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26 Nov 2015: Submitted outcomes inform the case for further funding. Entries can be made throughout the year, but must be submitted during the collection periods specified on the Researchfish website.

21 Apr 2015: We would like you to advise those responsible for recording transactions on Trust grants that in future we would like each entry to include a clear and informative description of the

14 Jul 2015: requirements. o Appendices I and J propose wording for a policy and a web page, and an. ... Failure to adhere to the requirements of ATAS could affect a university’s ability to sponsor students.

21 Apr 2015: The current Researchfish system will remain open for data entry and data changes until nearer the launch of the harmonised system because migration requires less time.

26 Nov 2015: Submitted outcomes inform the case for further funding. Entries can be made throughout the year, but must be submitted during the collection periods specified on the Researchfish website. ... For queries regarding reporting requirements please contact

4 Jun 2015: ensure that the University undertakes appropriate institutional steps to help its academics to adhere to good data management practice (and to meet the policy requirements University funders).

10 Jul 2015: All major funders expect recipient institutions of research funding to provide assurance that public funds are spent efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. Some research projects are subject to financial audits. Scientific (technical) and

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.

24 Mar 2015: Conflict of Interest for US Funded Research. This policy consists of a set of requirements to be followed by senior and key personnel participating in research funded by a Public Health

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

16 Jul 2015: There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. Many of the research funders supporting work at the University of Cambridge require that research data are openly available with as few restrictions as possible.

9 Mar 2015: The Research Operations Office publishes a fortnightly bulletin which includes information on research funding, policy and procedures as well as news from the Research Operations Office. If you would like to be added to the circulation list please

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office (ROO) where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Thursday 29 May 2014, 9:30am in the Clinical School, Seminar Room 3.

21 Apr 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Timesheets requirement. Published on Tue, 21/04/2015 - 12:23. ... From 1 January 2011 it is a requirement to keep timesheets for Research Council grants for all Directly Incurred staff, except those who are

21 Apr 2015: The minutes for the RGUG held on Thursday 24 July 2014 are now available on the ROO websitePlease note that the next meeting been re-scheduled for 16 October 2014 (previously 30 October 2014) at 9:30am and will be held at the Mill Lane Lecture Rooms,

27 Feb 2015: FP7 was the EU’s Programme for Research and Innovation which run between 2007 and 2013. The University of Cambridge has still a few FP7 projects running. For more information about the Programme please visit the archived pages of the EC.

14 Apr 2015: Charities and Trusts (UK and International) British Council http://www.britishcouncil.org/ British Heart Foundation https://www.bhf.org.uk Cancer Research UK http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ Euraxess (research jobs, funding and advice from European

21 Apr 2015: Two short videos demonstrating how to use two tools in X5, 'the Project Setup Wizard' and 'Submitting a costing', have been published on the Research Operations Office X5 website.Further videos will be published over the coming weeks demonstrating

21 Apr 2015: As part of the Terms and Conditions of some of our research funders, they require evidence of an individual’s time worked on an award. These sponsors include the Research Councils (RC), European Commission (EC) and National Institute of Health (NIH

21 Apr 2015: This is a final reminder that the MRC eVal collection period closes on Thursday 14 November (this Thursday). The MRC requires all researchers that have held MRC funding since 2006 to annually update and submit feedback on the results of MRC funded

21 Apr 2015: The first rounds of Early Adopters training have taken place this week and these users can now create live costings in X5.For more information on X5, training and live roll out, please visit http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/applying/x5

29 Oct 2015: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Information Session about Funders’ Requirements for Sharing Research Data.

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be upgraded on Monday 3rd March and to allow MISD time to perform the upgrade the system will be unavailable between 8am and 12 noon. The upgrade being performed is a like for like upgrade with little change to the

21 Apr 2015: X5 has now been rolled out to all users and can be accessed from anywhere in the world.  The new system has already been used to create over 200 new proposals and users have been supported by the Research Operations Office and MISD.

