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27 Jan 2022: Registration Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2022 on Thursday 21 April.

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

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,

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

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 Oct 2022: Do you have an interest in higher education research, ethical practices and the design of qualitative research projects involving human participants? The Cambridge Higher Education Studies Research Ethics Committee is currently seeking two

31 Jan 2022: Photo by Lloyd Mann David Izuogu Winner, Access & Outreach David Izuogu was nominated for the incredible breadth of his efforts to support access initiatives, and in particular for the non-profit organisation he founded dedicated to outreach, the

14 Jan 2022: Following published guidance from the Office for Students, both the Annual Financial Return and the TRAC Return submissions for 2020-21 have been given an extension until the end of March. Therefore, the University’s fEC rates and the

27 Oct 2022: Helping you to identify your priorities and find organisations which reflect your values With numerous recruiters vying for your attention, choosing an employer can be a complex task. How do you determine if an employer - or a sector - is suited to

1 Feb 2022: Ludvig Brekke Highly Commended, Academic / College Representative Ludvig took on the role of President of Trinity College Students’ Union in February 2020; the College shut down for the pandemic on 13 March 2020.

6 May 2022: The Black Advisory Hub is seeking two postgraduate students to contribute to the pre-publication stage of their glossary on racially-inclusive language.

16 Dec 2022: New updates have been introduced to the UKRI Guarantee Guidance dated 5th December 2022. The scope of the guarantee is still the same: to guarantee funding for all eligible, successful applicants to Horizon Europe calls with final submission

11 Jul 2022: Graduate digital publications This page contains links to commercial publications, and to Careers Service publications General The Times Top 100 The leading 100 UK graduate employers. UK 300 The 300 most popular UK graduate employers.

1 Feb 2022: Elizabeth Warr Highly Commended, Academic / College Representative As a committee member of the Homerton College JCR, Elizabeth has gone above and beyond the call of duty during lockdown, to organise creative and inclusive events to help with

16 Dec 2022: Thank you all for your support and engagement with the new timesheet process. UKRI have given us positive feedback on the work that we have all been doing to address the audit findings. Please continue to upload into your all historic timesheets

31 Jan 2022: Maisha Hossain Winner, Academic / College Representative Maisha Hossain was nominated by no less than three individuals for her innovative use of social platforms to transform the social experience of her peers under lockdown.

3 Aug 2022: Resources for academic applications cvcoverletters.png Academic applications can involve writing many documents. Especially for faculty positions, academic employers ask for a package not just your CV. ​ We have created bespoke advice to address

11 Mar 2022: UKRI guarantee funding scheme for the first wave of successful applicants to Horizon Europe is open for applications for EIC and EIT-KICs. UK-based organisations who are partners on successful applications to EIC 2021 calls can apply for a UKRI grant

28 Jul 2022: The Finance Division has already rolled out the new expense system, Concur, to around 75% of staff, which is a fantastic achievement given that the main rollout started in May. Concur is a more efficient and more compliant way to reclaim

16 Nov 2022: Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education running over the 2023-24 academic year.

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25 Feb 2022: The Apprenticeship Levy is a tax on salary bills introduced in 2017. There are many funders who deem the Apprenticeship Levy cost ineligible when costing a project; this includes CRUK, Royal Society, Leverhulme, BHF and the BA. For applications to