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12 Apr 2022: There are also economic advantages – research has better value for money if all related outputs are shared so that they can be built upon by future research.

7 Apr 2022: Help students develop their skills for the workplace by delivering an interactive skills session. Employer-led Skills Sessions are a popular way for students to gain skills needed for the workplace and their future careers. Enable future recruits to

5 Aug 2022: If you are costing a new proposal to submit to a Horizon Europe (HE) call, you should continue to use the current “EC Horizon Europe” Funder templates in X5. The “UKRI Horizon Europe Underwrite” Funder templates are only to be used for those

14 Jan 2022: The Research Office is conducting its annual SAM (System for Award Management) registration renewal process for US Federal funding and in doing so is performing some additional checks to satisfy recent updates to the US regulatory framework. We

24 Jun 2022: From 1st July 2022, UKRI Final Expenditure Statements (FES) will need additional reporting due to the University receiving "limited assurance" on its recent audit. The additional reporting will include providing full transaction listings, staff

25 Feb 2022: The Research Administration Programme aims to help staff who work in grant administration to improve their knowledge and understanding of the grant lifecycle. Each module will focus on a different aspect of grant administration and consists of

20 May 2022: Our Community of Practice (CoP) for Grants Administration aims to support all those who run and are involved in the grants lifecycle at the University of Cambridge. If you would like to be involved with this group, please sign up on the Supporting

22 Jul 2022: Over the last few weeks, we have been updating you about the timesheet requirements which the University needs to implement so that it can comply with audit requirements on UKRI funding (including Innovate UK). Part of this work has involved

10 Jun 2022: A reminder that the next RGUG meeting is scheduled for Thursday 14th July at 11:15am. An agenda will be circulated nearer the time. If you have any queries, please contact Hannah.Pawson@admin.cam.ac.uk.

25 Mar 2022: The University has been informed of the outcome of the recent UKRI Funder Assurance Programme Audit and has received LIMITED assurance. Systematic issues were identified in relation to Directly Incurred staff costs (RGC 14e) which requires all

10 Jun 2022: Earlier today (10th June), successful ERC Awardees and MSCA Fellows from the 2021 Horizon Europe calls were contacted by the EC informing them that the process to terminate the EC Grant Agreement Preparation sessions will soon be initiated. As

20 May 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 290. Published on 20 May 2022. Following the recent UKRI FAP Audit, we would like to draw your attention to the UKRI Terms and Conditions of Grant Guidance RGC 14,

14 Jan 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 282. Published on 14 January 2022. The Research Office is conducting its annual SAM (System for Award Management) registration renewal process for US Federal

20 Oct 2022: The University has been allocated £180,000.00 for the Other ODA Award with the aim of maximising the economic or social development impact for countries on the OECD DAC list.

14 Jan 2022: The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 8th February 2022 at 11:15am. Details will be circulated nearer the time. Slides and recording of the previous RGUG meeting in November are available on the RGUG web page. For further

9 Sep 2022: Targeted emails are a great way to promote your organisation, opportunities, or event to a specific group of students or recent alumni. Targeted emails are for organisations who want to ensure messages reach the most targeted audience possible.

11 Mar 2022: The annual audit of US Federal Funding (including NIH awards) for the Financial Year 19/20 is now finalised and available on the ROO website.

19 Aug 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 297. Published on 19 August 2022. Academics and research support staff can find details of how to apply to the ERC Starting Grant on the ROO website including a

11 Feb 2022: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, CRUK, BHF, WT and other funders is 7th February to 17th March 2022 during which time PIs should use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Award holders will have

6 May 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 289. Published on 6 May 2022. Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 26th April. The recording and slides are

6 May 2022: As outlined in the April RGUG meeting, there are ongoing delays in the formalisation of the UK’s association to Horizon Europe which are continuing to impact the Grant Agreement process for many of the recently awarded Horizon Europe grants. We

4 Nov 2022: The University has been allocated £180,000.00 for the Other ODA Award with the aim of maximising the economic or social development impact for countries on the OECD DAC list.

