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21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be upgraded on Monday 3rd March and to allow MISD time to perform the upgrade the system will be unavailable between 8am and 12 noon. The upgrade being performed is a like for like upgrade with little change to the

21 Apr 2015: This is advance notice that the University, in line with fEC guidelines, will be implementing revised full economic cost rates from 1 February 2011.

21 Apr 2015: 1. The New Funder Form has been updated with an additional funder budget heading and is available here.2. A new line has been added to the warnings section (p6) of the Validation Guide and is available here.3. UIS are planning an upgrade of the X5

21 Apr 2015: Further to the update on the CUFS downtime. Please could all departments ensure that all transactions are completed by close of business on 14 April 2014 for any grants that require reporting or audits at the begining of April/end of May.Thank you

21 Apr 2015: pFACT, the University’s costing tool has been in use for several years and as such, holds a large number of proposals. To keep the system running smoothly, it is good practice to undertake regular house-keeping within pFACT, and to this end we are

4 Jun 2015: The Research Operations Office is again offering X5 training and would like to invite departmental staff who are required to generate costings for their departments, to attend one of these events. The content will include; using the Project Wizard

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be unavailable on Monday 4th November between 8am and 8:30am to allow for updating of the submission reports.Updates will be made to the Je-S, Generic and Wellcome reports and will include: Generic and

21 Apr 2015: This is an advance notice that the University, in line with fEC guidelines, has to implement revised full economic cost rates from 1 February each year.

21 Apr 2015: A patch will be applied to X5 on Wednesday 9th October between 8am and 9am, when the system will be unavailable to users.The changes that this release will bring are around existing issues within the system rather than new functionality. Salary

21 Apr 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Full Economic Costing and Income Allocation Policy briefing sessions.

21 Apr 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Full Economic Costing and Income Allocation Policy Briefing Sessions.

21 Apr 2015: Prerequisite: Must have attended a Full Economic Costing (fEC) / Income Allocation Policy (IAP) Seminar during the last 3 years.

4 Jun 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Full Economic Costing and Income Allocation Policy briefing session – 5 June.

4 Jun 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Full Economic Costing and Income Allocation Policy briefing session – 17 July.

21 Apr 2015: X5 Update This week we are continuing with UAT testing and are grateful to the volunteers who are working with us during this period. This is an important phase as the feedback we receive from our testers  ensures X5 meets the demands that will be

21 Apr 2015: Please note the availability of the X5 costing and pricing application during the following periods - • X5 will be vulnerable on Monday 18 August between 8:30am and 9:30am due to the updating of University pay scales• X5 will be unavailable on

21 Apr 2015: X5 will be unavailable on Tuesday 23 July between 0800 and 0900 so that routine mainentance and bug fixes can be undertaken.

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

21 Apr 2015: Further to the update on the CUFS downtime. Please could all departments ensure that all transactions are complete for any grants that require reporting or audits at the begining of April/end of May.Thank you for your cooperation.

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