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8 Nov 2018: It's important to take the time to thoroughly plan your research. If you don't, there's a risk it could fail, wasting your funding and your time and effort. Here you can find out how to: plan, draft and write a proposal.

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.

12 Aug 2014: Open access makes published research freely available to people without a subscription. The philosophical basis for open access is that publicly funded research should be publicly available. In addition, humanity is facing considerable challenges in

29 Jun 2021: Travelling abroad Export controls apply when you are taking controlled technology with you when travelling abroad, e.g. for conferences. When planning for travel, you should review whether your laptop / presentation / USB stick etc. contains

30 Nov 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. X5 – new pay scales. Published on Fri, 30/11/2018 - 15:05. ... The following new pay scales were imported into X5 on 27.

31 Jul 2014: Maps Greenwich House, Madingley Rise Site Clinical School, Addenbrookes Hospital By train There are regular fast trains from London King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations to Cambridge. The journey is around 50 minutes.

7 Jul 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. New Elements Video – how to use the reporting features. ... A new video has been produced aimed at staff who have administrative responsibility for a department or group.

19 Mar 2021: The University’s calculated fEC rates for 2019-20 are showing a significant decrease compared to 2018-19. This is believed to be an anomalous result arising from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The University believes this may be an issue for

10 Jul 2015: All major funders expect recipient institutions of research funding to provide assurance that public funds are spent efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. Some research projects are subject to financial audits. Scientific (technical) and

22 Apr 2022: The Research Operations Office has updated its guidance on who is eligible to be a Principal Investigator (PI) on a research grant hosted at the University. Further details can be found on the PI Eligibility webpage and this topic will also be

12 Feb 2021: New details about how Horizon Europe is structured and the schemes that the UK can participate in are now available on the Research Operations Office website. ... The latest EC news page includes information regarding. UKRO webinars scheduled for 18.

7 Jul 2023: Please be aware that your costs will change due to these new rates. ... A new video has been produced aimed at staff who have administrative responsibility for a department or group.

1 Jul 2024: As the introduction of the new system is phased, this means some schools will still be working on X5, while others have access to Worktribe.

14 Feb 2017: Once you have accepted the award, there are several requirements that you need to be aware of including

5 Mar 2021: New functionality now exists within X5 that notifies users of messages/announcements when they log on to the system. ... A screen shot of this alert can be seen under “Other new functionalities” in the new SharePoint user manual.

1 Dec 2023: completed. Access to view Apollo will be available as usual. What's new. ... Accessibility improvements, making navigation easier. A new layout with more in system guidance on the Name based search page, which researchers can use to refine which

19 May 2023: Je-S accounts will not be migrated to TFS. You need to register a new account. ... CV information from Grant Tracker accounts will be migrated once you have set up a new account on the funding platform.

24 Mar 2023: The Researchfish submission for 2023 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. For those researchers who

13 Oct 2017: The Research Dashboard - see your research project activity in one place The Research Dashboard is a web-based application which will give Researchers an overview of their applications, grants and contracts including the progress of a grant

19 Apr 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. NC3Rs Call for in vitro researchers to participate in user testing new reporting standards.

14 Jun 2024: On the 7th June 2024, there was an ERC online webinar about lump sum funding, where experts from the ERC Executive Agency answered questions about the new lump sum model of

18 Nov 2022: At the next RGUG meeting on 22nd November, there will be an overview of updated documents and processes regarding the recently introduced timesheet requirements. This will be followed by two further sessions (which will be recorded) - Demonstration

9 Feb 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. New X5 User Group. Published on Fri, 09/02/2018 - 10:00. ... Understanding user requirements, processes and providing feedback. Identify and prioritising new report requests and testing new modules and versions.

6 Apr 2023: From 1st April 2023, the Excel version has been replaced with a new online tool. ... Please direct any new enquiries as follows -. Research commercialisation/technology transfer/general enquiries:.

9 Sep 2022: To help staff involved in the new mechanism for timesheets we will be holding two further sessions as follows.

22 Apr 2022: The following new rates have now been imported into X5. NI rates including increase of 1.25%. ... USS rate of 21.6% starting from 01/04/22. To apply these new rates to existing costings, go to the rates table tab and update the out of date files

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 Apr 2022: The Researchfish submission for 2022 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. For those researchers who

17 Sep 2021: Researchers who receive US federal funding for a research project are reminded that if you need to travel by plane, flights must be booked using an American flag carrier, or a flag carrier from a country with an Open Skies Agreement with the US.

6 Jun 2024: The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information online event which will be held on Thursday 4th July 2024, between 10:30-12:00 (UK time).

21 Apr 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. New X5 Tutorials. Published on Tue, 21/04/2015 - 12:23. ... There are 3 new tutorials to help you use X5 on the following topics:.

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

15 Apr 2014: Certain research projects require the University to negotiate an agreement with the other parties involved, making everyone’s rights and responsibilities clear and protecting the interests of all.

6 Apr 2023: To apply the new rates to existing costings, go to the rates table tab and update the out of date files by clicking on "apply all updated files now".

31 Jul 2014: Search site. Research Operations Office. Frequently Asked Questions about Research Contracts. Q. How will Full Economic Costing (fEC) affect my collaboration with industrial sponsors? Please see www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/fec/ where details about fEC

23 Apr 2021: Please delete any previous versions you may have stored locally and use the new forms instead. ... Once new funder or collaborator forms are received at the Research Office, we aim to respond to requests and complete due diligence checks within 5 working

1 Jul 2024: On 14 June 2024, the ROO EU Team organised the European Research Council (ERC) Information Event. Thanks to everyone who took part and made the day a huge success, our speakers were; Prof. Anne Ferguson-Smith University of Cambridge,

28 Mar 2024: because we believe that early familiarisation with the new system will be beneficial for users. ... Visit the TRS Sharepoint for regular updates, such as these new short videos and recorded demonstrations showing some useful features of the system.

25 Feb 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. New UKRI Open Access Policy From 1st April 2022. ... Researchers will need to take action before submitting a paper to a journal in order to ensure compliance with the new policy.

9 Jun 2023: We have a number of job opportunities at the Research Office, further details can be found on our jobs page.

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

1 Jul 2024: UKRO is holding two information webinars for the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024 Call on 2nd & 3rd July 2024 from 10am - 12pm UK time. Further information and registration for session 1 and session 2 is now available the UKRO website.

16 Jul 2015: There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. Many of the research funders supporting work at the University of Cambridge require that research data are openly available with as few restrictions as possible.

29 Jan 2021: st. February as in previous years. The new fEC rates are expected to be approved by the Finance Committee in March 2021 for use from w/c 21. ... Once the new fEC rates have been confirmed, there will be a short period of downtime in X5 so that the new

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

1 Oct 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. New Service Launch - Outgoing MTA Swift Service. ... During the pilot phase of this new MTA swift service, there will be a 10 working day turnaround time.

24 Mar 2015: The Contracts Team of the Research Operations Office (ROO) is responsible for all contracts related to research with a wide range of external organisations and for authorizing all research contracts for collaborative research within the University.

10 Feb 2023: Published on 10 February 2023. X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates which are effective from 1. ... Please be aware that your costs will change due to the new 2023 rates.

6 Nov 2020: Technical issues have now been resolved and the new date for the upgrade is Tuesday 24. ... The waythe Wellcome Trustfundsits research is changingto support its new vision and strategy.

1 Dec 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Reminder: Christmas and New Year deadlines for applications.