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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

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.

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

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

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

19 Aug 2016: Equipment Sharing Project – new Twitter account. 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 ... Here relevant topical information relating to the

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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:

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,

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

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.

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

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: 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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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: 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

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

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,

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

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

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

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,

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,

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

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

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

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.