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4 Jun 2015: Research data sharing There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. The general expectation is that publicly funded research data are a public good, and should be made openly available with as few restrictions as

6 Feb 2015: Contact us Finance Division University of Cambridge Greenwich House Madingley Rise Cambridge CB3 0TX Main Reception telephone (01223) (3)32299 Visitor's guide to travelling here Map of Greenwich House (University of Cambridge map) Travelling to

19 Mar 2015: Background The Research Councils expect there to be efficiencies in the use of equipment: Universities must now check if there is an opportunity to share equipment with internal departments and other institutions prior to submission of grant

21 Apr 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Full Economic Costing and Income Allocation Policy briefing sessions.

24 Mar 2015: The University of Cambridge has developed a policy for the management of Financial Conflict of Interests (FCOI) for anyone applying or receiving research funding from US-based research organisations.

22 Jul 2015: Overview Accounting procedures for inventory and stock management. Not yet issued

26 Nov 2015: Receipt of data to HR Contracts Teams and Payroll Month Deadline for Departments for HR Amendments & Appointments Deadline for Departments for Payroll (i.e.

19 Aug 2015: Our case studies illustrate the richness and diversity of our research impacts, spanning social, cultural, environmental and economic gains to society.

10 Jul 2015: All major funders expect recipient institutions of research funding to provide assurance that public funds are spent efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. Some research projects are subject to financial audits. Scientific (technical) and

26 Nov 2015: Current areas of concern Fraudulent HMRC e-mails Fraudulent e-mails are being circulated relating to Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC). In all cases the e-mails state that a tax refund has been calculated for an individual and provides a link

19 Jan 2015: National Insurance (NI) thresholds Class 1 NICs Thresholds Figures to use 2024-25 Lower earnings limit (LEL) £123 per week £533 per month £6,396 per year Primary Threshold (PT) £242 per week £1,048 per month £12,570 per year Secondary

15 Oct 2015: by allowing us the space to innovate, free from the constraints of political and economic change.

21 Apr 2015: This is advance notice that the University, in line with fEC guidelines, will be implementing revised full economic cost rates from 1 February 2011.

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office (ROO) where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Thursday 29 May 2014, 9:30am in the Clinical School, Seminar Room 3.

21 Apr 2015: This is an advance notice that the University, in line with fEC guidelines, has to implement revised full economic cost rates from 1 February each year.

18 Oct 2015: Once immediate breach management actions have been carried out, the Information Compliance Office, the DPO and any other relevant colleagues will consider lessons learnt, wider issues and potential process or policy

24 Mar 2015: The Contracts Team of the Research Operations Office (ROO) is responsible for all contracts related to research with a wide range of external organisations and for authorizing all research contracts for collaborative research within the University.

16 Jul 2015: There is an increased emphasis on managing and sharing data produced in research. Many of the research funders supporting work at the University of Cambridge require that research data are openly available with as few restrictions as possible.

2 Nov 2015: Please contact for technical issues accessing either the catalogue, Cognos or UFS or, running the reports themselves ufsenquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk for new or requests for amendments to existing reports FSG.System.Support@admin.cam.ac.uk

9 Mar 2015: This annual award, now in its eighth year, recognises academically outstanding research work in real estate economics, and attracts submissions from around the world, particularly from Europe, North America and Asia. ... Topics set for this year’s

21 Apr 2015: Prerequisite: Must have attended a Full Economic Costing (fEC) / Income Allocation Policy (IAP) Seminar during the last 3 years.

21 Apr 2015: This is a final reminder that the MRC eVal collection period closes on Thursday 14 November (this Thursday). The MRC requires all researchers that have held MRC funding since 2006 to annually update and submit feedback on the results of MRC funded

21 Apr 2015: Two short videos demonstrating how to use two tools in X5, 'the Project Setup Wizard' and 'Submitting a costing', have been published on the Research Operations Office X5 website.Further videos will be published over the coming weeks demonstrating

6 Feb 2015: The Tax Team is responsible for ensuring that the University pays the right amount of tax. To do this, we make sure that we pay tax when it is properly due, but also make sure that we claim any reliefs that are available to us as a charity or

21 Apr 2015: X5 has now been rolled out to all users and can be accessed from anywhere in the world.  The new system has already been used to create over 200 new proposals and users have been supported by the Research Operations Office and MISD.

