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16 Feb 2024: Registrations are now open for the EC’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event which will take place between 18th – 21st March 2024 in Belgium. This event brings together policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurs for debates, workshops

19 Jan 2024: Please be advised that changes to the USS pension rate have been updated in X5, from 21.6% to 14.5% with an effective date of 1st January 2024, as per USS guidelines. For existing costings in X5, the appropriate staff costing lines will have to be re

22 Sep 2023: The Latest EC News has been updated to include details on the association of the UK to the Horizon Europe Programme and implications on the open and forthcoming calls.

22 Sep 2023: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

20 Nov 2023: Scheme Guidance for Applicants Having been awarded Horizon 2020 funding, you need to read and understand your obligations to the scheme so that you can comply with the terms and conditions of the grant. You can do this by reading the following EC

8 Sep 2023: As you hopefully know by now the Transforming Research Support (TRS) Programme will be introducing a new research grant management system called Worktribe. Worktribe will change the way that principal investigators and professional staff across the

19 Oct 2023: Departments who receive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) need to be aware of the updated NIH Grants Policy Statement, section 15.2 For foreign subrecipients, a provision requiring the foreign subrecipient to provide access to

28 Jul 2023: The Royal Society’s University Research Fellowship scheme is now open with a funder deadline of 7th September 2023. This year’s scheme has changed, in line with the Royal Society’s Grant Funding Guidance which was published earlier this year.

22 Sep 2023: At this webinar organised by Universities UK, Government and UKRI officials will provide an update on the announcement that the UK will become an Associated Country in the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes, with effect from 1 January 2024. To

19 Oct 2023: Our Community of Practice (CoP) for Grants Administration aims to support all those who run and are involved in the grants lifecycle at the University of Cambridge. A new Teams channel has been set up called “The Funding Service (Je-S

28 Jul 2023: The first phase of work being delivered in the TRS Programme is the Grant Management Support (GMS) Project. This will include the launch of a new collaborative grant management platform called Worktribe which will replace the grant costing tool X5

6 Oct 2023: The University Tax Office with the support of the Research Office is hosting an online VAT training session on research grants and contracts aimed at administrative staff in Departments. The session will be led by Angela Fearnside, Deputy Head of VAT

9 Jun 2023: The UKRI Underwrite has been further extended to cover successful Horizon Europe applications submitted to calls with a final submission deadline date on or before 30th September 2023. Previously, the guarantee funding covered calls with a final

6 Oct 2023: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 28th September 2023. We were delighted to have our first hybrid meeting and we will continue with this format in future. The recording and slides from the

17 Nov 2023: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 22 December 2023 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Therefore please be aware of the following deadlines and ensure that your researchers are

3 Nov 2023: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 22 December 2023 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Therefore please be aware of the following deadlines and ensure that your researchers are

7 Jul 2023: The European Commission has published an updated version of the Guide for Applicants for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 call. Further details about the changes are available on the UKRO website. These

17 Nov 2023: On 15 November 2023, the Council of the EU – representing 27 EU Member States – gave the green light to UK association to the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes from 1 January 2024 by approving the agreement in principle reached between

16 Feb 2024: The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research applications. There have been some recent updates to the criteria - in addition to applications led by Cambridge PIs,

17 Nov 2023: The Transforming Research Support (TRS) Programme will be introducing new grant management system Worktribe across the University using a phased approach from 2024 onwards. The School of Technology will be the first adopter. To support this, the

5 Jan 2024: In light of the re-association of the United Kingdom (UK) to Horizon Europe 1 January 2024, Lund University (LU) launches a call for “Get Started Funding” aimed at early career researchers from Lund University and UK-based LERU universities* (up

2 Feb 2024: Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The new fEC rates are available on the AFPA website and the X5 changes are listed ROO website. Most of the fEC rates have

7 Jul 2023: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

6 Oct 2023: The EC is organising an online infoday on 18th October 2023 to inform (potential) applicants about topics included in the Cluster 2 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies' work programme for 2024. Further details and registration are available

22 Sep 2023: The European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) has published a call for applications for experts on the Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR3) group.

