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15 Sep 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 168. Published on 15 September 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. WORKSHOP: Helping Researchers Publish. Call for Data Champions. RELEVANT TO: Departmental

4 Mar 2016: Irrecoverable VAT is now eligible expenditure on Innovate UK grants with effect from the new guidance issued on Oct-2015.

21 Jul 2016: The date of the next RGUG meeting has been changed: it will now take place on 8 Sept. 2016 at Mill Lane Lecture Theatres. The meeting will start at 9:30am. For more details regarding the meeting please refer to RGUG section of the ROO website.

18 Mar 2016: The Researchfish submission deadline for NIHR grants closes 23 March 2016. For response code change requests and other assistance please email RFCam@admin.cam.ac.uk.

22 Nov 2016: For existing draft applications, you will need to update the Rates Tab to upload the new salary details. ... For Researchers - Introduction to Researchfish, Demonstration of the new PI Portfolio, Questions & Answers.

18 Mar 2016: 2. RELEVANT TO: Administrators. Date of RGUG meeting changed. X5 Update – new salary costs.

10 Jun 2016: A message has been added to the X5 costing screen notifying users of the new policy, but please note that the Indicative Department share on the price tab in X5 is ... Work is already underway to design the new awards service. This work is based on

13 May 2016: As the schemes continue to be very popular and receive large numbers of proposals, new expert evaluators that have not yet registered or been invited to take part in the review ... Experts with very good English writing skills;. •New Experts from the

11 Oct 2016: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is led by the Research Operations Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will be next month Tuesday 1st November 2016 1:30pm - 3pm

1 Apr 2016: Indexation: From 1st April 2016 indexation will be reduced from 2.5% to 2% Only affects grant award letters sent on or after 1st April 2016 Continue to submit applications without indexation On-costs: In light of SA and NI increases as of 1st April

22 Jan 2016: To note:. New Response Code: Response Code 5 means that no submission is mandated.

22 Jan 2016: To note:. New Response Code: Response Code 5 means that no submission is mandated. ... Therefore, the Research Data Management team have launched a new service to support researchers in writing Data Management Plans.

22 Jan 2016: 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, 9 February 2016 at 9.30am in Mill

29 Apr 2016: Earlier this year the Science and Engineering South (SES) Equipment Sharing Consortium extended its membership to include Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, UCL, Southampton and King’s College London. Providing access to all University staff and

21 Jul 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 163. Published on 21 July 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. ROO website update following EU referendum result. The Data Dialogue - Time to Share:

22 Nov 2016: For Researchers - Introduction to Researchfish, Demonstration of the new PI Portfolio, Questions & Answers. ... For Administrators - New Reporting Suite, Questions and Answers. There is no need to register, just turn up on the day.

15 Apr 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 157. Published on 15 April 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. End of Researchfish submissions. “Teaming and Twinning calls” event. BA/Leverhulme

25 Oct 2016: Are you a researcher applying for grants? Or someone supporting researchers with their grant applications? If so, this event is for you. Wednesday 16th November 2016 12noon - 2pm Seminar Room G, 17 Mill Lane You will learn everything you need to

10 Nov 2016: Apply by Sunday 11 December 2016. Wellcome Open Research is a new publishing platform for Wellcome-funded researchers to rapidly publish any research outputs they wish to share.

25 Oct 2016: Under this new IA, American organisations will be able to approach consortia on Horizon 2020 projects and agree with the modalities of mutually beneficial collaborations even though they have not received

8 Dec 2016: For Researchers - Introduction to Researchfish, Demonstration of the New PI Portfolio, Questions and Answers . ... For Administrators - New Reporting Suite, Questions and Answers. There is no need to register, just turn up on the day.

