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23 Mar 2018: We have recently become aware that parts of the staff costs charged to EC grants by the Temporary Employment Service (TES) may be ineligible under Horizon 2020 rules. As per Articles 6 and 18 of the Annotated Model Grant Agreement, the cost of

14 Dec 2018: The numbering for Research Grants will be changing soon. Currently the University uses a 7 digit reference for research grants starting with “RG” and then five numbers e.g. RG12345. We are running out of 5 digit numbers and it is expected that

30 Nov 2018: Topics will cover applying & managing grants including EU projects, understanding contracts and audit requirements.

14 Dec 2018: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 21st December 2018 and will re-open on Wednesday 2nd January 2019.

9 Mar 2018: The deadline for a PI to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 15th March at 4pm for all RCUK, CRUK, BHF, NIHR and NC3Rs awards. Currently only 50% of PIs who are required to make a submission have done so. Those PIs who do

12 Oct 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 212. Published on 12 October 2018. During the Summer of 2018, a review was undertaken of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.

18 May 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 206. Published on 18 May 2018. The Research Councils will be undertaking an audit at the University as part of their work for the Funder Assurance Programme

26 Jan 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 198. Published on 26 January 2018. Please be advised that X5 will be unavailable on Thursday 1. st. February between 7am and 9am to allow for the updating of the

10 Aug 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 209. Published on 10 August 2018. The 2019 ERC Work Programme, which was due to be published in mid-July, is now expected in mid-September 2018. This significant

12 Oct 2018: Some EC grant holders have received a notification informing them of a new tool called the “personnel costs calculation wizard”. Since the tool is part of the usual H2020 financial reporting that is done by the Research Operations Office, there