7 Jul 2023: The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is an EU-funded programme which provides researchers and innovators with funding to set up interconnected, interdisciplinary and collaborative research networks in Europe and beyond. UKRO is

28 Jul 2023: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 20th July 2023. The recording and slides are now available. The next meeting is schedule for 28th September 2023 at 11:15am and this will be a hybrid meeting

23 Jun 2023: A short new film that introduces the Transforming Research Support Programme, what’s being delivered and some of the benefits that people can expect has now been released! ... The first stage of this process is asking people to submit their ideas

23 Jun 2023: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2023 call is open and the cribsheet is available on the ROO website. As usual, the MSCA PF submissions to ROO are treated as ‘Small Applications’ in line with the standard

9 Jun 2023: UK universities have agreed a new three-year open access deal with Springer Nature which provides unlimited open access publishing and access to paywalled journal articles in Springer and Palgrave titles, as well as access to Nature Research titles.

19 Jan 2024: Do you support a department or research group? Did you know that you can help manage your colleagues' Elements accounts on their behalf? We have created a new Supporting others with Elements video, showing how colleagues and administrators can be

28 Mar 2024: In response to Departmental feedback, we have simplified our guidance regarding the recording requirements of staff time for Horizon Europe grants and updated the Time Declaration Form.

6 Oct 2023: Handbook MSCA-NET, the network of National Contact Points (NCPs) for the MSCA, has prepared an unofficial handbook for applicants to the MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) 2023 call. The main aim of this handbook is supporting NCPs in assisting applicants,

10 May 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 335. Published on 10 May 2024. Following the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, researchers who meet the eligibility criteria, can apply to receive funding

8 Sep 2023: The European Research Council (ERC) is hosting a webinar on 20th September at 11:15am for potential applicants to learn more about the novelties of the ERC Work Programme for 2024. The webinar can be accessed directly on the ERC website and no prior

15 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 332. Published on 15 March 2024. The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Grants Administrator Programme 2024 (previously known as

8 Sep 2023: There is a programme of activities for researchers to help with various aspects of public engagement. These include Introduction to Public Engagement Drop in sessions offering expert advice to support public engagement work Media training for The

19 Apr 2024: This is the second of two webinars about the UK Research and Innovation Funding Service. Topics will include: how to prepare for accepting awards receiving an award offer starting and managing an award completing expenditure statements The session

3 Nov 2023: All UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grants with part funded Directly Incurred (DI) staff need to have timesheets for the entire lifetime of the grant. Timesheet records have always been a requirement of the Terms and Conditions. As of 1 July 2022,

1 Dec 2023: Elements will be unavailable from Thursday 14 December until Monday 18 December while it is upgraded to its latest version. It will not be possible to make open access, research data or doctoral theses deposits via Elements into the University

1 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 331. Published on 1 March 2024. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish isThursday 14th March at 4pmfor most major funders

19 Apr 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 334. Published on 19 April 2024. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Wednesday 24th April at 11:15am.The agenda will

9 Jun 2023: connect with other people and share ideas and experience. ... It is intended as part of a community, so whilst announcements will be made here, people can ask general questions, or advice.

23 Jun 2023: The first stage of this process is asking people to submit their ideas before 10th July 2023.

1 Mar 2024: The ERC Scientific Council has implemented changes to the evaluation processes and application forms for 2024 research proposals. ERC President Maria Leptin provides an overview of these changes in the report, entitled “Evaluation of research

6 Oct 2023: UKRO is holding an information webinar for organisations and individuals interested in applying to the MSCA COFUND 2023 call. The call deadline is 8th February 2024. The webinar will take place on 19th October 2023, 9:30am - 11:30am, UK time.

17 Nov 2023: Working on a large, complex grant application? Know someone who is? We’re here to help! Based in the Research Strategy arm of the Research Office, the Research Funding team offers application support services such as: coordination of bid

8 May 2024: Following the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, researchers who meet the eligibility criteria, can apply to receive funding through the ERC’s upcoming calls. The Research Operations Office EU team invites you to participate in the European

28 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 333. Published on 28 March 2024. The initial release of Worktribe’s pre-award and contracts modules will no longer take place in the Research Office and School of

3 Nov 2023: The Research Office invites academic and administrative staff across the University to attend two information sessions in December following the long-awaited UK association to Horizon Europe. The dedicated European Advisor for Cambridge University