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24 Jul 2020: A major step towards creating a simpler, more user-friendly approach to how the University procures, purchases and pays for its goods, works and services was made this week (July 24) with the launch of Version 1 of the new Procurement Services

9 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties during implementation, the upgrade of X5 which was scheduled to take place on Thursday 8th October has been postponed. Investigations into the issues are ongoing and an announcement will be made regarding a new upgrade

8 Oct 2020: Research interests:. 1. Early Turkish Republican socio-economic history. 2. Ottoman/Turkish diplomatic history. ... My PhD focuses on socio-economic relations between Turkey and Italy in the interwar period.

22 Oct 2020: On Thursday 22nd October, new salary files were uploaded into X5 to rectify an error in the NI rates in the used previous files. The new files are as follows Updated Clinical payscales with an effective date of 02/04/2020 New NI rates: Including

29 Sep 2020: degree_music_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? Cambridge graduates with a music degree go into a wide range of career areas.

26 Jun 2020: Through its response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Finance has had to adapt at speed to keep critical business functions operating, while progressing major functional activities such as the budget and year-end process.

4 Jun 2020: Applications are now open for the Teaching Associates' Programme running over the 2020-21 academic year.

16 Jul 2020: Guidance on how best to learn from your own experience of supervising online and that of others

17 Jun 2020: for nature by 2030, but what would the economic implications be and how could it ever be financially feasible?

26 Nov 2020: Virtual classroom courses These are live courses run on Teams, places must be booked in advance Budgeting 1 - Introduction to budgeting in the University This session covers the theory and practice of budgeting in the University, how to interpret

10 Nov 2020: findingjobs_speculativeapps_0.png Writing to organisations who haven't advertised, to ask for work experience or employment can be a good way to secure a job.

20 Jul 2020: Selecting software or tools for different teaching activities

3 Apr 2020: Since the University has been in its Red phase due to the Coronavirus pandemic for almost 2 weeks, the Research Office like many other teams has been getting used to all of its staff working from home. Whilst this has presented many challenges, we

29 Sep 2020: degree_english_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? The top three sectors that English Cambridge graduates joined were arts and recreation (circa 10% of those who responded), followed by communications (6%) and then publishing (6%).

31 Jul 2020: The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has launched an open consultation to inform their Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences.

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10 Nov 2020: Aspiring Solicitors – supports students to access the legal profession from a wider range of socio-economic backgrounds.

24 Apr 2020: Research Ethics Committees (RECs) across the University continue to operate remotely during the University shutdown, but some at reduced capacity. All RECs have been asked to prioritise COVID-19 related research and will seek to progress such

3 Jul 2020: As research funders continue to review their guidance for grant holders and applicants, the Research Operations Office has updated its website to reflect the current position of our major sponsors. In addition there is general advice about extending

15 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we have consulted with our internal auditors and taken the decision to cancel all of the H2020 interim audits until the current restrictions allow us to re-open our buildings and Departments. For those affected H2020

4 Dec 2020: The new swift service for CDAs (Confidential Disclosure Agreement) is available for PIs to use with one external party. We strongly recommend the preparation of a CDA with a potential collaborator before discussions take place and the new swift

29 Sep 2020: degree_classics_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? Each year some 30% of Classics graduates from Cambridge undertake further study. For those who do go straight into employment, the most popular sectors are communications, the arts, and public

19 May 2020: Integrating data spanning environmental features, physical form, land use, socio-demographics and economics for efficient energy planning and sustainability.

29 Sep 2020: degree_medicine_0.png Nearly all Cambridge Medicine graduates progress into Foundation Training, working as Junior Doctors. The 2 year foundation training programme combines work in a number of medical specialities with additional training.

1 Dec 2020: Online courses These are online courses, available at any time. Book a place to start the course immediately. Petty Cash This short online course will provide you with an overview of the way petty cash operates.

29 Sep 2020: degree_engineering_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? Cambridge engineers find their way into many careers. Key employment sectors are typically engineering consultancy, research and development, manufacturing, product design, defence and IT.