21 Apr 2015: The first rounds of Early Adopters training have taken place this week and these users can now create live costings in X5.For more information on X5, training and live roll out, please visit http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/applying/x5

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be upgraded on Monday 3rd March and to allow MISD time to perform the upgrade the system will be unavailable between 8am and 12 noon. The upgrade being performed is a like for like upgrade with little change to the

21 Apr 2015: 1. The New Funder Form has been updated with an additional funder budget heading and is available here.2. A new line has been added to the warnings section (p6) of the Validation Guide and is available here.3. UIS are planning an upgrade of the X5

21 Apr 2015: Further to the update on the CUFS downtime. Please could all departments ensure that all transactions are completed by close of business on 14 April 2014 for any grants that require reporting or audits at the begining of April/end of May.Thank you

21 Apr 2015: pFACT, the University’s costing tool has been in use for several years and as such, holds a large number of proposals. To keep the system running smoothly, it is good practice to undertake regular house-keeping within pFACT, and to this end we are

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that X5 will be unavailable on Monday 4th November between 8am and 8:30am to allow for updating of the submission reports.Updates will be made to the Je-S, Generic and Wellcome reports and will include: Generic and

4 Jun 2015: The Research Operations Office is again offering X5 training and would like to invite departmental staff who are required to generate costings for their departments, to attend one of these events. The content will include; using the Project Wizard

21 Apr 2015: A patch will be applied to X5 on Wednesday 9th October between 8am and 9am, when the system will be unavailable to users.The changes that this release will bring are around existing issues within the system rather than new functionality. Salary

19 Jan 2015: All foreign staff commencing employment must complete a Starter Checklist form, which should be sent to the Payroll Section. Download the Starter Checklist here. This form is designed to be completed online. Please ensure you complete both the

6 Feb 2015: The Anti-Bribery Policy is a key area of concern for the Audit Committee because non-compliance could result in prosecution of the University for failure to prevent bribery, including, in extreme cases, prosecution of senior managers.

26 Oct 2015: These pages set out procedures and provide additional information for claimants, approvers, department administrators and finance staff in interpreting the policy. The policy and its annex must be referenced for context.

21 Apr 2015: Timesheets Recent EC audit findings have found a number of instances where timesheets are either missing, have not been signed off or not been reconciled to CUFS.  It is very important that timesheets have been fully completed and signed off at

6 Feb 2015: Sales These are the University’s Terms and Conditions which apply to all sales of goods and services made by the University unless otherwise stated or agreed between the parties, as well as our General Conditions of Contract terms for purchases of

7 Dec 2015: These discussions would assist the Government should it wish to invest in a particular area of the country in order to encourage economic growth through science and research.

21 Apr 2015: X5 will be unavailable on Tuesday 23 July between 0800 and 0900 so that routine mainentance and bug fixes can be undertaken.

21 Apr 2015: The agenda for the above meeting, due to be held in the ATC Semniar Rooms 6a & 6b at Addenbrookes Hospital, will be as follows: Minutes of meeting of 4 June 2013 EU Horizon 2020 update HR Return to Work policy Policy update: VAT & Visitor Letter O

21 Apr 2015: New funder schemes for industrial funders are being added to X5 over the next few weeks to allow users to select schemes that will: Attract 80% fEC Replace previous templates in pFACT that were used for “New Industry Policy” with 70% and 120%

21 Apr 2015: As part of their assurance strategy, the Wellcome Trust has been conducting a number of grant reviews in relation to the financial transactions on awards.  We have been informed that all centre grants, strategic awards, investigator awards and

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office (ROO) where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Tuesday 25 March, 9:30am in Room 4, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms.

21 Apr 2015: Following the recent RGUG presentation about the above, a guidance note has been prepared and is available on the Internet:    http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/documents/local/applying/VAT_Exemption_for_Research_briefing_not

21 Apr 2015: As a move to harmonise further with other Research Councils, BBSRC will no longer require final reports. These used to be submitted by funded researchers at the end of a project. This change will be implemented from 1 October 2013. Grants ending

4 Jun 2015: 1. Open Data lunchtime session –15 June Monday 15 June, 12:30 – 13:30, Mill Lane Lecture Room 10 Most research funders (research councils, charities and foundations) have introduced policies on research data management. The general expectation

21 Apr 2015: In line with fEC guidelines, the University has to implement revised full economic cost rates from 1 February each year.

21 Apr 2015: In line with fEC guidelines, the University has to implement revised full economic cost rates from 1 February each year.

21 Apr 2015: The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for the European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept scheme.