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2 Nov 2018: The Research Operations Office is creating a new pre-award service located in Schools to advise and support researchers. New roles include Research Development Managers and Research Development Facilitators. Further details are available on the

18 May 2018: X5 Surgery – a one to one session to help you with a particularly challenging costing. Bookable appointments are available on a Wednesday, please contact Debbie.West-Lewis@admin.cam.ac.uk. X5 Expanding Skills - this session covers how to change

17 Aug 2018: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. This is an open meeting for Departments, Schools and Administrative Staff.

1 Feb 2018: Users of X5 will need to update their costings (go to the Rates Tab / Facilities Rates File / select the new date and save). Also be aware that for MRF / SRF rates The funder budget heading amounts in the Facilities tab have been removed and will

12 Jan 2018: An online tool has been developed for researchers, PIs and their support staff which provides a step-by-step guide to planning research impact activity including links to many useful resources. It can be used to help write a Pathways to Impact plan

28 Sep 2018: A decision tree showing the different deadlines and requirements.

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

13 Apr 2018: The Royal Society Research Grant Scheme is now open for scientists who are at an early stage in their career or returning from a career break. https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/research-grants/. The objective of the scheme is to

30 Nov 2018: The User Experience team at UIS would like to ask Department Staff about how they manage their budgeting and forecasting to inform future development of the Research Dashboard. Here is a short survey (consisting of 6 questions) for Departmental

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

13 Apr 2018: Employment laws. Taxation rules. Insurance arrangements. Immigration. Research Excellence Framework (REF) requirements.

26 Jan 2018: The Research Data Management Facility and Neil Chue Hong from the Software Sustainability Institute are running a software licensing workshop on the 8th March. This event will explore why researchers should licence their software clearly and how to

16 Nov 2018: th. December 2018. In addition to these usual deadlines, due the ROO Christmas Closure please note the following additional requirements. ... Topics will cover applying & managing grants including EU projects, understanding contracts and audit

16 Nov 2018: th. December 2018. In addition to these usual deadlines, due the ROO Christmas Closure please note the following additional requirements.

13 Apr 2018: The fEC Rates used by the University from the 1st February 2018 saw a notable increase to the Indirect Cost Rate. The calculation of the University fEC Rates is based on a prescribed method approved by HEFCE using information that appears in the

1 Feb 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 199. Published on 1 February 2018. Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2018 as of today. The revised fEC rates are available on

4 May 2018: X5 Surgery – a one to one session to help you with a particularly challenging costing. Bookable appointments are available on a Wednesday, please contact Debbie.West-Lewis@admin.cam.ac.uk. X5 Expanding Skills - this session covers how to change

9 Feb 2018: Following the recent change in Wellcome Trust procedures, Grant Holders are no longer able to submit Grant Start Certificates on the Grant Tracker system. Instead, Grant Holders should liaise with their Departmental Grants Administrator who will

9 Nov 2018: The contribution that your research makes to society and the economy Since it was established more than 800 years ago, the University of Cambridge has had a world-leading impact on the economy, society, culture, business, public policy and services,

15 Jun 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 207. Published on 15 June 2018. The BBSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) pump-prime project funding call is now open. The funding will support short (up to 3

9 Mar 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 202. Published on 9 March 2018. The deadline for a PI to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 15th March at 4pm for all RCUK, CRUK, BHF,

9 Feb 2018: The annual submission period on Researchfish is 5 February 2018 to 4pm on 15 March 2018 for most funders. Award holders of grants from RCUK (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, EPSRC, STFC), BHF, CRUK, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, NC3R's, NIHR, The Brain Tumour

23 Feb 2018: The annual submission period on Researchfish is 5th February 2018 to 4pm on 15th March 2018. As we approach the halfway point, award holders from RCUK, BHF, CRUK, NIHR & NC3Rs are advised to allow plenty of time to log on to their researchfish

23 Mar 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 203. Published on 23 March 2018. The Researchfish submission has now closed for RCUK, BHF, CRUK, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, NC3R's, NIHR, The Brain Tumour Charity and

17 Aug 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 210. Published on 17 August 2018. The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. This

29 Jun 2018: The latest release of the Research Dashboard is now in beta phase - this means new functionality has been added and is now available for you to use and review. The new functionality for this release includes • Visibility of both award-data and

14 Dec 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 216. Published on 14 December 2018. Next week (w/c 17th December 2018) a change will be made in X5 to the current “ROO deadline” label. The wording will be made

4 May 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 205. Published on 4 May 2018. In January 2018, the Research Policy Committee (RPC) discussed the impact of late research grant applications. It was noted that the

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

12 Oct 2018: During the Summer of 2018, a review was undertaken of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. Recommendations have now been published and a revised version of the concordant is expected in 2019. It is likely that there will

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

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

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

30 Nov 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. Therefore if you have applications with funder deadlines over the Christmas and New

29 Jun 2018: The University of Cambridge has been notified by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) of our forthcoming Funding Assurance Programme audit. The visit is planned for the 25th - 26th September 2018 and in preparation for this we need to submit some key

30 Nov 2018: The next UKRI Submission Period using Researchfish will be taking place between 4th February and 14th March 2019. Node Administrators are currently checking accuracy of the award data to ensure that the correct response code has been allocated and

29 Jun 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 208. Published on 29 June 2018. The University of Cambridge has been notified by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) of our forthcoming Funding Assurance Programme

12 Jan 2018: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 197. Published on 12 January 2018. The annual submission period for RCUK, CRUK, NIHR, NC3R’s and BHF is 5th February to 4pm on 15th March during which PIs need to

28 Sep 2018: On 27th September UKRI launched a new portal as a first step towards supporting the continuity of funding for UK organisations which have been awarded grants from the EC Horizon 2020 Programme. UKRI is asking recipients of H2020 grants to input

10 Aug 2018: Following the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and accompanying UK legislation, notably the Data Protection Act 2018, the Research Office has prepared new guidance for researchers whose academic research involves the

26 Jan 2018: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will be held on Tuesday 6th February. Agenda and minutes from the previous meeting are available on the ROO website. Tuesday 6th February 10am to 11:30am Institute of Public Health The Research Grants User

18 May 2018: The Research Councils will be undertaking an audit at the University as part of their work for the Funder Assurance Programme (FAP).Their visit will be taking place on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th September 2018. We expect the audit to have a

12 Oct 2018: As announced in the previous bulletin, the new research grant application deadlines are now in place as follows A 2-stage service available until 7 working days before the funder submission deadline which will provide all financial checks and allow

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