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2 Dec 2022: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, BHF, CRUK and other funders is 6th February to 16th March 2023 during which time PIs need to use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Prior to the submission period,

16 Dec 2022: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 23rd December 2022 and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Therefore, please be aware of the following deadlines and ensure that your researchers

4 Nov 2022: Applications are now open for the University Collaboration Budget, designed to fund collaborative projects between the University of Cambridge and the Academic department at Cambridge University Press. Both University of Cambridge Staff and

22 Apr 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 will include presentations on the revised UKRI open access policy, Horizon Europe guarantee funding, updated guidance on

19 Aug 2022: The University has been allocated funding from the GCRF/Newton Fund block grant and other ODA block grant funding to be spent over the period 1 April 2022 to 31st March 2023. These awards are from the Department for Business, Energy and Innovation

4 Nov 2022: The European Commission requires grant holders to keep documentary evidence of absences as a requirement of Article.18 in the Annotated Model Grant Agreement (AMGA) “Information included in time-sheets must match records of annual leave, sick leave

22 Apr 2022: The European Commission have recently launched a dedicated portal ERA4Ukraine as a one-stop-shop for information on support to researchers of Ukraine by the EU, its Member States and Associated Countries. Displaced researchers or other specialists

20 May 2022: UKRO is running a free webinar for researchers and organisations who were recently awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship under the 2021 call. The 'Navigating the UK Immigration Landscape' webinar will be held on 14

5 Dec 2022: pump-priming or the commissioning of external specialist advice and consultancy for market research, business planning, technology commercialisation or health economic modelling.

11 Feb 2022: Do you want to make sure your published research is Open Access, meet funder-reporting obligations, and make the most of the Research Information available to you? Find out more about how to: explore the other Research Information tools

16 Dec 2022: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

2 Dec 2022: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 22nd November 2022. The recording and slides are now available to view to the ROO website. The meeting included an overview of updated documents and

16 Dec 2022: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, BHF, CRUK and other funders is 6th February to 16th March 2023 during which time PIs need to use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Prior to the submission period,

7 Oct 2022: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

23 Sep 2022: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place on Thursday 29th September at 11:15am. The agenda will include the findings of user research at grant application stage, an update on Horizon Europe / UKRI Underwrite and feedback on

5 Aug 2022: On 20th July 2022, the UK Government published a paper entitled Supporting UK R&D and collaborative research beyond European programmes.

5 Aug 2022: Award letters for the first round of ERC and MSCA projects going through the UKRI underwrite process have now arrived. The Post-Award teams here in ROO are working through the processes of formally accepting the awards, in line with the required

24 Jun 2022: European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation

23 Sep 2022: The EU and International Team together with Cambridge Enterprise are organising an online information event on 3rd November about the Horizon Results Booster (HRB) for Horizon 2020 Projects at the University. Horizon Results Booster (HRB) is an

24 Jun 2022: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

11 Feb 2022: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 8th February. The recording and slides are now available to view. The meeting included a presentation about the new grant application deadlines coming into

28 Apr 2022: As of 1st January 2024, the UK is now fully associated to Horizon Europe. This means that the researchers and innovators hosted by or based at UK institutions are able to fully participate in the Horizon Europe programme. Funding Certainty UK

5 Oct 2022: Looking at OSM through the lens of ecosystems economics and servitisation (the transition from one-off product sales to ongoing service provision), researchers sought to examine the appropriateness of OSM as

16 Dec 2022: On 1st December, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the past, present and future of the EU's Horizon research and innovation programmes 2014-2027. This consultation is expected to contribute to the final and interim evaluations

7 Oct 2022: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 29th September. The recording and slides are now available to view to the ROO website. The meeting included presentations on Transforming Research Support,

4 Nov 2022: Cloud computing gives you the opportunity to transform how you do certain compute tasks and is particularly well suited to short, time-limited tasks like research projects. University Information Services (UIS) is now offering a new Amazon Web

