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11 Oct 2016: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is led by the Research Operations Office and is a forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will be next month Tuesday 1st November 2016 1:30pm - 3pm

13 May 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 159. Published on 13 May 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. 1. Platforms for research data management. 3. Evaluators needed for Horizon 2020, Marie

10 Jun 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 161. Published on 10 June 2016. RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. 1. Changes to Income Allocation Policy- effective from 1st August 2016. 2. RGUG meeting on

1 Apr 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 156. Published on 1 April 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Cancer Research UK Grant Finance Changes. New Jisc-funded service for recruiting

21 Jul 2016: The date of the next RGUG meeting has been changed: it will now take place on 8 Sept. 2016 at Mill Lane Lecture Theatres. The meeting will start at 9:30am. For more details regarding the meeting please refer to RGUG section of the ROO website.

8 Dec 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 174. Published on 8 December 2016. The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd

1 Apr 2016: Indexation: From 1st April 2016 indexation will be reduced from 2.5% to 2% Only affects grant award letters sent on or after 1st April 2016 Continue to submit applications without indexation On-costs: In light of SA and NI increases as of 1st April

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18 Mar 2016: The Researchfish submission deadline for NIHR grants closes 23 March 2016. For response code change requests and other assistance please email RFCam@admin.cam.ac.uk.

22 Jan 2016: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 at 9.30am in Mill

29 Apr 2016: Earlier this year the Science and Engineering South (SES) Equipment Sharing Consortium extended its membership to include Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, UCL, Southampton and King’s College London. Providing access to all University staff and

8 Sep 2016: The University, together with other European institutions, is lobbying the Commission to get this requirement overturned.

10 Jun 2016: Skype address. Option for an additional phone number. Adjustment requirements for an interview.

25 Oct 2016: Are you a researcher applying for grants? Or someone supporting researchers with their grant applications? If so, this event is for you. Wednesday 16th November 2016 12noon - 2pm Seminar Room G, 17 Mill Lane You will learn everything you need to

29 Apr 2016: A new governmental website has been launched for all funding competitions run by Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency. Applications can be made to test the feasibility of your idea, research and develop it and demonstrate it in a prototype.

30 Sep 2016: strategies for file exchange with collaborators. funder requirements for making your digital information (or data) available.

30 Sep 2016: strategies for file exchange with collaborators. funder requirements for making your digital information (or data) available.

13 Apr 2016: Description This monthly report shows current nurses whose NMC registration is due to end in the next 9 months (or has already lapsed).This is part of the new nurses revalidation process. Institutions need to discuss this with their nurses to ensure

19 Feb 2016: Researchfish is a research outcome gathering programme used by an increasing number of funders. For essential information and guidance please refer to the Researchfish section of the ROO website. Outcomes can be entered throughout the year but MUST

22 Jan 2016: The RCUK submission period for reporting outcomes of research opens on 1st February and runs to 10th March 2016. PIs and research students are required to submit their research outcomes via Researchfish. Guidance on using Researchfish can be found

10 Nov 2016: This call is open to Cambridge research groups funded by the Wellcome Trust. Are you in favour of more transparency in research? Are you concerned about research reproducibility? Would you like to get better recognition and credit for all outputs of

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19 Aug 2016: The Equipment Sharing Project now has its own Twitter account to follow: https://twitter.com/cam_equip Here relevant topical information relating to the Equipment Sharing Community and news from the Sector is circulated. Small Research Facilities

4 Feb 2016: Researchfish is a research outcomes collection system for researchers and students. Research outcomes can be uploaded throughout the year but must be submitted during the submission period of the respective funders. The submission period for the

10 Jun 2016: Wellcome Trust asked us to circulate the following opportunity: Proposals are now accepted for a joint funding programme between three European foundations: the Wellcome Trust, the Volkswagen Foundation and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

22 Nov 2016: Researchfish is a web-based system used by RCUK to collect the research outcomes and outputs of its award holders. The next RCUK submission period is 6 February to 16 March 2017, 4pm. Representatives from Researchfish will be coming to Cambridge to

15 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). Please note that these grants fall below the value for which ROO undertakes routine checks. Therefore, before submitting an application we strongly advise you to refer to

30 Sep 2016: strategies for file exchange with collaborators. funder requirements for making your digital information (or data) available.

