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4 Feb 2016: The Research Data Management team would like to welcome everyone to take part in a round table discussion about current open access policy requirements that articles are published with a CC-BY licence. They wish to hear stories of how the licence

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.

8 Sep 2016: According to the current regulation of the H2020 Model Agreement, internally invoice costs charged to EU grants need to be divided up and reported according to the different cost categories. This is not only a heavy additional administrative burden,

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

5 Aug 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Advance Notice - Symplectic upgrade w/c 15 August 2016 New Income Allocation Policy – ERC PI time income split now extended to all H2020 awards ERC Starting Grant Information session New Concordat on Open Data

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

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

15 Jan 2016: How economics and politics are influenced by moral sentiments? In this book Adam Smith explores the tensions between the ideas of individual freedom & self-interest and those of conscience and virtue.

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

13 Jun 2016: A research project led by Professor Ianthi Tsimpli, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID), will measure 1,600 children language, ... This research will explore how the

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

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

24 Feb 2016: A valid European Health Insurance Card gives EEA nationals the right to access state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in another European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland:.

20 Jul 2016: FAQs from prior years' seminars and workshops are listed below. - 2023 questions start from Q. Who do we email the schedule of accruals and prepayments to? - 2021 and 2022 questions start from Q. What codes should be used for departmental accruals? -

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

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

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.

15 Apr 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers End of Researchfish submissions “Teaming and Twinning calls” event BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant applications 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students End of Researchfish submissions 3. RELEVANT TO:

14 Nov 2016: Applications for the 2016-17 funding round of the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund are now open. Grants of £10,000-£20,000 are available to projects assisting with implementing innovative practice in teaching and learning. Read the full

29 Apr 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Equipment Sharing Update Easter Term 2016 Innovate UK – new home for funding opportunities BA/ Leverhulme Small Research Grant applications 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students Equipment Sharing Update Easter

12 May 2016: The Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is a collaboration between the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Institute of Continuing Education.

18 Mar 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Researchfish submission deadline for NIHR grants “Teaming and Twinning calls” event Obligation for FP7 Marie Curie fellows to submit questionnaires 2. RELEVANT TO: Administrators Date of RGUG meeting

26 May 2016: RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers 1. New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal 2. Improving the research process - discussing an 'open research' position 3. The Data Dialogue. Time to Share: Navigating Boundaries &

1 Apr 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Cancer Research UK Grant Finance Changes New Jisc-funded service for recruiting participants Become a member of the Research Data Management Project Group Open Science Framework - platform to manage research

19 Feb 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers X5 Training for Departments X5 Unavailable – Tuesday 1st March between 07: 00 and 09:00 Reminder: Researchfish submission periods open Equipment and research data sharing information sessions 2. RELEVANT TO:

4 Mar 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers DEADLINE: RCUK Researchfish submission period closing 10 March 2016 Eligibility of claims related to irrecoverable VAT on Innovate UK grants 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students DEADLINE: RCUK Researchfish

4 Feb 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers X5 Update - new fEC and MRF/SRF rates Budget Calculator - PI Incentive removed Researchfish: submission periods for several funders have opened Round table discussion about CC BY requirements 2. RELEVANT TO:

22 Jan 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Researchfish training workshop taking place today (22 Jan.) in Cambridge RCUK Researchfish collection period 2016 DMP support service 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students Researchfish training workshop taking

8 Jan 2016: 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers Reminder- Registration for Researchfish workshop on 22 Jan. 2016, at 1:30pm for PIs and 2:30pm for dep. administrators Wellcome Trust’s and CRUK’s requirements for data sharing – meet the funders

11 Oct 2016: Open Access Week 2016 is taking place from 24th – 30th October 2016 and the Office of Scholarly Communication is marking the occasion with several events including 1. Preprints: biomedical science publication in the era of Twitter and Facebook

15 Sep 2016: The Research Data Team is looking to recruit Data Champions from across the University of Cambridge to act as the local expert on Research Data Management (RDM) within their department, institute or college. You will have the opportunity to meet

15 Apr 2016: The invoicing process from UFS Grants has been developed and improved and will be released in to the live system on Tuesday, 19th April 2016. One of the improvements is the facility for the grants module to automatically attach an expenditure

22 Jan 2016: Most University funders now require data management plans as compulsory part of grant applications. Therefore, the Research Data Management team have launched a new service to support researchers in writing Data Management Plans. The service offers

19 Feb 2016: For your convenience, we would like to offer X5 Training at your Department. Please note this training will follow the same format as the X5 training already on offer. Should you be interested in taking up this offer, please note the following:

25 Oct 2016: The next Research Grants User Meeting will be Tuesday 1st November 2016 1.30pm - 3pm Mill Lane Lecture Theatre Room 7 Minutes of the previous meeting and an agenda for Tuesday's meeting are available here.

25 Nov 2016: The next Research Grants User Meeting (RGUG) will be Thursday 8th December 2016 9:30 - 11am Lecture Room 3, Inglis Building, Dept of Engineering, Trumpington Street Note: the venue has changed from Mill Lane to Dept of Engineering. Minutes of the

18 Mar 2016: The date for the next RGUG meeting has been moved from 31st March to 5th May 2016. Please refer to the ROO website for details.

15 Apr 2016: The Research Operations Office would like to thank all researchers and students for taking their time to submit their outcomes. We also appreciate the effort made by all Node Administrators to facilitate the submission. Please see below the

28 Oct 2016: The University of Oxford, in conjunction with HMG Export Controls Organisation will be hosting the first ever national workshop on Export Controls for the HE sector on Tuesday 29th November 2016 2-4pm University of Oxford The session is open to

25 Oct 2016: In preparation for the forthcoming funders’ collection period between 6 February and 16 March 2017, the University of Cambridge is taking part in a pilot project to help its researchers (including students) by providing an automatic upload

21 Jul 2016: We have been asked to circulate a presentation by EPSRC on the research landscape, and delivery plan in response to the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Please refer to the ROO website for the presentation slides.

13 Oct 2016: In January 2017 there will be an audit of grants from US Federal Sources (either funded directly by a federal agency or indirectly, through a third party). We are expecting 20% of our federally funded grants to be sampled for review. This will be a

26 May 2016: Grant applications submitted from August 2015 onwards Applications from August 2015 onwards will have been submitted on the WT Grant Tracker system. For these applications, Grant Start Certificates (GSCs) now need to be submitted through WT Grant