21 Apr 2015: Further to the update on the CUFS downtime. Please could all departments ensure that all transactions are completed by close of business on 14 April 2014 for any grants that require reporting or audits at the begining of April/end of May.Thank you

21 Apr 2015: 1. The New Funder Form has been updated with an additional funder budget heading and is available here.2. A new line has been added to the warnings section (p6) of the Validation Guide and is available here.3. UIS are planning an upgrade of the X5

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be unavailable on Monday 4th November between 8am and 8:30am to allow for updating of the submission reports.Updates will be made to the Je-S, Generic and Wellcome reports and will include: Generic and

21 Apr 2015: pFACT, the University’s costing tool has been in use for several years and as such, holds a large number of proposals. To keep the system running smoothly, it is good practice to undertake regular house-keeping within pFACT, and to this end we are

10 Dec 2015: Open Data Afternoon Session will:. provide you with all the necessary information you need to know about your funder requirements for research data sharing.

4 Jun 2015: The Research Operations Office is again offering X5 training and would like to invite departmental staff who are required to generate costings for their departments, to attend one of these events. The content will include; using the Project Wizard

10 Dec 2015: Open Data Afternoon Session will:. provide you with all the necessary information you need to know about your funder requirements for research data sharing.

21 Apr 2015: A patch will be applied to X5 on Wednesday 9th October between 8am and 9am, when the system will be unavailable to users.The changes that this release will bring are around existing issues within the system rather than new functionality. Salary

21 Apr 2015: Timesheets Recent EC audit findings have found a number of instances where timesheets are either missing, have not been signed off or not been reconciled to CUFS.  It is very important that timesheets have been fully completed and signed off at

21 Apr 2015: X5 will be unavailable on Tuesday 23 July between 0800 and 0900 so that routine mainentance and bug fixes can be undertaken.

21 Apr 2015: Further to the update on the CUFS downtime. Please could all departments ensure that all transactions are complete for any grants that require reporting or audits at the begining of April/end of May.Thank you for your cooperation.

21 Apr 2015: Please note the availability of the X5 costing and pricing application during the following periods - • X5 will be vulnerable on Monday 18 August between 8:30am and 9:30am due to the updating of University pay scales• X5 will be unavailable on

21 Apr 2015: X5 Update This week we are continuing with UAT testing and are grateful to the volunteers who are working with us during this period. This is an important phase as the feedback we receive from our testers  ensures X5 meets the demands that will be

21 Apr 2015: EC Audits. Travel. As part of the audit process it is a requirement to ensure that 20% of all travel is included in the sample.

12 Nov 2015: OpenCon is the conference for students and professionals on Open Access, Open Education and Open Data. Following the main event in Brussels, Belgium we are organising a dedicated Satellite event in Cambridge. OpenCon Cambridge will provide a

21 Apr 2015: The Research Strategy Office has developed a new section on its website dedicated to Restricted Calls. ‘Restricted calls’ are an internal University of Cambridge process that has been established in response to the increasing number of funding

21 Apr 2015: Please note that following RCUK’s previous advice on the scaled-back requirement for final reports as a result of greater online reporting of outcomes, the cut-off date for submitting

19 Jun 2015: Before you start your project. Firstly check your funder requirements for data management. ... Share your data to meet your funder's requirements. Your data should be as openly accessible as possible.

10 Dec 2015: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Nature’s ‘Scientific Data’ journal event 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students Guidance for Resarchfish users Nature’s ‘Scientific Data’ journal event Open Data @ Addenbrokes Open Data @ Mill Lane 3.

21 Apr 2015: Presentations from the Research Grant User Group (RGUG) on 1 November are now available on the Research Office website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx?id=20111101The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 13 December, 9

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be unavailable on Monday 3rd March between 08:00am and 12:00 noon to allow MISD to perform an upgrade to the system.Users have been advised separately regarding this downtime but it is important to note that once the

12 Nov 2015: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers ContentMine Workshop: mining for the life sciences OpenCon Cambridge New RCUK guidelines on research data sharing policy - feedback welcome 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students ContentMine Workshop: mining for

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office are offering X5 training and would like to invite departmental staff who are required to generate costings for their departments to attend one of these events.

27 Feb 2015: The Framework Programme for Research and Technology (FP7) was the main research funding stream in the European Union from 2007 until 2013 with a €54 billion budget. Recipients of EC FP7 funds are required to manage the administration of their fund

21 Apr 2015: The process for including new items of equipment on the Equipment Admin Database is as follows: New Fixed Assets in excess of £10K will be loaded monthly by the Fixed Assets Team in Finance into the database as ‘DRAFT’ records. This will

21 Apr 2015: This is an advance notice that the University, in line with fEC guidelines, has to implement revised full economic cost rates from 1 February each year. More information regarding these changes will be available in the next Bulletin. Please note