thank

8 Nov 2018: It's important to take the time to thoroughly plan your research. If you don't, there's a risk it could fail, wasting your funding and your time and effort. Here you can find out how to: plan, draft and write a proposal.

29 Jun 2021: Travelling abroad Export controls apply when you are taking controlled technology with you when travelling abroad, e.g. for conferences. When planning for travel, you should review whether your laptop / presentation / USB stick etc. contains

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.

21 Feb 2020: The University Brexit website https://www.eu.admin.cam.ac.uk/ continues to be updated, most recently with FAQs about living and working within the EU.

31 Jul 2014: Search site. Research Operations Office. Frequently Asked Questions about Research Contracts. Q. How will Full Economic Costing (fEC) affect my collaboration with industrial sponsors? Please see www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/fec/ where details about fEC

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

13 Oct 2017: The Research Dashboard - see your research project activity in one place The Research Dashboard is a web-based application which will give Researchers an overview of their applications, grants and contracts including the progress of a grant

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

14 Jun 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 337. Published on 14 June 2024. The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information Event for University of

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

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

31 Jul 2014: Start a strategic relationship with the University. Access highly qualified people to spearhead new projects.

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).

15 Apr 2014: Certain research projects require the University to negotiate an agreement with the other parties involved, making everyone’s rights and responsibilities clear and protecting the interests of all.

24 Mar 2015: The Contracts Team of the Research Operations Office (ROO) is responsible for all contracts related to research with a wide range of external organisations and for authorizing all research contracts for collaborative research within the University.

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

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

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

22 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties implementing the upgrade of X5 on Thursday 8th October, a decision was made to postpone the release. The issues have now been resolved and the Project Team are now in a position to reschedule. The proposed date for the

7 May 2020: The Research Operations Office continue to update our webpage with the latest information about our major funders. In particular UKRI has updated its new deadline extensions for applications and is also allowing some newly awarded grants to be

22 Apr 2022: The following new rates have now been imported into X5. NI rates including increase of 1.25%. Without Apprenticeship Levy - file added 05/04/22 With Levy Including Apprenticeship Levy- file added 06/04/22 USS rate of 21.6% starting from 01/04/22. To

31 Jul 2014: As part of their Terms and Conditions, many of our research funders require evidence of an individual’s time worked on an award. These funders include UKRI, European Commission (EC), Innovate UK and National Institute of Health (NIH).

16 Jul 2015: There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. Many of the research funders supporting work at the University of Cambridge require that research data are openly available with as few restrictions as possible.

9 Jun 2023: We have a number of job opportunities at the Research Office, further details can be found on our jobs page.

19 Mar 2021: The Researchfish submission for 2021 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. We recognise that due to

24 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the X5 Upgrade will no longer be taking place this month (April 2020). However, technical work will continue at UIS and once we get to the point of user acceptance testing (UAT) we will review the resource requirements

19 Aug 2022: Academics and research support staff can find details of how to apply to the ERC Starting Grant on the ROO website including a crib sheet and webinar recordings. The deadlines for this call are - Notification to ROO of intention to submit 27th

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

21 Feb 2020: Spaces are available for the introduction to X5 training session in April, topics include setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. To book a place please contact

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

18 Oct 2018: Guidance on how to write a research proposal. This includes information on what to include in your proposal, and how the University can support you.

19 Jun 2024: A guide for academic Departments who are helping their PIs prepare a grant funding application.

29 Jan 2021: Due to internal delays in the preparation and submission of the University’s Annual Financial Return to the Office for Students (OfS), approval and submission of the TRAC Return has been delayed. Therefore, fEC rates will not be updated on X5 for

14 Jan 2022: The Research Office is conducting its annual SAM (System for Award Management) registration renewal process for US Federal funding and in doing so is performing some additional checks to satisfy recent updates to the US regulatory framework. We

9 Jun 2023: UKRI has launched its first stakeholder perception survey to understand how it is perceived by its various communities. The survey aims to help UKRI address issues, tailor activities and measure progress as an organisation over the coming years. The

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

20 Nov 2020: After the completion of the Brexit transition period, any EU funded projects that have a eu internet domain name registered from the UK, will need to have their registration transferred. Therefore if you - have an eu domain name registered through

12 Aug 2014: A clear definition of research is critical to Higher Education statistical reporting, such as the Research Activity Survey commissioned by the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

31 Jul 2014: Under the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK will participate in the Horizon Europe Programme as an Associated Country.

18 Aug 2017: Audit requirements are set by Innovate UK and are stated within specific grant agreements. The terms are ususlly generic but exceptions may apply. It is therefore important to check your award letter and associated documentation carefully as to

10 Feb 2023: X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates which are effective from 1st February 2023. The increase in rates was expected given current market conditions. Departmental and central expenditure has increased compared to last

6 Nov 2020: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched a new website. Features include a new single funding finder which contains all funding opportunities from across all the councils. Individual council websites are still existing at this stage, but they

2 Feb 2024: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, CRUK, BHF, WT and other funders is 5th February to 14th March 2024 during which time PIs should use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Award holders will have