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29 Mar 2019: The Researchfish submission for 2019 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers and administrative staff for preparing and submitting their returns. We are waiting for the final figures from the funders regarding

5 Jul 2019: We have updated the guidance on our website to help you understand the requirements when making claims on your grant.

25 Oct 2019: Following feedback from the X5 User Group, some small screen amendments in X5 are going to be made which will remove features that aren’t used and ensure that terminology is more consistent. X5 will be updated with these amendments on Thursday

6 Dec 2019: A new Industry Pricing Policy has been approved by the Research Policy Committee and guidelines are currently being drafted for Departments. A summary of the policy is available on the Research Operations Office website.

6 Dec 2019: We have updated the guidance on our website to help you understand the requirements when making claims on your grant.

26 Jul 2019: The Research Office have updated their due diligence process, which aims to offer a more robust service, delivering a closer level of scrutiny as well as quicker turnaround times for departments. To mitigate the risk posed to the University, the Due

8 Feb 2019: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2019. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO website. If you have any queries related to the updates, please contact your Research Support Advisor at the Research

9 Aug 2019: EPSRC is working with colleagues across UKRI on a review of the AI landscape, to understand current support for AI research and innovation, and engage stakeholders in identifying opportunities and future directions. To stay informed about the

19 Dec 2019: The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the 2020 Research Grants Programme for Administrators. Consisting of seven separate morning sessions, the modules comprise a mix of skills development and knowledge transfer utilising workshops,

22 Nov 2019: The following updated pay scales with an effective date (COLA date) of 01/04/2019 were uploaded into X5 on Tuesday 19th November - NHS grades for nurses: NHS6, NHS7 and NHS8a grades. Note: these are different to Research nurses grades Clinical

6 Dec 2019: The FOREX policy states that EC awards are activated using a lifetime exchange rate based on when the Grant Agreement is signed to allow PIs to plan their budgets. However, due to the movement of exchange rates over time, or in periods of high rate

22 Feb 2019: There have been some updates to the Research Dashboard this week. You will see that it is now easier to scan the list of grants which is helpful for those with large datasets. Also each grant now has a unique URL, allowing users to communicate more

11 Oct 2019: The following rates were uploaded into X5 on 24th September 2019. New August 2019 pay scales: for MRC (EPI, CU, BSU, MBU, CBU, TOX) grades for University grades (non-Clinical) and banded rates USS grades have retained the superannuation rate of 24.4%

5 Jul 2019: The presentations from the recent RGUG meeting on 27th June are now available on the ROO website. One of the discussion points from the meeting last week was to gauge interest in having an Open Day at ROO during the Michaelmas Term. Options include

10 May 2019: X5 has been updated with a new salary file with an effective date of 01/04/2019 which contains the proposed USS pension rate of 24.2%. Users who wish to use the existing rate of 19.5% should select the 01/02/2019 salary file.

10 May 2019: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follow Thursday 27th June 2019

26 Apr 2019: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will take place as follows Thursday 2nd May 2019 2pm – 3:30pm Norwich Auditorium, Roger Needham Building, 7 J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0RB Agenda for the meeting and minutes for the previous

26 Jul 2019: The Wellcome Trust have made some policy changes including laboratory gloves can now be requested on grant applications and charged to existing grants. Further details are available from their website under the section ”Materials and consumables

18 Jan 2019: The numbering for Research Grants has changed. As of early January 2019 we ran out of the 5 digit RG number system RG99999 and instead we are now using the 6 digit numbering system G100000. Work has been undertaken to make changes in the CUFS and

22 Feb 2019: At Cambridge we are committed to achieving excellence in research and scholarship, ensuring that our activities contribute to the well-being of society. As the research landscape becomes increasingly complex, we need to be more proactive in the