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1 Apr 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 156. Published on 1 April 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Cancer Research UK Grant Finance Changes. New Jisc-funded service for recruiting

10 Jun 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 161. Published on 10 June 2016. RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. 1. Changes to Income Allocation Policy- effective from 1st August 2016. 2. RGUG meeting on

25 Oct 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 171. Published on 25 October 2016. In preparation for the forthcoming funders’ collection period between 6 February and 16 March 2017, the University of Cambridge

10 Nov 2016: This call is open to Cambridge research groups funded by the Wellcome Trust. Are you in favour of more transparency in research? Are you concerned about research reproducibility? Would you like to get better recognition and credit for all outputs of

10 Jun 2016: Wellcome Trust asked us to circulate the following opportunity: Proposals are now accepted for a joint funding programme between three European foundations: the Wellcome Trust, the Volkswagen Foundation and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

4 Feb 2016: Researchfish is a research outcomes collection system for researchers and students. Research outcomes can be uploaded throughout the year but must be submitted during the submission period of the respective funders. The submission period for the

15 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). Please note that these grants fall below the value for which ROO undertakes routine checks. Therefore, before submitting an application we strongly advise you to refer to

19 Aug 2016: The Equipment Sharing Project now has its own Twitter account to follow: https://twitter.com/cam_equip Here relevant topical information relating to the Equipment Sharing Community and news from the Sector is circulated. Small Research Facilities

22 Nov 2016: Researchfish is a web-based system used by RCUK to collect the research outcomes and outputs of its award holders. The next RCUK submission period is 6 February to 16 March 2017, 4pm. Representatives from Researchfish will be coming to Cambridge to

26 May 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. 1. New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal.

1 Apr 2016: The Research Office has been asked to pass on information on a new Jisc-funded service, Call For Participants. This is a free online service for advertising surveys, interviews and other research studies to the public and recruiting participants.

25 Nov 2016: X5 will not be available on Monday 28th November 2016 from 7:30am to 9:00am to allow the loading of the Salary uplift. For existing draft applications, you will need to update the Rates Tab to upload the new salary details.

8 Dec 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 174. Published on 8 December 2016. The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd

8 Jan 2016: This workshop will focus on the challenges of managing social media data for research across the lifecycle of a research project and beyond. Participants will explore the following questions with our panel of experts: How can I plan the collection

21 Jul 2016: The ROO website on European funding has been updated following the EU referendum result. Moreover, the University will launch a website shortly to compile all the relevant information regarding the Brexit. Once the link to the University site is

8 Dec 2016: The minutes from the Research Policy Committee meeting on 6th October 2016 are now available http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/committee/rpc/minutes/ Administrative and research staff maybe particularly interested in the following items

29 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). In response to the large number of errors in previous applications, the BA has asked institutions to ensure they refer to the scheme notes and FAQs before submitting an

8 Dec 2016: Researchfish is a web-based system used by RCUK to collect the research outcomes and outputs of its award holders. The next RCUK submission period is 6 February to 16 March 2017, 4pm. Representatives from Researchfish will be coming to Cambridge to

24 Jun 2016: The Chief Operating Officer of EPSRC has brought an incident of inappropriate use of funds by an HEI to our attention. It is related to payments for dinner that are contrary to the conditions for RCUK grants. Most other funders have similar policies.

19 Feb 2016: your funders’ research data sharing requirements and support available. Please fill in the contact form and someone will answer your query within 2 working days.

10 Jun 2016: Research Councils will be upgrading their electronic grants submission service in 2017. The Je-S system has come to a natural end and this is an opportunity to design a smarter, simpler more user friendly service in line with the latest digital

1 Apr 2016: Are you interested in research data management? Then you should consider applying to become a member of the Research Data Management (RDM) Project Group. What is the purpose of this Group?

8 Jan 2016: The Research Operations Office has provided Researchfish with an up-to-date list of node allocations for all awards. Researchfish will need time to upload the information. We expect that amendments will be made by mid-January. Until then, Node

22 Nov 2016: The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd January 2017. In order to help us manage incoming work, deadlines which fall during the office closure period as well as

10 Nov 2016: A publicly accessible webpage http://www.equipment-sharing.cam.ac.uk has been developed to signpost University of Cambridge users to the Equipment Sharing Project Database and non-university members of the public directly to the National Portal.

