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21 Apr 2015: RCUK have extended the ROS collection period to 14 June 2013 in order to improve the response from PIs. Information from ROS is important in enabling Councils to report to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).    ROS informa

21 Apr 2015: The Research Strategy Office will temporarily take over emailing alerts, but will be collating all new funding opportunities into a weekly summary with less detail, rather than sending individual, detailed emails ... overseas funding opportunities and

4 Jun 2015: On 23rd April 2015 the Research Policy Committee approved the new University of Cambridge Research Data Management Policy Framework:.

12 Jun 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 136. Published on 12 June 2015. The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels gave two presentations in Cambridge on Thursday 31 March 2011 about the European Research Council (ERC) and the Common Strategic Framework for Research &

21 Apr 2015: Key changes:. All proposals must contain additional information in the Case for Support, under a new Technical Summary heading. ... The current technical appendix section of the Je-S form will be removed and Je-S updated to allow the new Technical Plan

13 Nov 2015: RCUK has announced its collection period for 2016: 1st February to 10th March 2016. This time both PIs and research students are asked to submit their research outcomes via Researchfish. Further information can be found here, more details will be

21 Apr 2015: Presentations from the recent Research Grant User Group (RGUG) which took place on Tues 19 July are now available on the Research Office website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx?id=20110719. This includes: Marie Curie

22 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 145. Published on 22 October 2015. PLEASE FORWARD THE RELEVANT SECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. RCUK Funding Assurance Programme Audit

21 Apr 2015: If you need to set a new funder please complete the appropriate forms on the X5 website and e-mail them to your Research Support Advisor. ... Once a new funder has been approved and added to X5 the funder can be changed and then the full costing can be

21 Apr 2015: This downtime is taking place in order to upload the new pay scales for August 2010 which will incorporate the 0.4% pay uplift and the changes in the NI Rate

21 Apr 2015: X5 will not be available on Monday 3 February from 8am to 10am to allow the new rates to be updated. ... The new rates are available at the Research Operations Office website:.

21 Apr 2015: Professor Paul Boyle, Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will be visiting the University of Cambridge for one of his eleven annual visits to universities in the UK. O ur visit will take place on Wednesday 27 March

21 Apr 2015: Currently it is a requirement to keep timesheets for EC FP 7 Awards and NIH Awards (where a person is not charged 100% to the grant). As part of the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) Update no.3 issued by RCUK, from 1 December 2010 it will be a

21 Apr 2015: The new schemes for the Wellcome Trust launch on 1 October 2010 when their online application system 'eGrants', will be available for application submissions.

2 Oct 2015: RCUK will conduct a Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) visit from Monday the 23rd to Wednesday the 25th November 2015.The RCUK Funding Assurance Strategy will test compliance with the terms and conditions across four “pillars” of assurance:

21 Apr 2015: The BBSRC have announced several changes to their processes and procedures.

21 Apr 2015: The European Commission has launched the “Call for Twinning” within the Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation strand of Horizon 2020, which aims to increase the participation rate of low performing countries through a series of

21 Apr 2015: The briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to the University and/or research grants and those seeking to confirm or refresh their understanding of

21 Apr 2015: Commercial suppliers are interested in the antibodies, cell lines, proteins and other reagents you generate in your lab. The availability of these research reagents is important for the worldwide research community and a number of commercial

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2015) Research Administrators Programme.

21 Apr 2015: The Trust has published revised standard Grant Conditions for Biomedical Science awards.

21 Apr 2015: Overseas Private Ind/Comm. For any new proposals that are created, pFACT will automatically pull through the new rate of inflation. ... that the new inflation rate of 3.5% will pull through.

21 Apr 2015: In line with the TSB's conditions and guidance, it is important to note that costs are deemed eligible and can be claimed only if they are incurred and paid during the start and end dates of the project and meet the eligibility criteria as per the

21 Apr 2015: An internal audit into research transaction recording highlighted that current training may not adequately address the entering of invoice data into CUFS especially in relation to the narrative to support the cost. As a result Finance Training have

12 Nov 2015: Content mining technologies hold great potential for maximising scientific discovery and the reuse of research through automatically searching, indexing and analysing the scientific literature. This means systematic reviews and large scale

15 Oct 2015: RCUK will conduct a Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) visit from Monday the 23rd to Wednesday the 25th November 2015.

21 Apr 2015: The forthcoming meeting of the RGUG (Research Grants User Group) on Tuesday 12 April has been cancelled and the next meeting will take place on Tuesday 24 May 2011. Minutes of the previous meeting on 1 March can be found&#xa0

21 Apr 2015: New contracts. A detailed review of existing research grants/contracts engaged in by the University showed that in most cases of government and charitable funded research, the correct treatment (even where

6 Feb 2015: The New Funder Form is also available on the ROO website.

21 Apr 2015: Proof is required of both the purchase of travel and its use. Best practice would be to include a log of travel requests and authorisation (to satisfy the requirement that the travel has been authorised as necessary for the requirements of the grant)

21 Apr 2015: pFACT will not be available on the morning of Friday 1February (8am to 12noon) as during this time the new rates will be updated. ... The new rates are available at the Research Office website:.

21 Apr 2015: pFACT will not be available on the morning of Wednesday 1 February (8am to 12noon) as during this time the new rates will be updated. ... The new rates are available at the Research Office website:.

21 Apr 2015: As you are likely aware, the USA was required by law from 1 March 2013, to issue a sequestration order cancelling approximately $85 billion in budgetary resources across the Federal Government for the remainder of the Federal fiscal year (2013).

21 Apr 2015: There has been a marked increase in calls where sponsors request a support letter signed by the Pro-Vice Chancellor Research to be submitted with the application for funding. In order to allow sufficient time for the review and signing of letters,

24 Mar 2015: A research contract Describes the expectation and requirements of each party Ensures those involved know what is expected from them Is a written ‘expression’ of what’s been discussed and agreed Protects interests of researchers Protects the

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Tuesday 8th May 2012 from 8–10amIt is recommended that when logging in again, all pFACT users utilise the 'Recalculate' function to ensure all information is updated within any project proposals that

21 Apr 2015: new role-holders.

24 Jul 2015: The 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 ... This includes how to copy to a new draft as well as

21 Apr 2015: new harmonised framework.

21 Apr 2015: It has come to the attention of the Research Office that there is a scam e-mail in circulation which appears to be sent from the Gates Foundation offering individuals the opportunity to apply for research funding via an attached application form.

4 Aug 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 138. Published on 4 August 2015. Are you considering applying for a Wellcome Trust grant? As of 1 August 2015 all researchers submitting a grant application to the

21 Apr 2015: From the 1st October 2013, all Research Councils (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC and STFC) are aligning their terms and conditions on starting procedures. Previously some Research Councils had allowed a delay of up to 6 months from the start

21 Apr 2015: page). To ensure your application uses the new figures, click the “Recalculate” button on the summary page. ... Note that no new rates are being added to pFACT at this time.

2 Oct 2015: Published on 2 October 2015. The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2016) Research Administrators Programme. ... The content will include; using the Project Wizard to

21 Apr 2015: funders. Preparations are now underway to introduce the new harmonised system by September 2014.

10 Dec 2015: 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

29 Apr 2015: Contractors. Travel . Purchased materials and services. Meetings and publication. New equipment purchases & maintenance.

21 Apr 2015: In order to apply these changes, it is necessary to delay the launch of the new responsive mode grant round by one week.

23 Jan 2015: The content will include; using the Project Wizard to generate a costing, adding staff and non-staff costs, the differences between copying to a draft or new record, printing reports and