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9 Jun 2017: The presentation from the "Demystyfing H2020 Audits" session is now available on the Research Operations Office website. https://www.research-operations.admin.cam.ac.uk/financial-audit-ec-projects

24 Jan 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 176. Published on 24 January 2017. The Research Office will be offering guidance to PIs and students who are required to submit a return to Researchfish for

21 Apr 2017: In response to last summer’s Research Administration review, the Research Office and UIS are developing a new dashboard to give PIs access to information about their grants and contracts e.g. the status of your contract and expenditure on the grant

17 Nov 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 194. Published on 17 November 2017. The RCUK submission period for Researchfish will be the 5th February to 15th March 2018. In preparation for the submission period

5 Jan 2017: Researchfish are running a series of workshops across the UK to demonstrate the new User Interface and functionality for researchers and research office staff. Representatives from Researchfish will be in Cambridge on Tuesday 10th January at Mill

21 Nov 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 195. Published on 21 November 2017. The Research Dashboard is a web-based application designed for PIs to see their research project activity in one place. The

5 May 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 183. Published on 5 May 2017. The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020

2 Feb 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 177. Published on 2 February 2017. The annual submission period on Researchfish is 6 February 2017 to 4pm on 16 March 2017. Award holders of grants from RCUK (AHRC,

30 Jun 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 186. Published on 30 June 2017. The European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant scheme is aimed at academics from any discipline who have a track-record of

5 Dec 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 196. Published on 5 December 2017. The European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant scheme is aimed at academics from any discipline who are between 7 – 12

20 Oct 2017: From 1st October 2017, the Wellcome Trust (WT) changed their policy regarding equipment purchase contributions and equipment maintenance. The host organisation will now be expected to contribute at least 25% for equipment items that cost £100,000

17 Nov 2017: ESRC grantholders are required to submit their research data to the ReShare repository at the end of their award. The UK Data Service are running an interactive online webinar to ‘walk’ you thought the process of submitting a data collection

20 Jul 2017: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) will be held on Thursday 27th July 2017, 2pm - 3.30pm in the Large Seminar Room, Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, Addenbrookes. The agenda and venue map is available from the Research Office

3 Nov 2017: David Carr and Robert Kiley from the Wellcome Trust are coming to Cambridge to talk with researchers about the Trust’s policy on data, software and materials management and sharing, which was released in July 2017. They will give short talks about

3 Nov 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 193. Published on 3 November 2017. The Research Dashboard is a web-application, designed for Researchers to see their research project activity in one place.

9 Mar 2017: The deadline for a PI to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 16th March at 4pm for all RCUK, NIHR, NC3Rs awards (12noon for CRUK). If a PI fails to submit a return, the funder may apply sanctions which include ineligibility

5 Jan 2017: In preparation for the forthcoming funders’ collection period between 6 February and 16 March 2017, the University of Cambridge is taking part in a pilot project to help its researchers (including students) by providing an automatic upload

20 Oct 2017: Research funders are increasingly asking PIs to undertake a thorough process of due diligence, particularly for international research partners. The main aim is to demonstrate that the PIs and the University have assurances that international

9 Jun 2017: The Horizon 2020 Work Programmes for 2018 - 2020 are due to be published in October 2017. In the meantime the UK Research Office have provided draft Work Programmes which are available on the ROO website. We will update the work programmes as more

5 Oct 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 191. Published on 5 October 2017. The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Administrators' Programme for 2018 (ROOTS Tier 2) and we

21 Feb 2017: What is the Uniform Guidance? In December 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, or “Uniform Guidance”; Uniform Guidance (UG)

21 Nov 2017: The European Young Researchers’ Award is now open and is suitable to post-doctoral fellows with a maximum of 5 years experience. The Award consists of a certificate, waiving the participation fee to the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF), a grant to

9 Mar 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 179. Published on 9 March 2017. The deadline for a PI to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 16th March at 4pm for all RCUK, NIHR, NC3Rs

30 Jun 2017: The Research Office and UIS would like to ask Academic and Administrative staff about their experience of using X5. The questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and asks about any issues you encounter with X5, your suggestions of additional

6 Apr 2017: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd May 2017 at 10am in LR3 Inglis Building, Dept of Engineering, Trumpington Street. Presentations from the previous meeting are available on the ROO website.

