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6 Nov 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. New UKRI Website. Published on Fri, 06/11/2020 - 14:16. ... Features include a new single funding finder which contains all funding opportunities from across all the councils.

4 Dec 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. New Swift CDA Service. Published on Fri, 04/12/2020 - 14:20. ... The new swift service for CDAs (Confidential Disclosure Agreement) is available for PIs to use with one external party.

3 Apr 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. News from the Research Office. Published on Fri, 03/04/2020 - 16:36. ... In relation to new grant applications and contracts, Departments and PIs are urged to think about whether the resources, facilities and

15 May 2020: New NI rates:. Including Apprenticeship Levy: file date of 06/04/20. Without Apprenticeship Levy: file date of 05/04/20. ... To apply these new rates to existing costings, go to the rates table tab and update the out of date files by clicking on “apply

17 Jul 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. New Carbon Offsetting Policies. Published on Fri, 17/07/2020 - 11:40. ... The Wellcome Trust has published some new guidance about how to offset carbon travel costs in a research grant application.

9 Oct 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. New Funders Linked to Climate Change. ... In practical terms, this means that any new funded activity with fossil fuel companies and extractive industries will need to be referred to the Committee of Benefactions

6 Nov 2020: The waythe Wellcome Trustfundsits research is changingto support its new vision and strategy. ... Their new vision is to support science to solve three worldwide health challenges: infectious diseases, global heating and mental health.

25 Sep 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Compliance with new UKRI safeguarding policy. ... Following this UKRI announcement, updated Terms and Conditions requiring organisations to be compliant with the new UKRI Preventing Harm Safeguarding in Research

21 Feb 2020: The University Brexit website https://www.eu.admin.cam.ac.uk/ continues to be updated, most recently with FAQs about living and working within the EU.

22 Oct 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. UKRI’s New Funding Service - User Research Participation. ... UKRI are building a new funding service that will eventually replace the existing Je-S system.

22 Dec 2020: SInce 1 January 2021, the export of controlled goods/technology to the EU has required an export licence. If you are intending to export goods or technology to the EU please first decide whether the item is controlled by following the guidance set

18 Dec 2020: rd. December. Presentations were given on the new CDA fast track service, Brexit and the costing & pricing project.

25 Sep 2020: Published on 25 September 2020. Following this UKRI announcement, updated Terms and Conditions requiring organisations to be compliant with the new UKRI Preventing Harm Safeguarding in Research and Innovation policy will ... Some of our users have

4 Dec 2020: Published on 4 December 2020. The new swift service for CDAs (Confidential Disclosure Agreement) is available for PIs to use with one external party. ... On Thursday 10th December, the updated NHS and new Cost Of Living Allowance date of Aug 20 will be

17 Jul 2020: Questions and answers around the new Research Investigator Time Policy and furlough of staff on research grants is available on the ROO website.. ... The Wellcome Trust has published some new guidance about how to offset carbon travel costs in a research

7 May 2020: In particular UKRI has updated its new deadline extensions for applications and is also allowing some newly awarded grants to be delayed by up to 6 months.

22 Oct 2020: The new files are as follows. Updated Clinical payscales with an effective date of 02/04/2020. ... UKRI are building a new funding service that will eventually replace the existing Je-S system.

3 Apr 2020: In relation to new grant applications and contracts, Departments and PIs are urged to think about whether the resources, facilities and materials needed to carry out new scopes of work and ... We will need to be confident that any new contracts can be

3 Apr 2020: This week UKRI have launched a single web portal for streamlined shorter grant and innovation applications, including guidance for researchers currently holding UKRI standard grants that wish to repurpose their funds for COVID-19. As of today (3rd

9 Oct 2020: th. October has been postponed. Investigations into the issues are ongoing and an announcement will be made regarding a new upgrade date in due course. ... In practical terms, this means that any new funded activity with fossil fuel companies and

22 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties implementing the upgrade of X5 on Thursday 8th October, a decision was made to postpone the release. The issues have now been resolved and the Project Team are now in a position to reschedule. The proposed date for the

24 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the X5 Upgrade will no longer be taking place this month (April 2020). However, technical work will continue at UIS and once we get to the point of user acceptance testing (UAT) we will review the resource requirements

15 Apr 2020: Work is also on-going to update the funder guidance pages on the ROO website with a summary of funder's current position for award holders, new applications and COVID-19

21 Feb 2020: Spaces are available for the introduction to X5 training session in April, topics include setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. To book a place please contact

22 Oct 2020: The new files are as follows. Updated Clinical payscales with an effective date of 02/04/2020. ... New NI rates:. Including Apprenticeship Levy: file date of 08/04/20. Without Apprenticeship Levy: file date of 07/04/20.

