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14 Jul 2021: Search site. Centre for Digital Built Britain completed its five-year mission and closed its doors at the end of September 2022. This website remains as a legacy of the achievements of our five-year foundational journey towards a digital built

1 Mar 2021: Top Trump Role Profile Cards - click on each to view the pdf file of the role profile.

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,

25 Mar 2021: Area (EEA) and contains provisions and requirements relating to the gathering, holding and processing of personally identifiable information.

3 Sep 2021: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Topics include - ensuring that your project is properly costed knowing when to seek ethics approval protecting your research

26 Feb 2021: Without this momentum, we may not have achieved our 2020 goal initiating the incorporation of the BIM requirement in a standardised way in public projects.

3 Sep 2021: Whether or not a business case for change is required the exercise of developing one will still provide useful information in understanding the requirements and outcomes of the programme. ... specific requirements.

23 Mar 2021: The Construction Innovation Hub's Digital Impact Director, David Philp, was recently interviewed on the BeyondBIM podcast series, where he discusses the evolution of BIM and policy.

1 Oct 2021: In the Contracts Improvement Programme, we have been looking at ways to process Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) requests faster. We have launched the Outgoing MTA Swift Service which will issue a pre-signed MTA that can be used if the material

15 Oct 2021: Procurement Services is delighted to announce the appointment of Cyndi Mudaly in the newly created role of Head of Sustainable Procurement. To read the full story, please click here.

5 May 2021: More information on the outcomes and requirements expected for the course, as well as how to apply, are available on our TAP pages.

21 Apr 2021: screenshot_2021-04-21_at_14.20.53.png A bold new Vision for the Built Environment is published today (Thursday 22 April).

5 Mar 2021: A new, flexible way of working: Administration Team Leader, Personal and Professional Development A new request Our Admin Team Leader (ATL) role had previously been a full-time position, but when the post-holder was considering making a return to

15 Jan 2021: For new and existing PIs as well as others working with postdocs, please join PPD’s live webinar PIs: Working Effectively with your Postdoc to hear how to establish a productive working environment, align plans and utilise skills and knowledge.

5 Mar 2021: Following the ISO 19650 process, information requirements are then written with the intended benefits in mind. ... Learning on the job. Once the target benefits are identified, the next step is to commence pilot projects and set the relevant information

5 Mar 2021: Academics and research support staff can find details of the ERC Starting Grant and Consolidator Grant Calls on the ROO website. Information includes a crib sheet about how to apply to the Starting Grant forthcoming UKRO webinars on 16th & 19th

6 Aug 2021: The Research Office are looking to facilitate more collaboration and knowledge-sharing to support all those who run, contribute and are involved in grants administration. We would like to set up a Community of Practice (CoP) for grants

25 Feb 2021: The Construction Innovation Hub’s new Information interoperability: business benefits case helps organisations to understand and unlock the benefits of information interoperability.

9 Jul 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO) and the University of Cambridge will be jointly presenting a webinar on Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe. This will include Update and structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon 2020 Submission and

19 Nov 2021: Due to an essential upgrade of the connector between Symplectic Elements and the Apollo repository, the deposit functionality will be unavailable from Friday 26th November 2021 for a period of 7-10 days. All deposits into Apollo (Open Access,

19 Nov 2021: The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 30th November at 11:15am, please use this link to join the meeting. The agenda will include a presentation on the new Large Grant Contributions Fund and updates on EU matters. There

12 Feb 2021: The impact of the COVID pandemic has led to the Research Office working at reduced capacity and this means that our Post Award teams will no longer be able to extend a CUFS grant close date (usually two months after the end of the grant). This is to

1 Oct 2021: There is a growing expectation for researchers to offset the carbon emissions generated by unavoidable business travel. At the forefront of this, from 1st October 2021 the Wellcome Trust's carbon offset policy for travel requires applications for

19 Nov 2021: Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) is a £10 million funded project which has been created to support effective and sustained engagement between academics and policy professionals across the higher education sector. In order to better

5 Nov 2021: The Cambbridge Research Office and UIS are looking for people from Departments to join the newly created Worktribe Implementation Project board, we are looking for two representatives. Worktribe is the new costing and pricing software that the

19 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

1 Jul 2021: Alexandra Bolton, Executive Director, CDBB on the upcoming Cyber-Physical Fabric Summit The pandemic has highlighted the need to make better, data-driven decisions that are focussed on creating better outcomes.

