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3 Sep 2021: The University of Cambridge is carrying out a consultation (led by The Sustainability team and Cambridge Zero) to ask for feedback from staff and students on a new draft Sustainable Business ... A summary of changes include -. a new grant condition

19 Nov 2021: The agenda will include a presentation on the new Large Grant Contributions Fund and updates on EU matters.

5 Mar 2021: Academics and research support staff can find details of the ERC Starting Grant and Consolidator Grant Calls on the ROO website. Information includes a crib sheet about how to apply to the Starting Grant forthcoming UKRO webinars on 16th & 19th

19 Nov 2021: Due to an essential upgrade of the connector between Symplectic Elements and the Apollo repository, the deposit functionality will be unavailable from Friday 26th November 2021 for a period of 7-10 days. All deposits into Apollo (Open Access,

6 Aug 2021: The Research Office are looking to facilitate more collaboration and knowledge-sharing to support all those who run, contribute and are involved in grants administration. We would like to set up a Community of Practice (CoP) for grants

12 Feb 2021: This new way of working will take effect from 1st March 2021.

5 Nov 2021: Worktribe is the new costing and pricing software that the University will be implementing to replace the current X5 tool, we are also reviewing other products from Worktribe.

12 Feb 2021: Anyone applying for or in receipt of U.S. federal funding must be wholly transparent about all financial and in-kind support from, and affiliations with, international institutions. There have been successful prosecutions in the U.S. of federally

9 Jul 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO) and the University of Cambridge will be jointly presenting a webinar on Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe. This will include Update and structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon 2020 Submission and

1 Oct 2021: There is a growing expectation for researchers to offset the carbon emissions generated by unavoidable business travel. At the forefront of this, from 1st October 2021 the Wellcome Trust's carbon offset policy for travel requires applications for

19 Nov 2021: Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) is a £10 million funded project which has been created to support effective and sustained engagement between academics and policy professionals across the higher education sector. In order to better

15 Oct 2021: There are only two weeks left to give your feedback on the University’s draft Sustainable Business Travel Policy. You are invited to share your views on business travel and provide feedback on the policy through a 15-minute consultation

25 Jun 2021: They are looking to recruit 10 new members who will have access to a range of tailored events and opportunities, which have previously included:. •

15 Oct 2021: Following our Community of Practice (Cop) survey for grants administration, we have collated all the results and summarised the initial evaluation. Details of the survey findings and next steps are now available. You will find additional information

6 Aug 2021: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Wednesday 21st July. Presentations included transforming research support and an update on EU matters. The slides and recording are now available on the RGUG web page

29 Jun 2021: Export control, digital learning and remote teaching In most cases, teaching materials used for undergraduate teaching will not be controlled because they are in the public domain and/or cover basic scientific research.

5 Mar 2021: Thank you to everyone who attend the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Thursday 25th February. Presentations included CJRS, Horizon Europe and Export Control. The slides and recording are now available on the RGUG web page.

9 Apr 2021: Due to some on-going technical issues with the Funding & Tenders Portal, preventing users from accessing and submitting their draft proposals, the ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA) has decided to further extend the deadline of its 2021 ERC Starting Grant

10 Dec 2021: The meeting included a presentation about the new Large Grant Contributions Fund and a talk about the preparation needed for the annual Researchfish submission.

10 Sep 2021: How the University of Cambridge complies with the Gender Equality Plan The University of Cambridge is committed to ensuring and promoting gender equality, and seeks to identify and mitigate any imbalances.