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7 Aug 2015: The content will include; using the Project Wizard to generate a costing, adding staff and non-staff costs, the differences between copying to a draft or new record, printing reports and ... Content includes. Clarity on definitions of Direct costs and

1 May 2015: The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) changed its research data policy in March 2015. ... applications. Data management plans should also include budget for the cost of research data management and sharing.

21 Aug 2015: The breakdown of costs for an External Partner/s will now be reflected in the following submission reports. ... Here is the link to the guide on the submission reports showing external partner costs.

28 May 2015: The content will include; using the Project Wizard to generate a costing, adding staff and non-staff costs, the differences between copying to a draft or new record, printing reports and ... Content includes:. Clarity on definitions of Direct costs and

14 Apr 2015: 5. At full application stage, the Research Operations Office (ROO) will need to check the proposal to ensure costs have been calculated correctly.

4 Jun 2015: Research data sharing There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. The general expectation is that publicly funded research data are a public good, and should be made openly available with as few restrictions as

19 Mar 2015: Background The Research Councils expect there to be efficiencies in the use of equipment: Universities must now check if there is an opportunity to share equipment with internal departments and other institutions prior to submission of grant

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.

27 Feb 2015: Please see the below FP7 Cost Categories document explaining this issue and providing examples of which types of costs should be charged under which activity type. ... fp7_collaborative_project_cost_categories.pdf (384.51 KB). Assistant Director, EU &

10 Jul 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Audit overview. Audits. All major funders expect recipient institutions of research funding to provide assurance that public funds are spent efficiently and in a cost-effective

2 Apr 2015: The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are making changes to the funding thresholds for their Research Grant scheme. ... £1 million at Full Economic Costs.

30 Jan 2015: Published on 30 January 2015. In line with fEC guidelines, the University has to implement revised full economic cost rates from February each year.

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office (ROO) where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Thursday 29 May 2014, 9:30am in the Clinical School, Seminar Room 3.

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.

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.

21 Apr 2015: The content will include; using the Project Wizard to generate a costing, adding staff and non-staff costs, the differences between copying to a draft or new record, printing reports and ... Prerequisite: Must have attended a Full Economic Costing (fEC) /

21 Apr 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Full Economic Costing and Income Allocation Policy briefing sessions. ... grants. Content includes:. Clarity on definitions of Direct costs and Indirect costs.

21 Apr 2015: The content will include; using the Project Wizard to generate a costing, adding staff and non-staff costs, the differences between copying to a draft or new record, printing reports and ... Prerequisite: Must have attended a Full Economic Costing (fEC) /

21 Apr 2015: Timesheets Recent EC audit findings have found a number of instances where timesheets are either missing, have not been signed off or not been reconciled to CUFS.  It is very important that timesheets have been fully completed and signed off at

14 Jul 2015: In general these agreements do not include payment for the material, although transport costs may be required. ... Transportation costs, where charged, should be met by the PI’s research team or Department.

21 Apr 2015: However, although the removal will cause some difficulties and added cost to the University, the impact is not as far reaching as it might first seem because the vast majority of ... The exemption’s removal will create an additional VAT cost to the

21 Apr 2015: In order to support departments in preparing for the RCUK Assurance visit in November, Jo Dekkers will hold a series of workshops. These will be held on:     Monday, 1st October from 14.00-15.00 – Mill Lane Lecture Room 1Wednesday, 3rd Oc

21 Apr 2015: e-Val is the MRC’s online system for gathering data related to the outputs and outcomes from MRC-funded research. In principle, the MRC try to maintain the same set of questions each year, however having reviewed the data, some updates have been

21 Apr 2015: 3. Funding for publication costs. From April 2013, RCUK will be providing a block grant to the University to cover publication costs incurred in meeting the requirements of the RCUK Open ... Therefore, publication costs will cease on individual grants

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities and Research Resources officers are visiting Cambridge on Thursday 15 January 2015. As part of their programme they will be holding an open session (with Q&A) which will explain their new funding schemes,

21 Apr 2015: A new process has been put in place for applications that are to be made for the Technology Strategy Board Knowledge Transfer Partnership fund (TSB KTP). The TSB KTP scheme offers access to funding through the formation of a partnership between

