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13 Dec 2021: He is now the MCR President at Girton, and is developing initiatives to support postgraduate students who are taking on undergraduate supervision responsibilities. ... I hope to look at linking interested postgraduates with teaching directors so that

5 Mar 2021: Whatever the challenge is – be it the initial planning of a project, the incorporation of technical requirements in a tender process or the creation of a roadmap for the development of

19 Mar 2021: What is the workshop about? Previous research carried out by the Cambridge Service Alliance (CSA), University of Cambridge has demonstrated that digital twins are an opportune conduit for business model innovation.

6 Aug 2021: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 274. Published on 6 August 2021. Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2021, which this year are applicable from 1. st. August 2021.

17 Sep 2021: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. The final online event of this series is scheduled for Wednesday 22nd September at 12:30pm on the topic of impact and will

25 Aug 2021: John Galvin, Head of the Finance Transformation Programme (FTP) has welcomed new team member Rogerio Scott Antunes, who has taken on the role of Project Manager for the Strategic Procurement & Purchasing (SPP) project. John said: “I would like to

19 Nov 2021: Wellcome’s digital team is looking for people to take part in their user research. They regularly carry out research with people who use their website and grant funding application system, so that they can improve these experiences. Wellcome would

19 Feb 2021: Framework. Part D now reflects the asset information requirements as set out in ISO 19650-3 and Part E includes new guidance about the UK BIM Framework information protocol template and

11 Jun 2021: The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce that the call for proposals to the ALBORADA Research Fund is now open. Applications are invited from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge or an

23 Apr 2021: When costing a research project using a funder or collaborator that is not listed on X5, you will need to complete a New Funder Form or New Collaborator Form. These forms have recently been updated to clarify information required for each field,

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

3 Sep 2021: National and international business travel can play a key part in academic, research and education objectives at the University of Cambridge. However, in 2018/19, carbon emissions from business travel were roughly equivalent to emissions from gas

25 Jun 2021: In order to implement critical security updates, the Finance Division will be upgrading the Cognos reporting tool from version 10.2.1 to version 11.1.7 on Wednesday 30th June, once all overnight processing has been completed. The system will

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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

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).

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 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

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

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.

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

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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: 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

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

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