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23 Apr 2021: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Thursday 13th May 2021 at 11:15am. Details and joining information will be circulated in the next bulletin.

16 Apr 2015: We have a set of model and template agreements that contain the University's preferred terms for specific types of research collaborations.

15 May 2020: On the ROO website there is a deadline calculator to show when research proposals need to be sent to us. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we have had to extend some of the deadlines as outlined in previous bulletins. These changes have now been

16 Feb 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 330. Published on 16 February 2024. The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research

25 Mar 2022: On 1 March 2022, the UK government issued additional sanctions on Russia, which expand sanctions that have been in place since 31 July 2014. The full statutory guidance on the new sanctions is available on the GOV.UK website. This includes sanctions

9 Jun 2023: One of the greatest benefits of cloud computing is that it gives researchers the opportunity to transform how to do certain tasks. It is particularly suited to short, time-limited tasks like research projects. Tools such as Google Cloud Products and

15 May 2020: On Wednesday 20th May from 07:30 to 09:00, we are expecting to be able to import the following new rates which means X5 will be unavailable during this time. Updated Clinical payscales with an effective date (COLA date) of 01/04/2020 New NI rates:

2 Feb 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 329. Published on 2 February 2024. Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The

23 Apr 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO), in its capacity as UK National Contact Point for Horizon Europe is holding several information webinars for researchers and support staff interested in applying for current calls including, MSCA Postdoctoral

28 Apr 2023: On 6th April 2023, the UK Government set out its prospectus programme called ‘Pioneer’. This is a programme to protect and support the UK research and innovation sector if the Government is unable to secure association to Horizon Europe on fair

18 Nov 2022: We have set up a new Yammer community - Supporting Research at Cambridge, please join us! This is an opportunity to provide guidance, support and discussion for academic and professional services staff. Whether you are actively involved in the

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

17 Jul 2020: The Wellcome Trust has published some new guidance about how to offset carbon travel costs in a research grant application. The policy can be found on the Wellcome Trust website. Alongside this development, the University has recently published its

5 Jan 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 327. Published on 5 January 2024. An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for

28 Jul 2023: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Grant Timesheet Requirements and Guidance. ... For further guidance on the recording requirements of staff time on a research grant, we have produced a decision chart for you to use to work out whether

25 Sep 2020: X5 - the costing and pricing tool for research projects is due to be upgraded on Thursday 8th October. Some of our users have volunteered to test the new version over the last few weeks and we thank them for their time and feedback. A summary of the

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

17 Oct 2023: the progress report, to the primary recipient with a frequency of no less than once per year, in alignment with the timing requirements for Research Performance Progress Report submission. ... In particular, please be aware that:. this policy affects

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

31 Jul 2014: Search site. Research Operations Office. Frequently Asked Questions about Managing Research Projects. Q. Do I have to wait for the income to be received before I can spend on my grant? No. As soon as an award is activated and the start date has

18 Nov 2022: The University has a Large Grant Contributions Fund which provides financial contributions to large, collaborative grant applications. To be eligible for funding, the following criteria apply Research grant applications for funding normally over

15 May 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting has been re-scheduled as a Live Event to take place on Thursday 21st May at 11am - 12pm. Join the RGUG Live Event The agenda will cover two items; the new application deadlines that have been temporarily

11 Sep 2020: CRUK are in the process of migrating their grant management system eGMS to Flexi-Grant and this will mean some changes to how funding is applied for and how grants are managed. Further information can be found on CRUK's website.

15 Jan 2021: The new swift service for CDAs (Confidential Disclosure Agreement) was launched last month for PIs to use with one external party. CDAs should be used with a potential collaborator before discussions take place. To access the Contracts Services

20 May 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 290. Published on 20 May 2022. Following the recent UKRI FAP Audit, we would like to draw your attention to the UKRI Terms and Conditions of Grant Guidance RGC 14,

28 Jul 2023: For further guidance on the recording requirements of staff time on a research grant, we have produced a decision chart for you to use to work out whether timesheets or declarations

24 May 2024: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place as a Teams meeting on Thursday 18th July, 11:15am – 12:15pm. This is an open meeting for any staff with an interest in grants administration. Further details will be circulated nearer the

