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29 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Events. 06Dec. Horizon Europe Programme, Legal and Financial Matters information session. The Research Office invites administrative staff across the University to attend this Horizon Europe Programme, Legal

14 Feb 2014: Submitting your grant application The application process is managed by the Research Operations Office's Research Development Teams working closely with staff in Departments. All applications for external research funding must go through the

19 Mar 2015: Background The Research Councils expect there to be efficiencies in the use of equipment: Universities must now check if there is an opportunity to share equipment with internal departments and other institutions prior to submission of grant

31 Jul 2014: Managing research projects includes monitoring expenditure, preparing statements and financial reports for the diverse sponsor requirements, and reconciling and closing the grant at the end of the project.

29 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Grants User Group Meetings. 18Jul. RGUG meeting on 18 Jul 2024. Recording and slides available. 24Apr. RGUG meeting on 24 Apr 2024. Presentations available. 15Feb. RGUG meeting on 15 Feb 2024.

29 Jun 2021: Travelling abroad Export controls apply when you are taking controlled technology with you when travelling abroad, e.g. for conferences. When planning for travel, you should review whether your laptop / presentation / USB stick etc. contains

8 Nov 2018: It's important to take the time to thoroughly plan your research. If you don't, there's a risk it could fail, wasting your funding and your time and effort. Here you can find out how to: plan, draft and write a proposal.

22 Apr 2022: The following new rates have now been imported into X5. NI rates including increase of 1.25%. Without Apprenticeship Levy - file added 05/04/22 With Levy Including Apprenticeship Levy- file added 06/04/22 USS rate of 21.6% starting from 01/04/22. To

22 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties implementing the upgrade of X5 on Thursday 8th October, a decision was made to postpone the release. The issues have now been resolved and the Project Team are now in a position to reschedule. The proposed date for the

6 Jun 2024: The Research Operations Office EU Team is organising a European Innovation Council (EIC) Information online event which will be held on Thursday 4th July 2024, between 10:30-12:00 (UK time).

19 Aug 2022: Academics and research support staff can find details of how to apply to the ERC Starting Grant on the ROO website including a crib sheet and webinar recordings. The deadlines for this call are - Notification to ROO of intention to submit 27th

24 Mar 2015: The Contracts Team of the Research Operations Office (ROO) is responsible for all contracts related to research with a wide range of external organisations and for authorizing all research contracts for collaborative research within the University.

26 Jul 2024: At its meeting on 15 July 2024, University Council approved a new policy and process for considering funding from fossil fuel companies. Under the new policy and process, the University will not accept research or philanthropic funding from fossil

7 Jul 2023: X5 was updated on 4th July 2023, with new fEC rates which are effective from 1st July 2023. The University has made an adjustment to the research charge-out rates following a review of the way central administration costs are classified, with the

26 Jul 2024: The Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) took place on 18th July 2024 and the recording and slides are now available. Presentations included the Worktribe launch schedule, the National Security Act and UKRI’s The Funding Service. Our next

19 Mar 2021: The Researchfish submission for 2021 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. We recognise that due to

12 Jul 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 339. Published on 12 July 2024. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Thursday 18th July at 11:15am. The agenda will

21 Feb 2020: Spaces are available for the introduction to X5 training session in April, topics include setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. To book a place please contact

9 Jun 2023: UKRI has launched its first stakeholder perception survey to understand how it is perceived by its various communities. The survey aims to help UKRI address issues, tailor activities and measure progress as an organisation over the coming years. The

28 Mar 2024: The initial release of Worktribe’s pre-award and contracts modules will no longer take place in the Research Office and School of Technology in April 2024 as planned. This is due to changes in project resources, navigating risks associated with