21 Jul 2016: Is the University providing you with enough support on research data management? Are there any gaps in our current service provision? What could the University do to better address your research data management needs? The University of Cambridge is

5 Aug 2016: Due to planned maintenance work Symplectic will be unavailable from 15-19 August 2016. The system will be upgraded to version 5.1.1, which has a new look and feel as well as additional functionality. During this time, it may be possible to login to

25 Oct 2016: The European Commission has signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) with the USA, allowing American legal entities to work with Horizon 2020-funded consortia outside of the scope of the Horizon 2020 grant agreement. Under this new IA, American

21 Jul 2016: Researchers are faced throughout their careers with managing research data. Implementing best practice early on cannot only help you to access the right data quickly, but also ensure that data is relevant, reusable and accessible to others,

8 Dec 2016: The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd January 2017. In order to help us manage incoming work, deadlines which fall during the office closure period as well as

18 Mar 2016: We would like to remind departments and all researchers funded under a Marie Curie fellowship about their obligation to submit the following questionnaires: • An Evaluation questionnaire – at the end of his/her appointment/recruitment period,

24 Jun 2016: Income received from Research Grants and Contracts that is surplus to direct costs on the project is split between the Chest and Department in line with the University’s Income Allocation Policy (IAP). Please note that the split currently

10 Jun 2016: Wellcome Trust asked us to circulate the following opportunity: This fellowship scheme enables medical, dental, veterinary and clinical psychology graduates to continue their research at postdoctoral level and develop scientific independence. It

4 Mar 2016: Irrecoverable VAT is now eligible expenditure on Innovate UK grants with effect from the new guidance issued on Oct-2015. For grants dated before Oct-2015, the wording of the award letter should be considered. For questions in this regard, please

8 Dec 2016: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will be held on Friday 10th February 2017 at 10am in the Norwich Room, Roger Needham Building, West Cambridge. Further details will be circulated in the New Year.

26 May 2016: Researchers are faced throughout their careers with managing research data. Implementing best practice early on cannot only help you to access the right data quickly, but also ensure that data is relevant, reusable and accessible to others,

21 Jul 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Reminder: new Income Allocation Policy effective from 1 August 2016 EPSRC: Presentation on delivery plan RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators RGUG meeting: date changed to 8 Sept. 2016 Reminder: new Income

1 Apr 2016: You have probably been in this situation before: How do you find and access data for your research? In this workshop we will discuss the current challenges in data sharing, focusing especially on challenges faced by researchers studying cancer and

21 Jul 2016: The new Income Allocation Policy of the University will be effective from 1 August 2016 onwards. The Policy outlines how income received from Research Grants and Contracts, which is surplus to direct costs on the project, is split between the Chest

13 Oct 2016: The BBSRC Interim Chief Executive Professor Melanie Welham and colleagues are visiting the University on Monday 7th November 2016. Professor Welham will give an open presentation on the BBSRC strategy and forward plans followed by Q&A. Monday 7th

26 May 2016: How can we ensure that researchers are rewarded for the quality of their research and not only for the impact factor of the journals in which they publish? What needs to happen so the quality of the whole research process is taken into account when

22 Nov 2016: The Research Office will be offering guidance to PIs and students who are required to submit a return to Researchfish for the next submission period 6 February 2017 to 16 March 2017 at 4pm. For PIs - a return is mandatory if you have been in receipt

19 Feb 2016: This is advance notice from UIS that X5 will be unavailable during these times whilst essential server updates are performed. Users may also experience issues with submitting MTA/CDAs on-line during this period. UIS apologise for any inconvenience

13 May 2016: MSCA - New Expert Evaluators Sought As the schemes continue to be very popular and receive large numbers of proposals, new expert evaluators that have not yet registered or been invited to take part in the review process for the Marie

25 Oct 2016: The BBSRC Interim Chief Executive Professor Melanie Welham and colleagues are visiting the University on Monday 7th November 2016. Professor Welham will give an open presentation on the BBSRC strategy and forward plans followed by Q&A. Monday 7th

22 Jan 2016: Researchfish will host a training workshop for administrators and researchers in Cambridge today. Two sessions will take place: the first one (1:30-2:30pm) is aimed at PIs, the second one (2:30-3:30pm) at Departmental Administrators. We strongly

8 Dec 2016: Mary de Silva, Head of the Wellcome Trust's Population, Environment and Health section and colleagues will visit the University on Tuesday 20th December. The team will give an overview of their funding schemes and invite your feedback on the changes

10 Jun 2016: Changes to the Income Allocation Policy come into effect for awards activated on and after 1st August 2016. The new policy will increasingly affect new and existing costings in progress. A message has been added to the X5 costing screen notifying

4 Mar 2016: The following funders have Open Submission periods with imminent deadlines in Researchfish: • All seven Research Councils (RCUK): 10 Mar 2016 • Cancer Research UK (CRUK): 10 Mar 2016 • British Heart Foundation (BHF): 10 Mar 2016 • NC3Rs: 17

19 Aug 2016: It was announced over the weekend that HM Treasury has agreed to underwrite the payments of Horizon 2020 grants singed whilst the UK remains a member of the EU for projects that continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. For more information