17 Oct 2016: thesis. This session will introduce strategies for backing up your computer; strategies for naming and organising your files; strategies for file exchange with collaborators; funder requirements for making your digital information

1 Apr 2016: The Research Office has been asked to pass on information on a new Jisc-funded service, Call For Participants. This is a free online service for advertising surveys, interviews and other research studies to the public and recruiting participants.

8 Jan 2016: This workshop will focus on the challenges of managing social media data for research across the lifecycle of a research project and beyond. Participants will explore the following questions with our panel of experts: How can I plan the collection

25 Nov 2016: X5 will not be available on Monday 28th November 2016 from 7:30am to 9:00am to allow the loading of the Salary uplift. For existing draft applications, you will need to update the Rates Tab to upload the new salary details.

8 Dec 2016: Researchfish is a web-based system used by RCUK to collect the research outcomes and outputs of its award holders. The next RCUK submission period is 6 February to 16 March 2017, 4pm. Representatives from Researchfish will be coming to Cambridge to

21 Jul 2016: The ROO website on European funding has been updated following the EU referendum result. Moreover, the University will launch a website shortly to compile all the relevant information regarding the Brexit. Once the link to the University site is

8 Dec 2016: The minutes from the Research Policy Committee meeting on 6th October 2016 are now available http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/committee/rpc/minutes/ Administrative and research staff maybe particularly interested in the following items

8 Jan 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Wellcome Trust’s and CRUK’s requirements for data sharing – meet the funders. ... They will give short talks about their requirements for data sharing and afterwards you will have the opportunity to ask them

24 Jun 2016: The Chief Operating Officer of EPSRC has brought an incident of inappropriate use of funds by an HEI to our attention. It is related to payments for dinner that are contrary to the conditions for RCUK grants. Most other funders have similar policies.

29 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). In response to the large number of errors in previous applications, the BA has asked institutions to ensure they refer to the scheme notes and FAQs before submitting an

26 May 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. 1. New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal.

10 Jun 2016: Research Councils will be upgrading their electronic grants submission service in 2017. The Je-S system has come to a natural end and this is an opportunity to design a smarter, simpler more user friendly service in line with the latest digital

30 Sep 2016: 7.1 Applications to Continue Employment 7.1.1 A University officer who wishes to continue their employment for a limited period of time beyond the retirement age should discuss their intentions with the relevant Head of Institution at the earliest

1 Apr 2016: Are you interested in research data management? Then you should consider applying to become a member of the Research Data Management (RDM) Project Group. What is the purpose of this Group?

22 Nov 2016: The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd January 2017. In order to help us manage incoming work, deadlines which fall during the office closure period as well as

19 Feb 2016: your funders’ research data sharing requirements and support available. Please fill in the contact form and someone will answer your query within 2 working days.

8 Jan 2016: The Research Operations Office has provided Researchfish with an up-to-date list of node allocations for all awards. Researchfish will need time to upload the information. We expect that amendments will be made by mid-January. Until then, Node

21 Jul 2016: Is the University providing you with enough support on research data management? Are there any gaps in our current service provision? What could the University do to better address your research data management needs? The University of Cambridge is

10 Nov 2016: A publicly accessible webpage http://www.equipment-sharing.cam.ac.uk has been developed to signpost University of Cambridge users to the Equipment Sharing Project Database and non-university members of the public directly to the National Portal.

5 Aug 2016: Due to planned maintenance work Symplectic will be unavailable from 15-19 August 2016. The system will be upgraded to version 5.1.1, which has a new look and feel as well as additional functionality. During this time, it may be possible to login to

25 Oct 2016: The European Commission has signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) with the USA, allowing American legal entities to work with Horizon 2020-funded consortia outside of the scope of the Horizon 2020 grant agreement. Under this new IA, American

21 Jul 2016: Researchers are faced throughout their careers with managing research data. Implementing best practice early on cannot only help you to access the right data quickly, but also ensure that data is relevant, reusable and accessible to others,