6 Mar 2020: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Thursday 23rd April 2pm

27 Jul 2020: As governments and leaders design the economic recovery packages of today, let’s collectively create a new normal, by engaging with national dialogues to implement a green recovery post-covid19 and ... By shifting the focus from economic growth to

8 Oct 2020: sector_entrepreneur_0.png Where to start Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Playlist To hear from founders sharing their own journey to a social innovation venture, or perhaps you want to learn more about commercialising your research, follow

29 Sep 2020: degree_geography_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? Cambridge geography graduates find their way into many careers.

29 Sep 2020: degree_education_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? The top three sectors that Education Cambridge graduates joined were Teaching (circa 27% of those who responded), followed by Arts and Recreation (7%) and then Public Sector (3%).

21 May 2020: The deadline for applications to the Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes has been extended to Tuesday 30 June. The Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes – one for Arts, Humanities and the Social Sciences, and the other for STEM and Medicine - are

17 Mar 2020: During the first two weeks of March, the Finance Transformation Programme (FTP) has been feeding back the results of its Discovery Phase to key stakeholders and those who took part in the engagement activity. One of the feedback sessions was

6 Feb 2020: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2020. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO website. If you have any queries related to the updates, please contact your Research Development Team at the Research

24 Jan 2020: The Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) are looking for volunteers to become data champions to promote good research data management and supporting researchers in areas such as data organisation, storage and sharing. Further details can be found

7 Dec 2020: The decision about whether to talk to an employer about a disability or health condition is one that worries many people. Sometimes called “being open” or “disclosure”. A very general guideline would be to talk about it at a point where it

7 May 2020: The Research Grant User Group meeting has been re-scheduled as a Live Event to take place on Thursday 21st May at 11am - 12pm. Further details will follow. In the meantime if you have any queries, please contact hannah.pawson@admin.cam.ac.uk

18 Nov 2020: From 1 January 2021, the way that we pay import VAT is changing. When the EU/UK transition period ends on 31 December 2020, imports from countries in the EU will be subject to the same customs controls and VAT rules as imports from the rest of the

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8 Oct 2020: sector_commercialart_0.png Where to start 'Commercial art' is art created for commercial purposes, mainly advertising and retail. You could go into clothes, jewellery, furniture design, textiles or work in the art department of a media company.

26 Dec 2020: Almost every academic job description you see includes attracting external research funding; it is asked about constantly at interviews, and it can even be a condition for passing your probation or securing promotion.

11 Sep 2020: X5 - the costing and pricing tool for research projects is due to be upgraded in early October. The upgrade will include improvements to the interface, fixes to known bugs and enable us to remain supported by the supplier. For the upgrade to take

10 Dec 2020: The Enhanced Financial Transparency project (EFT), one of the Finance Transformation Programme’s (FTP) key projects, held two workshops with 38 staff members recently in order to capture key challenges faced by the University in financial planning.

29 Sep 2020: exploreopts_selfreflection_0.png Self-reflection will help you identify the things that matter to you most in choosing a career. Try to answer the questions above but remember not to overthink your answers or put yourself under pressure to 'get it

26 Dec 2020: There are three main categories of funding available: Travel grants and other small grants – look at Research Professional, UKRI, professional and academic societies, charities Fellowships - Personal grants to your salary and your research;

20 Jan 2020: January has seen the University move a step closer to transforming how employees process their expense claims as it has been agreed that expense system solution provider SAP Concur will take this work forward.

29 Sep 2020: degree_archaeology_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? The top three sectors that Archaeology Cambridge graduates joined were Public service (circa 35% of those who responded to a recent survey), followed by Research outside academia e.g.

29 Sep 2020: degree_maths_0.png What do Cambridge graduates do? The top three sectors that Cambridge graduates joined in our most recent survey were information technology, finance followed by a combination of education and analysis roles. varied service.

9 Oct 2020: For staff that have been furloughed, please ensure that time records (timesheets or declaration of exclusivity) reconcile with the period the individual is being furloughed and meet the general requirements of time records as set out below - to

3 Aug 2020: Information about technologies, differences between online and face-to-face teaching, facilitating inclusive discussions, ​and choosing between live and asynchronous styles