20 Oct 2022: The EU and International Team together with Cambridge Enterprise are organising an online information event on 3rd November about the Horizon Results Booster (HRB) for Horizon 2020 and FP7 Projects at the University. An update agenda is available on

18 Nov 2022: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 23rd December 2022 and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Therefore, please be aware of the following deadlines and ensure that your researchers

2 Dec 2022: The UKRI Guarantee Guidance was updated on 3rd November 2022 for the third wave of Horizon Europe calls with a final deadline date on or before 31st December 2022. The updates include; covering the costs for personnel based outside of the UK,

7 Oct 2022: The EU and International Team together with Cambridge Enterprise are organising an online information event on 3rd November about the Horizon Results Booster (HRB) for Horizon 2020 Projects at the University. Horizon Results Booster (HRB) is an

22 Jul 2022: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 14th July. The recording and slides are now available to view to the ROO website. The meeting included presentations on the Sustainable Business Travel

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 now available to view. The meeting included presentations on the revised UKRI open access policy, Horizon Europe

22 Sep 2022: consumer/customer offerings, business model innovation, open to third party developers, patient investors pursuing winner-takes all approach, regulatory entrepreneurship, political economic institutional support, and multi-sided platform/markets.

24 Jun 2022: Cluster 3 forms part of Pillar 2 within Horizon Europe and focuses on security issues including - Strengthened Security Research and Innovation Disaster-Resilient Society for Europe Increased Cybersecurity Resilient Infrastructure Effective

23 Dec 2022: Requests for a petty cash float and any permanent, or temporary, increases to an existing float must be made in writing by either the Head of Institution or Administrator to the Head Accounting Services, clearly stating the amount of petty cash

23 Dec 2022: Heads of Institution are responsible for the security of the float and for ensuring that all expenditure is properly supported and authorised. There must be regular independent checks of petty cash balances and use and Departments are required to

23 Dec 2022: Petty Cash must be used exclusively for expenditure directly relating to University business. These shall be limited to items of expenditure below the cost of £25 unless the Director of Finance has given written dispensation to increase the limit.

23 Dec 2022: Each department will need to establish a Petty Cash Imprest System for issuing petty cash to employees and recording all transactions. Each time the float requires replenishing a Petty Cash Imprest Form must be completed.

4 Oct 2022: All sectors can benefit from the lessons about leadership, levelling up capabilities, leveraging gains for further innovation, adapting to new contexts, taking stock of technological progress, and preparing for future-defining

23 Dec 2022: Actions required Completed Action Ensure petty cash is stored in a suitable safe or locked drawer and never left unattended Ensure the Imprest Form is completed and posted to the ledger, prior to replenishing the float Check each payment from petty

4 Feb 2022: Hear from the CReDo team about the technical demonstrator they delivered and the lessons they learned, and find out how you can pick up the vital work of collaboration through connected

12 Apr 2022: About the Construction Innovation Hub. The Construction Innovation Hub’s vision is a world-leading construction and infrastructure sector, future-proofed through collective innovation, that delivers long-term environmental, economic and

21 Apr 2022: buildings, while national and international banks are having to demonstrate the impact of their investments against economic, social, and environmental (ESG) targets. ... We can make better business decisions that drive better economic, social, and

17 Feb 2022: The Gemini Papers showcase the vital role that connected digital twins play in improving social, economic, and environmental outcomes, to create a better quality of life for us all.

17 Jan 2022: have the technical ability?’ The lesson is that you can build digital twins that create a better experience for people if you design digital systems from the perspective of

22 Sep 2022: This is a social, cultural, economic and political challenge and not just a technical problem. ... and engaged in the delivery of a mix of social and economic infrastructure, including housing.

22 Sep 2022: New innovations, methods and frameworks are essential to build more for less, meet government sustainability targets to support transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and deliver improved economic

31 Mar 2022: There are lessons to be learnt here for all organisations. Digital information management approaches will support more effective service delivery and organisational productivity along with higher user satisfaction.

31 Mar 2022: well as economic value.

22 Sep 2022: Telford, London). The economic effect of traffic disruption due to bridge failure can be enormous.