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

8 Dec 2016: Further details will be circulated in the New Year. Please fill in the contact form and someone will answer your query within 2 working days.

21 Jul 2016: Researchers are faced throughout their careers with managing research data. Implementing best practice early on cannot only help you to access the right data quickly, but also ensure that data is relevant, reusable and accessible to others,

18 Mar 2016: We would like to remind departments and all researchers funded under a Marie Curie fellowship about their obligation to submit the following questionnaires: • An Evaluation questionnaire – at the end of his/her appointment/recruitment period,

10 Jun 2016: Wellcome Trust asked us to circulate the following opportunity: This fellowship scheme enables medical, dental, veterinary and clinical psychology graduates to continue their research at postdoctoral level and develop scientific independence. It

13 May 2016: MSCA - New Expert Evaluators Sought. 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 ... Experts with very good English writing skills;. •New

10 Jun 2016: The new policy will increasingly affect new and existing costings in progress. ... 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

26 May 2016: Researchers are faced throughout their careers with managing research data. Implementing best practice early on cannot only help you to access the right data quickly, but also ensure that data is relevant, reusable and accessible to others,

1 Apr 2016: You have probably been in this situation before: How do you find and access data for your research? In this workshop we will discuss the current challenges in data sharing, focusing especially on challenges faced by researchers studying cancer and

13 Oct 2016: The BBSRC Interim Chief Executive Professor Melanie Welham and colleagues are visiting the University on Monday 7th November 2016. Professor Welham will give an open presentation on the BBSRC strategy and forward plans followed by Q&A. Monday 7th

26 May 2016: How can we ensure that researchers are rewarded for the quality of their research and not only for the impact factor of the journals in which they publish? What needs to happen so the quality of the whole research process is taken into account when

19 Feb 2016: This is advance notice from UIS that X5 will be unavailable during these times whilst essential server updates are performed. Users may also experience issues with submitting MTA/CDAs on-line during this period. UIS apologise for any inconvenience

22 Nov 2016: The Research Office will be offering guidance to PIs and students who are required to submit a return to Researchfish for the next submission period 6 February 2017 to 16 March 2017 at 4pm. For PIs - a return is mandatory if you have been in receipt

25 Oct 2016: The BBSRC Interim Chief Executive Professor Melanie Welham and colleagues are visiting the University on Monday 7th November 2016. Professor Welham will give an open presentation on the BBSRC strategy and forward plans followed by Q&A. Monday 7th

22 Jan 2016: Researchfish will host a training workshop for administrators and researchers in Cambridge today. Two sessions will take place: the first one (1:30-2:30pm) is aimed at PIs, the second one (2:30-3:30pm) at Departmental Administrators. We strongly

8 Dec 2016: Mary de Silva, Head of the Wellcome Trust's Population, Environment and Health section and colleagues will visit the University on Tuesday 20th December. The team will give an overview of their funding schemes and invite your feedback on the changes

4 Mar 2016: The following funders have Open Submission periods with imminent deadlines in Researchfish: • All seven Research Councils (RCUK): 10 Mar 2016 • Cancer Research UK (CRUK): 10 Mar 2016 • British Heart Foundation (BHF): 10 Mar 2016 • NC3Rs: 17

8 Jan 2016: David Carr from the Wellcome Trust and Jamie Enoch from Cancer Research UK are coming to Cambridge to talk with researchers about research data sharing. They will give short talks about their requirements for data sharing and afterwards you will

19 Aug 2016: It was announced over the weekend that HM Treasury has agreed to underwrite the payments of Horizon 2020 grants singed whilst the UK remains a member of the EU for projects that continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. For more information

8 Dec 2016: The Research Office will be offering guidance to PIs and students who are required to submit a return to Researchfish for the next submission period 6 February 2017 to 16 March 2017 at 4pm. Funders included in this window are RCUK, BHF, CRUK, NIHR,

24 Jun 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. New Income Allocation Policy effective from 1st August 2016. ... For more information regarding the new splits please refer to the PRAO website.

21 Jan 2016: Researcher Declaration A “Researcher Declaration” needs to be completed within 20 days of the start of the project for every researcher employed on a MSCA European Training Network or RISE project.