19 Feb 2016: Researchfish is a research outcome gathering programme used by an increasing number of funders. For essential information and guidance please refer to the Researchfish section of the ROO website. Outcomes can be entered throughout the year but MUST

25 Nov 2016: For existing draft applications, you will need to update the Rates Tab to upload the new salary details.

10 Nov 2016: This call is open to Cambridge research groups funded by the Wellcome Trust. Are you in favour of more transparency in research? Are you concerned about research reproducibility? Would you like to get better recognition and credit for all outputs of

7 Mar 2016: When additional funding (Supplement, Increment or Renewal) is received, the modification could require the entire Award (both the new funds and any carryover funds) to be subject to the Uniform Guidance ... or only the new funding to be subject to the

10 Jun 2016: Wellcome Trust asked us to circulate the following opportunity: Proposals are now accepted for a joint funding programme between three European foundations: the Wellcome Trust, the Volkswagen Foundation and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

15 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). Please note that these grants fall below the value for which ROO undertakes routine checks. Therefore, before submitting an application we strongly advise you to refer to

4 Feb 2016: Researchfish is a research outcomes collection system for researchers and students. Research outcomes can be uploaded throughout the year but must be submitted during the submission period of the respective funders. The submission period for the

11 Oct 2016: Biomedical publishing faces significant challenges that affect career development as well as the delivery of the benefits of new discoveries. ... Preprints are a new dimension to the current situation that can revolutionise the way we communicate Biology

4 Feb 2016: The Research Data Management team would like to welcome everyone to take part in a round table discussion about current open access policy requirements that articles are published with a CC-BY licence. They wish to hear stories of how the licence

8 Sep 2016: According to the current regulation of the H2020 Model Agreement, internally invoice costs charged to EU grants need to be divided up and reported according to the different cost categories. This is not only a heavy additional administrative burden,

19 Feb 2016: Have you heard of new funders’ policies for research data sharing?

8 Dec 2016: For Researchers - Introduction to Researchfish, Demonstration of the New PI Portfolio, Questions and Answers . ... For Administrators - New Reporting Suite, Questions and Answers. There is no need to register, just turn up on the day.

29 Apr 2016: Innovate UK – new home for funding opportunities. BA/ Leverhulme Small Research Grant applications. ... A new governmental website has been launched for all funding competitions run by Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.

8 Jan 2016: This workshop will focus on the challenges of managing social media data for research across the lifecycle of a research project and beyond. Participants will explore the following questions with our panel of experts: How can I plan the collection

21 Jul 2016: The ROO website on European funding has been updated following the EU referendum result. Moreover, the University will launch a website shortly to compile all the relevant information regarding the Brexit. Once the link to the University site is

8 Dec 2016: The minutes from the Research Policy Committee meeting on 6th October 2016 are now available http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/committee/rpc/minutes/ Administrative and research staff maybe particularly interested in the following items

8 Jan 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 150. Published on 8 January 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Reminder- Registration for Researchfish workshop on 22 Jan. 2016, at 1:30pm for PIs and

29 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). In response to the large number of errors in previous applications, the BA has asked institutions to ensure they refer to the scheme notes and FAQs before submitting an

10 Jun 2016: Work is already underway to design the new awards service. This work is based on extensive user research with a wide range of applicants, peer reviewers, panel members, and RO staff.

24 Jun 2016: The Chief Operating Officer of EPSRC has brought an incident of inappropriate use of funds by an HEI to our attention. It is related to payments for dinner that are contrary to the conditions for RCUK grants. Most other funders have similar policies.

22 Nov 2016: The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd January 2017. ... This is to allow Final Expenditure Statements to be submitted prior to the Christmas/New Year break, as

1 Apr 2016: Propose and create new solutions for RDM and data sharing at the University of Cambridge.

5 Aug 2016: The system will be upgraded to version 5.1.1, which has a new look and feel as well as additional functionality.

25 Oct 2016: Under this new IA, American organisations will be able to approach consortia on Horizon 2020 projects and agree with the modalities of mutually beneficial collaborations even though they have not received

8 Jan 2016: The Research Operations Office has provided Researchfish with an up-to-date list of node allocations for all awards. Researchfish will need time to upload the information. We expect that amendments will be made by mid-January. Until then, Node

8 Dec 2016: The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd January 2017. ... This is to allow Final Expenditure Statements to be submitted prior to the Christmas/New Year break, as

19 Feb 2016: Have you heard of new funders’ policies for research data sharing?

10 Nov 2016: A publicly accessible webpage http://www.equipment-sharing.cam.ac.uk has been developed to signpost University of Cambridge users to the Equipment Sharing Project Database and non-university members of the public directly to the National Portal.

21 Jul 2016: Is the University providing you with enough support on research data management? Are there any gaps in our current service provision? What could the University do to better address your research data management needs? The University of Cambridge is