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8 Feb 2021: Full details of the requirement for transparency at the time of grant application and thereafter are available at and.

5 Nov 2021: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, BHF and other funders is Monday 7th February to 4pm, Thursday 17th March 2022 during which time PIs need to use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. We are starting to

10 Sep 2021: We align with the Horizon Europe Gender Equality Plan (GEP) requirements as follows:.

19 Nov 2021: Gender Equality Plans (GEP) are now part of the eligibility criteria in Horizon Europe for calls with deadlines in 2022 onwards. Details of how the University of Cambridge complies with the GEP can be found on the ROO website. The European Research

29 Jun 2021: Travelling abroad Export controls apply when you are taking controlled technology with you when travelling abroad, e.g. for conferences. When planning for travel, you should review whether your laptop / presentation / USB stick etc. contains

19 Mar 2021: The University’s calculated fEC rates for 2019-20 are showing a significant decrease compared to 2018-19. This is believed to be an anomalous result arising from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The University believes this may be an issue for

29 Jun 2021: Scope of technology transfer: what counts as export? ‘Technology’ is defined as information necessary for the development, production or use of goods.

5 Nov 2021: The importance of posting to a grant in a timely manner is because of complexity in EC funding requirements which includes. • ... The schedule outlined here is to ensure that claims can be processed in accordance with EC requirements, as failure to

29 Jun 2021: Postgraduate teaching materials may include information necessary for the development, production or use of controlled goods, e.g. ... In order to ensure that material is not inadvertently exported through remote teaching without the necessary licence,

12 Feb 2021: New details about how Horizon Europe is structured and the schemes that the UK can participate in are now available on the Research Operations Office website The latest EC news page includes information regarding UKRO webinars scheduled for 18th &

17 Sep 2021: Researchers who receive US federal funding for a research project are reminded that if you need to travel by plane, flights must be booked using an American flag carrier, or a flag carrier from a country with an Open Skies Agreement with the US.

5 Mar 2021: New functionality now exists within X5 that notifies users of messages/announcements when they log on to the system. The number of announcements is indicated by the bell in the header information next to workflow tasks notifications. A screen shot

19 Mar 2021: The Researchfish submission for 2021 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. We recognise that due to

29 Jan 2021: Due to internal delays in the preparation and submission of the University’s Annual Financial Return to the Office for Students (OfS), approval and submission of the TRAC Return has been delayed. Therefore, fEC rates will not be updated on X5 for

19 Nov 2021: In these circumstances, please continue to contact the ROO at the earliest opportunity so that we can assess the resource requirements to support the application.

1 Oct 2021: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

7 May 2021: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting with take place as a live event on Thursday 13th May 2021 at 11:15am. The agenda will include updates about Improvements to the Contracts Process, the Strategic Procurement and Purchasing project as

25 Jun 2021: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the OSR, please could Departments check and

19 Mar 2021: The European Commission will run this free webinar on 24 March 2021, 9am – 3:15pm BST (10am to 4:15pm Brussels time). The morning session will focus on submission and evaluation and the afternoon session will cover the Model Grant Agreement.

1 Oct 2021: The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 5th October at 11:15am, please use this link to join the meeting. The agenda will include a VAT update for research projects, launching the outgoing MTA swift service and a project