22 Jul 2022: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2022 call is now open and the cribsheet is available on the ROO website. As usual, the MSCA PF submissions to ROO are treated as ‘Small Applications’ in line with the

16 Dec 2022: On the 6th December 2022, the European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24 with a budget of around €13.5 billion to support researchers and innovators in Europe. The final versions of the dedicated work programmes for

11 Mar 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 286. Published on 11 March 2022. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 17th March at 4pm for most major funders

4 Nov 2022: For staff involved in the new timesheet process, the demo and Q&A sessions that had been scheduled for 15th and 17th November have been postponed and these will be re-arranged for the end of the month. In the meantime, at the Research Grants User

9 Mar 2022: long-term environmental, economic and social benefits for the UK.

18 Nov 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 303. Published on 18 November 2022. Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 23rd December 2022 and will

22 Apr 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 288. Published on 22 April 2022. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 26th April at 11:15am. The agenda

25 Mar 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 287. Published on 25 March 2022. On 1 March 2022, the UK government issued additional sanctions on Russia, which expand sanctions that have been in place since 31

11 Feb 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 284. Published on 11 February 2022. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Community of Practice (CoP) for Grants Administration at the University of Cambridge

25 Mar 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Two more dates have been added to the programme Thursday 28th April 2022, 12:30-13:30 Export Control - understand your

9 Sep 2022: The EU and International Team together with Cambridge Enterprise are organising an online information event about the Horizon Results Booster (HRB) for the Horizon 2020 Projects of the University. The event will he held on Thursday 3rd November 2022

29 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 295. Published on 29 July 2022. Last week, we produced a new timesheet template which is available on the ROO website. This week we are providing details about how

23 Sep 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 299. Published on 23 September 2022. All UKRI grants (RCUK and Innovate) with part funded DI staff need to have timesheets for the entire lifetime of the grant.

25 Feb 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 285. Published on 25 February 2022. Due to ongoing delays in the formalisation of the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, UKRI has now released the terms and

16 Dec 2022: The following updated pay scales with an effective date of 6/11/2022 were uploaded into X5 on 14th December 2022 NHS grades for nurses: NHS6, NHS7 and NHS8a grades.

2 Dec 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 304. Published on 2 December 2022. The UKRI Guarantee Guidance was updated on 3rd November 2022 for the third wave of Horizon Europe calls with a final deadline

8 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 293. Published on 8 July 2022. From July 2022, a new mechanism for timesheets has been implemented to comply with audit requirements on UKRI funding (RCUK and

28 Jan 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Topics include protecting your research – intellectual property and publishing rights knowing when to seek ethics

22 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 294. Published on 22 July 2022. Over the last few weeks, we have been updating you about the timesheet requirements which the University needs to implement so that

10 Jun 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 291. Published on 10 June 2022. Earlier today (10th June), successful ERC Awardees and MSCA Fellows from the 2021 Horizon Europe calls were contacted by the EC

9 Sep 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 298. Published on 9 September 2022. On 1st September, the UK Government announced an extension to the financial guarantee provided to successful UK applicants to

11 Feb 2022: We are pleased to announce the launch of the Community of Practice (CoP) for Grants Administration at the University of Cambridge. Our aim is to facilitate more collaboration and knowledge-sharing, provide access to resources and to support all

28 Jan 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 283. Published on 28 January 2022. To allow researchers to apply for and receive US Federal funding, the University of Cambridge needs to be registered on the

7 Oct 2022: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has confirmed an additional Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for the financial year of 2022 to 2023. The University has been

12 Jan 2022: I have a PhD in Philosophy from the LSE and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the Oxford.

20 Oct 2022: Academics and research support staff can find details of the MSCA Doctoral Networks on the ROO website. Information includes a crib sheet about the scheme updated Part B information for the MSCA DN scheme As noted in the crib sheets, due to the

5 Aug 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 296. Published on 5 August 2022. Over the last couple of months, we have been updating you about the timesheet requirements which the University needs to implement

21 Jun 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 292. Published on 21 June 2022. From 1st July 2022, UKRI Final Expenditure Statements (FES) will need additional reporting due to the University receiving "limited