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2 Feb 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. New fEC rates. Published on Thu, 02/02/2017 - 16:36. ... Users of X5 are advised to update their costings (the Rates Tab in X5) to ensure the new rates are uploaded.

22 Jun 2017: Export control can affect research activities and occasionally teaching. All University researchers need to know whether their work has the potential to be subject to export control legislation.

21 Feb 2017: EC awards are the most frequently audited. The Research Operations Office organised a training event on the audit requirements of EC grants, led by ROO and LEES Chartered Certified Accountants. The recording and the presentation slides can be

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

9 Jun 2017: X5 has a new option under the Costing tab called “Costing sub type”. ... This information will also appear in the workflow email. The purpose of this new function is to easily identify which X5 costings require a contract or tender.

22 Jun 2017: Please address any queries regarding export control to the Research Office's Export Control Managers via researchgovernance@admin.cam.ac.uk or individually: Claire Piffard, Senior Legal Advisor - Claire.Piffard@admin.cam.ac.uk Rhys Morgan, Head of

21 Feb 2017: There are three situations in which an audit can happen: award specific, funder specific and an internal audit.

20 Jul 2017: On Tuesday 25 July 2017 a New Investigator Award scheme replaced the First Grant initiative. ... The New Investigator Award scheme will. Remove the financial value and the duration caps.

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

3 Aug 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Grant User Group - new dates.

21 Apr 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Test the New PI Dashboard - Feedback Welcome. ... In response to last summer’s Research Administration review, the Research Office and UIS are developing a new dashboard to give PIs access to information about

20 Oct 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. New Wellcome Trust Policy on Equipment Purchases.

19 May 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. A new online Grants Management System from the Royal Society. ... The Royal Society has developed a new online Grants Management System to replace e-GAP.

9 Jun 2017: Published on 9 June 2017. X5 has a new option under the Costing tab called “Costing sub type”. ... This information will also appear in the workflow email. The purpose of this new function is to easily identify which X5 costings require a contract or

19 Jan 2017: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Thursday 9th February 2017 17 Mill Lane 5 Spaces available Monday 13th March 2017 17 Mill Lane Spaces Thursday 13th April

16 Feb 2017: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new MRF/SRF rates for 2017 as of 1st February 2017. ... facilities that are no longer available should be replaced by a new or similar facility.

6 Apr 2017: Funders who have indicated they will be accepting the costs on new applications include RCUK, EC and Wellcome Trust.

20 Jul 2017: On Tuesday 25 July 2017 a New Investigator Award scheme replaced the First Grant initiative. ... The New Investigator Award scheme will. Remove the financial value and the duration caps.

21 Apr 2017: In response to last summer’s Research Administration review, the Research Office and UIS are developing a new dashboard to give PIs access to information about their grants and contracts ... Technology Touching Life (TTL) is a new joint activity

22 Aug 2017: The aim of the Research Dashboard is to provide PIs with an easy, single point of access to their research grant and contract information at a high level with the ability to obtain further information from underlying existing research administration

3 Aug 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 188. Published on 3 August 2017. The European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant scheme is aimed at groups of two to four Principal Investigators to jointly

21 Feb 2017: For financial audits, generally the following items will be looked at: Copies of invoices and expense claims Billing report and reconciliation with submitted claims Back up for personnel costs, including signed timesheet, Contract of Employment and

18 Aug 2017: Audit requirements are set by Innovate UK and are stated within specific grant agreements. The terms are ususlly generic but exceptions may apply. It is therefore important to check your award letter and associated documentation carefully as to

21 Feb 2017: For technical audits, generally the followings will be looked at: Degree of fulfilment of the project work plan and deliverables for the relevant period Continued relevance of the objectives Management procedures and methods of projects The

6 Apr 2017: Funders who have indicated they will be accepting the costs on new applications include RCUK, EC and Wellcome Trust. ... Further details are available on the ROO website including the new Declaration of Exclusivity form and the new Horizon 2020

19 Oct 2017: This is a new project and any feedback regarding additional topics or suggestions are welcome and can be emailed to Debbie West-Lewis.