15 May 2020: The agenda will cover two items; the new application deadlines that have been temporarily introduced and the furloughing of staff funded from research grants. ... New NI rates:. Including Apprenticeship Levy: file date of 06/04/20. Without Apprenticeship

9 Oct 2020: th. October has been postponed. Investigations into the issues are ongoing and an announcement will be made regarding a new upgrade date in due course.

15 Apr 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Wellcome Trust - Updates for Current Award Holders and New Applications.

20 Nov 2020: Innovate UK’s new Innovation Funding Service Portal (IFS) is now live and there is a suite of training videos aimed at Participants, Finance Contacts and Monitoring officers.

4 Dec 2020: Whether there is a Brexit Deal or no deal, customs procedures and physical checks at borders will change. The UK’s reasonable worst-case scenario planning highlights that the flow rate at the Channel short straits (Calais/Dunkirk/Coquelles and

24 Apr 2020: The single audit report for federal grants for Financial Year 17/18 is now finalised and available from the ROO website.

20 Nov 2020: After the completion of the Brexit transition period, any EU funded projects that have a eu internet domain name registered from the UK, will need to have their registration transferred. Therefore if you - have an eu domain name registered through

15 Apr 2020: UKRI-funded PhD students whose studies have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are in their final year will receive an extension to their research of up to six months so they will be able to complete their studies. Further details are

19 Jun 2020: Videos have been developed to assist with creating a simple costing in X5 and are located in Stream. Additional support is also available in the following format - Mini User Guides Grants Guidance for Departments FAQs

4 Dec 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Reminder - Christmas and New Year Deadlines for Applications and Expenditure.

21 Feb 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Tuesday 25th February

6 Nov 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Christmas and New Year Deadlines for Applications and Expenditure Statements.

6 Feb 2020: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2020.

20 Nov 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Christmas and New Year Deadlines for Applications and Expenditure Statements.

18 Dec 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Christmas and New Year Deadlines for Applications.

3 Jul 2020: As research funders continue to review their guidance for grant holders and applicants, the Research Operations Office has updated its website to reflect the current position of our major sponsors. In addition there is general advice about extending

7 May 2020: The Research Grant User Group meeting has been re-scheduled as a Live Event to take place on Thursday 21st May at 11am - 12pm. Further details will follow. In the meantime if you have any queries, please contact hannah.pawson@admin.cam.ac.uk

24 Jan 2020: The Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) are looking for volunteers to become data champions to promote good research data management and supporting researchers in areas such as data organisation, storage and sharing. Further details can be found

31 Jul 2020: In particular NIHR have begun to unpause their non-COVID related research, UKRI have new COVID-19 calls and CRUK is reviewing its spend following a decline in its fundraising income.

6 Mar 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Thursday 23rd April 2pm

4 Dec 2020: Please note the following guidance to ensure that applications are costed correctly - NHS 6, NHS 7 and NHS 8a should be used for non-research posts. These grades will not attract Full Economic Costs (fEC). The role type that should be used is NRSE.

24 Apr 2020: Research Ethics Committees (RECs) across the University continue to operate remotely during the University shutdown, but some at reduced capacity. All RECs have been asked to prioritise COVID-19 related research and will seek to progress such

15 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we have consulted with our internal auditors and taken the decision to cancel all of the H2020 interim audits until the current restrictions allow us to re-open our buildings and Departments. For those affected H2020

24 Apr 2020: Some funders are still going ahead with fellowship interviews remotely, here are some tips for researchers who need to take part in remote interviews https://postdoccareers.edublogs.org/2020/04/01/taking-on-a-fellowship-interview-panel-from-your-home

24 Jan 2020: Guidance is now available regarding Industry Pricing for Contracts and details can be found on the Research Operations Office website.