1 Jul 2024: Worktribe is launching in the School of Technology on Monday 1st July. This is a big milestone and an exciting step forward. Thank you to all those involved for your support and contributions so far – we will learn from the school’s experience

3 Jul 2020: Rose Eichenberger is the Global Health Research Manager at the Research Office and is available to answers queries and advise researchers undertaking health research projects in Low and Middle Income Countries. If you work on a global health

8 Jul 2022: Underwrite of 2021 ERC projects As expected, the UK’s current lack of association to the Horizon Europe programme, means we are unable to sign the EC Grant Agreements for ERC StG/CoG/AdG grants. The majority of these ERC projects are in the

19 Jun 2020: A new Research Investigator Time Policy is being introduced from 1st August 2020 to improve cost recovery and better reflect the true cost of research. Details of the new policy can be found on the ROO website and the presentation slides on this

25 Jun 2015: The amount of time to put in place a signed contract can vary considerably depending upon a number of factors such as the complexity of the project the number of parties involved how speedily the other party/ies respond to correspondence the

8 Sep 2023: As many of you will now be aware, it was announced yesterday (Thursday 7th September) that the Government and the European Commission have agreed in principle on the UK’s association to the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes under the Trade

16 Dec 2022: Position titles for roles formerly known as Senior Research Support Advisor and Research Support Advisor have been updated to reflect the work and approach of these teams more accurately. Below is a summary of the changes: Previous title

20 Nov 2020: Innovate UK’s new Innovation Funding Service Portal (IFS) is now live and there is a suite of training videos aimed at Participants, Finance Contacts and Monitoring officers. Everyone who was registered to use the previous system “ _Connect”

25 Sep 2020: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Thursday 24th September. Presentations were given on the X5 Upgrade and the CoA arrangements with slides and recording of the meeting now available on the RGUG

19 Dec 2019: We would like to gauge topic suggestions for a proposed Research Administration Open Day. This presents an opportunity to discuss what transforming research administration at Cambridge means for all of us together. To help us plan the event, it

18 Nov 2022: In these circumstances, please continue to contact us at the earliest opportunity so that we can assess the resource requirements to support the application. ... At the next RGUG meeting on 22nd November, there will be an overview of updated documents

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

19 Mar 2020: We are asking Departments to prioritise their grant and contracts requirements, and to give consideration to your own contingency plans.

3 Sep 2021: The Wellcome Trust would like to hear from their current and former grant holders as well as support staff about the barriers they face regarding sustainable research and how Wellcome could help to alleviate these. Staff can share their thoughts and

31 Jul 2020: The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has launched an open consultation to inform their Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences. Through the consultation they want to capture views on the strengths and limitations of current doctoral

1 Jul 2024: On 14 June 2024, the ROO EU Team organised the European Research Council (ERC) Information Event. Thanks to everyone who took part and made the day a huge success, our speakers were; Prof. Anne Ferguson-Smith University of Cambridge,

15 Jan 2021: For full details of funders' Plan S implementation plans with links to the details of their Open Access requirements, go to the Coalition S website.

15 Jan 2021: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, BHF and other funders is 1st February to 11th March 2021 during which time PIs can use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Links made in Symplectic Elements to

24 Mar 2023: We would like to remind you that the Research Office will be closed for the April and May Bank Holidays. If you have a grant application that you will be sending to the Research Operations Office (ROO) during this time, please ensure that you are

7 May 2021: EPSRC is increasing the funding it provides for grant holders’ procurement of scientific and other equipment, changing the FEC Requirement on equipment costs from 50% to 80%.

9 Sep 2022: A major upgrade of Elements, the University’s Research Information Management System has taken place and is ready for the new academic year. Elements users will notice a big difference in the look and feel, as well as several functional

1 Jul 2024: UKRO is holding two information webinars for the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024 Call on 2nd & 3rd July 2024 from 10am - 12pm UK time. Further information and registration for session 1 and session 2 is now available the UKRO website.

21 May 2021: On Thursday 20th May, the following new rates were imported into X5 - Updated Clinical payscales with an effective date (COLA date) of 01/04/2021 New NI rates: Including Apprenticeship Levy: file date of 06/04/21 Without Apprenticeship Levy: file