19 May 2017: The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020 project finance and reporting, either as an administrator, accounts clerk or PI. The session will be led by ROO and LEES

21 Nov 2017: In order to help us manage new work received, deadlines that fall during the Christmas break and the first week in January 2018, will need to be with ROO on the ... This is to allow Final Expenditure Statements to be submitted prior to the Christmas/New

5 Dec 2017: The next RGUG meeting is Tuesday 6th February, 10am - 11.30am at the Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Presentations from the previous meeting on 30th NOvember are now available on the ROO website

3 Nov 2017: As part of its modernisation programme Grants.gov have advised that from 31 December 2017, PDF single-file application packages will no longer be available and any downloaded prior to that date must be submitted before 31 March 2018. As a replacement

5 Oct 2017: Connect your ORCID to your Symplectic Elements profile between Monday 16 October and Thursday 26 October for a chance to win a £150 Heffers voucher. For further information regarding the competition, how to set up your ORCID, how to get a

21 Nov 2017: The Research Dashboard is a web-based application designed for PIs to see their research project activity in one place. The dashboard will give researchers an overview of their applications, grants and contracts including The progress of a grant

21 Apr 2017: Technology Touching Life (TTL) is a new joint activity between BBSRC, EPSRC and MRC to support research into the development of technologies for discovery research in the life sciences.

21 Apr 2017: The University of Cambridge Symplectic Elements system will be unavailable on the from 2pm on Friday 21 April until 10:30am on Monday 24 April. This is to enable an upgrade to version 5.4. We apologise for the inconvenience. If you require urgent

19 May 2017: The ERC Synergy Grant scheme which was piloted in 2012 and 2013, will be re-launched in the ERC Work Programme 2018. It is expected that the call will be published on 19 July 2017 with a deadline of 14 November 2017. The perspective is to fund 25 to

5 Oct 2017: LEES (the University’s appointed auditors for federal and EC grants) attended the 59th Annual Meeting of the National Council of University Research Administrators in Washington, DC, to understand current issues for UK institutions in respect of

5 Oct 2017: The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Administrators' Programme for 2018 (ROOTS Tier 2) and we are pleased to invite expressions of interest from all staff within the University who play an active role in the grants

21 Mar 2017: Wellcome trust has announced that for all grants awarded from 1st October 2017 onwards, the standard allowance for grant inflation will increase from 1.6% to 2.0% per annum. Existing grants will not be affected.

5 May 2017: In 2017 the University reviewed its Open Access Policy Framework. The new policy, has been approved by the Open Access Project Board and the Research Policy Committee.

2 Feb 2017: Helping Stem Researchers Publish Join us for the second in our series exploring resources to help with the process of publishing your research in STEM disciplines - from innovative approaches to recording observations, to the dos and don'ts of peer

24 Mar 2017: The Researchfish submission has now closed for RCUK, BHF, CRUK, NIHR & NC3Rs and we would like to thank all researchers and administrative staff for uploading your outputs and submitting a return.

6 Apr 2017: Further details are available on the ROO website including the new Declaration of Exclusivity form and the new Horizon 2020 timesheet template.

5 Jan 2017: For Researchers - Introduction to Researchfish, Demonstration of the New PI Portfolio, Questions and Answers . ... Note that Researchfish are currently upgrading the user interface and their new system will be available from 9am on Monday 9th January.

19 Oct 2017: The RCUK submission period for Researchfish will be the 5th February to 15th March 2018. In preparation for the submission period, all Principal Investigators are encouraged to update their Symplectic Elements account with their current research

20 Oct 2017: The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Administrators' Programme for 2018 (ROOTS Tier 2) and we are pleased to invite expressions of interest from all staff within the University who play an active role in the grants

5 Oct 2017: Established by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and partners in the student community in 2008, International Open Access Week is happening worldwide between 23 and 29 October 2017.

17 Nov 2017: The workshop will be of benefit to new and experienced Node Administrators.

22 Sep 2017: This briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to the University or wishing to increase their understanding of University policy and its impact on research

5 May 2017: When adding a new unnamed staff member the Title Mx (Gender Neutral) has been added to the drop down list. ... Under the reason for Entering New/Unnamed Post, Pooled Labour has been added.

24 Jan 2017: Workshops will be repeated at 3 locations across Cambridge, include a demo of the new interface and there is an opportunity to ask questions.