27 Jan 2021: Our work builds on established relationships with a number of asset owners and we are collaborating to capture user requirements and obtaining feedback on designs and implementations.

21 Jul 2021: As part of our Construction Innovation Hub programme we desire to lead in the development of information requirements for managing energy and carbon emissions.

6 Aug 2021: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Wednesday 21st July. Presentations included transforming research support and an update on EU matters. The slides and recording are now available on the RGUG web page

11 Mar 2021: The pragmatic and technical requirements for the Foundation Data Model have now been developed and consideration has been given as to whether any existing Top-Level Ontologies could be used as ... There are four Top-Level Ontologies that meet all the

7 May 2021: Health Shield is a health and wellbeing provider, offering Health Cash Plans to members of staff. Please note, this is not private medical insurance, meaning membership is more affordable, there is no excess fee, and you don’t have to be unwell to

15 Oct 2021: There are only two weeks left to give your feedback on the University’s draft Sustainable Business Travel Policy. You are invited to share your views on business travel and provide feedback on the policy through a 15-minute consultation

26 Feb 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

5 Mar 2021: The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s International work stream has championed the foundation of successful collaborations between international governments and regional public sector communities resulting in the forthcoming launch of a Global

6 Sep 2021: The Finance Transformation Programme (FTP) has now moved into its design and implementation phase, having consulted with 1,450 staff members during its Discovery Phase and secured funding from the Planning and Resources Committee in April 2021.

15 Oct 2021: Following our Community of Practice (Cop) survey for grants administration, we have collated all the results and summarised the initial evaluation. Details of the survey findings and next steps are now available. You will find additional information

15 Mar 2021: Local authorities have varied responsibilities and populations, but all are grappling with increasing budget pressures -not least due to the Covid-19 relief and recovery.

25 Jun 2021: EPSRC (the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) is seeking applications from Early Career academics to join the Early Career Forum in Manufacturing Research for a three-year term. They are looking to recruit 10 new members who will

5 Mar 2021: The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 11th March at 4pm for many funders including UKRI, CRUK, BHF and NIHR. Due to the current COVID pandemic, funders have been reviewing their exemption and sanction

3 Sep 2021: The Research Office are looking to facilitate more collaboration and knowledge-sharing to support all those who run, contribute and are involved in grants administration. We would like to set up a Community of Practice (CoP) for grants

31 Mar 2021: Following an in-depth review of the University’s approach to procurement and purchasing, which analysed 25 departments demonstrating a breadth of subjects and spend, the Strategic Procurement and Purchasing (SPP) project has now launched.

15 Oct 2021: Policy The Finance Committee approve new legal structures and changes to existing structures for subsidiaries, joint ventures and branches. Procedure Departments should in the first instance forward details of any proposed change to the Head of

5 Mar 2021: Thank you to everyone who attend the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Thursday 25th February. Presentations included CJRS, Horizon Europe and Export Control. The slides and recording are now available on the RGUG web page.

9 Apr 2021: Due to some on-going technical issues with the Funding & Tenders Portal, preventing users from accessing and submitting their draft proposals, the ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA) has decided to further extend the deadline of its 2021 ERC Starting Grant

12 Aug 2021: Building a global evidence base to support government investment in built environment innovation that delivers benefits for people and places Following its launch, the Global BIM Network is now initiating a Call for Knowledge to all public sector

6 Sep 2021: Since its creation in 2018, the National Digital Twin programme (NDTp) has had three objectives: Enable a National Digital Twin – an ecosystem of connected digital twins to foster better outcomes from our built environment Deliver an Information

17 Jun 2021: Cross-discipline collaboration, cultural barriers and compelling questions. Better data can help us understand the complex interactions between the urban systems we create and the natural systems in which they operate.

22 Feb 2021: You have the right to: Written information on your loan obligations and information on your rights and responsibilities as a borrower; a copy of your MPN either before or at the time your loan is disbursed; a grace period and an explanation of what

29 Sep 2021: Support statements are required from a student's College Tutor (and Academic Supervisor for the Postgraduate Financial Assistance Fund) when applying for financial assistance. ... Applications will be automatically withdrawn after 1 month if the College