13 May 2016: Pop over to our informal 1hour information session to learn about the University’s research repository ‘Apollo’ and see how it can help you to get more credit for your work. The Office of Scholarly Communication will show you how to easily get

8 Jan 2016: Researchfish is running a series workshops across the UK in January 2016 on the Researcher Interface and covering some training for administrators who are tasked with administering the returns on behalf of their institutions. Two sessions will take

4 Feb 2016: Please note that this new split is applied to grants from the 1. ... This has now reverted back to 14%, until the new income allocation policy is introduced in August.

1 Apr 2016: New Jisc-funded service for recruiting participants. Become a member of the Research Data Management Project Group. ... Propose and create new solutions for RDM and data sharing at the University of Cambridge.

24 Jun 2016: New Income Allocation Policy effective from 1. st. August 2016. RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. ... New Income Allocation Policy effective from 1. st. August 2016. Please fill in the contact form and someone will answer your query within 2

19 Aug 2016: Equipment Sharing Project – new Twitter account. RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. ... Equipment Sharing Project – new Twitter account. Please fill in the contact form and someone will answer your query within 2 working days.

21 Jul 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Reminder: new Income Allocation Policy effective from 1 August 2016. ... 2016. Reminder: new Income Allocation Policy effective from 1 August 2016.

21 Jul 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Reminder: new Income Allocation Policy effective from 1 August 2016. ... The new  Income Allocation Policy of the University will be effective from 1 August 2016 onwards.

5 Aug 2016: New Income Allocation Policy – ERC PI time income split now extended to all H2020 awards. ... New Concordat on Open Data launched. RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. Advance Notice  - Symplectic upgrade w/c 15 August 2016.

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

29 Apr 2016: Innovate UK – new home for funding opportunities. BA/ Leverhulme Small Research Grant applications.

15 Sep 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers WORKSHOP: Helping Researchers Publish Call for Data Champions RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators Call for Data Champions

30 Sep 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers RGUG: change of date and feedback needed RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators RGUG: change of date and feedback needed

26 May 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. 1. New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal. ... RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. 1 New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal.

8 Sep 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Internally Invoiced Costs on Horizon 2020 project RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators Internally Invoiced Costs on Horizon 2020 project

1 Apr 2016: New Jisc-funded service for recruiting participants. Become a member of the Research Data Management Project Group. ... 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students. New Jisc-funded service for recruiting participants.

26 May 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. 1. New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal.

4 Feb 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. X5 Update - new fEC and MRF/SRF rates.

26 May 2016: Published on 26 May 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. 1. New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal. ... RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. 1 New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National

15 Apr 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers End of Researchfish submissions “Teaming and Twinning calls” event BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant applications 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students End of Researchfish submissions 3. RELEVANT TO:

13 May 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers 1. Platforms for research data management 3. Evaluators needed for Horizon 2020, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions RELEVANT TO: Research students 1. Platforms for research data management 2. How to use the

10 Jun 2016: RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators 1. Changes to Income Allocation Policy- effective from 1st August 2016 2. RGUG meeting on 23 June cancelled RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers 3. Upgrade of electronic grants submission service in 2017 4.

21 Jul 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers ROO website update following EU referendum result The Data Dialogue - Time to Share: Navigating Boundaries & Benefits The University needs your feedback on research data services RELEVANT TO: Research students

19 Feb 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers X5 Training for Departments X5 Unavailable – Tuesday 1st March between 07: 00 and 09:00 Reminder: Researchfish submission periods open Equipment and research data sharing information sessions 2. RELEVANT TO:

4 Mar 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers DEADLINE: RCUK Researchfish submission period closing 10 March 2016 Eligibility of claims related to irrecoverable VAT on Innovate UK grants 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students DEADLINE: RCUK Researchfish

22 Jan 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Researchfish training workshop taking place today (22 Jan.) in Cambridge RCUK Researchfish collection period 2016 DMP support service 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students Researchfish training workshop taking

22 Jan 2016: Therefore, the Research Data Management team have launched a new service to support researchers in writing Data Management Plans.

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