14 Mar 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 180. Published on 14 March 2017. The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will take place on Tuesday 28th March at 10am in Room 7, Mill Lane Lecture Theatre. An

16 Feb 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 178. Published on 16 February 2017. The annual submission period on Researchfish is 6 February 2017 to 4pm on 16 March 2017. As we approach the halfway point,

7 Apr 2017: The University’s Research Administration was reviewed in 2016 with the objective of recommending the administrative structure that will best support the University’s research activity. The aim is to have in place a facilitative, flexible

19 Oct 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 192. Published on 19 October 2017. The RCUK submission period for Researchfish will be the 5. th. February to 15. th. March 2018. In preparation for the submission

6 Jan 2017: On Thursday 12th January, X5 will be upgraded to Milestone 4, Update 7. This work will start at 7:00am on Thursday and should be completed by 9:00am. During this time the system will be unavailable. A summary list of fixes can be found on the ROO

24 Mar 2017: On Tuesday 28th March, Symplectic Elements will be unavailable between 07:30am – 08:00am due to essential maintenance being carried out.

19 May 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 184. Published on 19 May 2017. The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020

30 Jun 2017: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will be held on Thursday 27th July 2017. Presentations and minutes from the previous meeting are available on the ROO website. Thursday 27th July 2017 2:00pm - 3:30pm Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site

23 May 2017: The current European Commission Horizon 2020 Work Programme is 2016-2017. Many calls are now closed at this stage but some 2017 opportunities are still available. The next Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2018-2020 is expected in Autumn 2017.

3 Aug 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 188. Published on 3 August 2017. The European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant scheme is aimed at groups of two to four Principal Investigators to jointly

3 Nov 2017: The RCUK submission period for Researchfish will be the 5th February to 15th March 2018. In preparation for the submission period, the Research Office is running a workshop for node administrators and other administrative staff involved in

18 Aug 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 189. Published on 18 August 2017. A reminder that the ERC Advanced Grant deadline is on 31st August 2017 at 4pm. The Research Office asks that applications are with

21 Apr 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 182. Published on 21 April 2017. The University’s Research Administration was reviewed in 2016 with the objective of recommending the administrative structure

30 Jun 2017: The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is offering a Public Affairs and Media Training opportunity for EPSRC-supported researchers. This opportunity is open to researchers who are interested in policy and evidence-based decision

20 Jul 2017: The Research Office and UIS would like to ask Academic and Administrative staff about their experience of using X5. The questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and asks about any issues you encounter with X5, your suggestions of additional

20 Jul 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 187. Published on 20 July 2017. The next Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) will be held on Thursday 27th July 2017, 2pm - 3.30pm in the Large Seminar Room,

24 Mar 2017: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will take place on Tuesday 28th March at 10am in Room 7, Mill Lane Lecture Theatre. An agenda for the meeting is available from the ROO website

6 Apr 2017: This briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to the University or wishing to increase their understanding of University policy and its impact on research grants and their administration.

21 Apr 2017: The University’s Research Administration was reviewed in 2016 with the objective of recommending the administrative structure that will best support the University’s research activity. The aim is to have in place a facilitative, flexible

19 May 2017: The Royal Society has developed a new online Grants Management System to replace e-GAP. The new system is called Flexi-Grant and will run in parallel with e-GAP for the next 18 months until all awards have been migrated across to the new system.

2 Feb 2017: The annual submission period on Researchfish is 6 February 2017 to 4pm on 16 March 2017. Award holders of grants from RCUK (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, EPSRC, STFC), BHF, CRUK, NIHR & NC3Rs are required to submit their returns during this time.

6 Jan 2017: The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is organising a series of half day workshops across the UK for innovators and researchers to engage with Innovate UK and the Research Councils to define a first round of challenges to be addressed by The

5 Jan 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 175. Published on 5 January 2017. Researchfish are running a series of workshops across the UK to demonstrate the new User Interface and functionality for

17 Nov 2017: The RCUK submission period for Researchfish will be the 5th February to 15th March 2018. In preparation for the submission period, the Research Office is running a workshop for node administrators and other administrative staff involved in

19 May 2017: This session is aimed primarily at Early Career Researchers interested in applying for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions - Individual Fellowship 2017.