18 Sep 2015: 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 22nd September 2015 at 9.30am in Mill

21 Apr 2015: There were a few areas where costs have been disallowed, which we would like to bring to your attention:. ... Excel Training is not an allowable expense . If costs of equipment have been prorated then the cost of additional support relating to this

21 Apr 2015: Due to VAT increasing from 17.5% to 20% on 4 January 2011, pFACT is being updated to reflect this. The new VAT rate will be changed in pFACT on Monday 27 September 2010 between 8:00am and 10:00am during which time the system will be

21 Apr 2015: The guide complements the training videos available on this topic including “Adding Collaborating departments” and “How to add External Partners and their costs”.

21 Apr 2015: The EC has confirmed that tuition fees (or University fees) are an eligible cost for Early Stage Researchers under Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITNs) and Industry Academia Pathways & Partnerships (IAPPs) ... For all other EC actions tuition

21 Apr 2015: The Trust has announced that eGrants enhancements have now been successfully applied. Enhancements include the ability to access sample application forms, a streamlined log-in page, an improved Application Form select function, and new application

21 Apr 2015: Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. Minutes and presentations from the meeting on Thursday 11 December are now available

21 Apr 2015: As stated in previous Research Office bulletins, this is a reminder that pFACT will not be available after 31st July 2014. Please ensure that any reports that you need are printed and/or saved locally before 31st July 2014.

21 Apr 2015: As part of a drive by the RCUK to increase efficiency and effectiveness across research management, there is a need to make greater use of existing equipment and to share this between Universities wherever possible. The EPSRC has issued the

25 Jun 2015: What is the difference between a contract and terms and conditions?

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust have announced that they will be launching their new grants management system in May 2015. This will replace eGrants and will be used for submitting online applications and to manage the peer review process. There will be a

27 Feb 2015: and cost-effectiveness of nuclear energy.

21 Apr 2015: vulnerable. Band. Old bandings (with on costs). New bandings from 7 March 2011 (with on costs).

12 Nov 2015: We are launching a new monthly Open Access newsletter, which will provide you with updates on funders’ policies, services available to you at the University of Cambridge, upcoming events, and much, much more. To sign up for our newsletter please

21 Apr 2015: From Monday 7 February, current users of pFACT will no longer see the ‘I Accept’ button within the terms and conditions screen when logging into pFACT. New pFACT users will see this screen only when they log in for the very first time. Even

21 Apr 2015: In order to highlight the assumptions that are being made by the Department Budget Calculator in relation to the Income Policy, the following changes have been introduced: A link to the fEC webpage detailing the income policy at the top and the

21 Apr 2015: In preparation for Horizon 2020, the Commission has released draft Work Programmes for 2014-2015. The latest copies are available on the ROO website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/raven/ec/Work_Programmes.aspxYou will need to use your

21 Apr 2015: It is anticipated that the University’s New Costing Tool (X5) will be rolled out across the University within the next few months.In preparation for this event, the Research Operations Office will be holding a number of  briefing sessions on fEC

21 Apr 2015: The X5 Research Pricing and Costing project is now in the final phase of testing.   Further to previous communications, the User Acceptance Testing dates and venues have now been arranged.  If you would like to take part in this testing ple

21 Apr 2015: Following a recent review of the usage of our funding opportunities database, Research Professional, which included an administrators’ questionnaire in November and a survey of academic staff in January, the Research Office will be amending its

21 Apr 2015: To check what equipment, external partners, facilities, funders or salary scales are already in X5, go to the common values list which can be found here. The New Funder Form is also available on the ROO website.

21 Apr 2015: The BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. This will include: What is impact? Expectations and policies Guidance for completing the Pathways for Impact

21 Apr 2015: NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. This will include: What is impact? Pathways to Impact and the grant application form Assessing Pathways to Impact Knowledge Exchange

21 Apr 2015: The X5 Project will be conducting the final round of User Acceptance Testing for 2 weeks, commencing 4 March 2013.  The session times are:Clinical Schools – 4th March and 12th March17 Mill Lane – 6th March and 11th MarchGreenwich House – 7th