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9 Aug 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 228. Published on 9 August 2019. There are a few spaces available at the next X5 training session which includes setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well

8 Feb 2019: This X5 session covers how to change your PI & Funder / Scheme, add an external collaborator and change the Lead department and more. Monday 18th February 2019 9:30am – 12:30pm Ferrara, Greenwich House, Madingley Road Pre-requisite: have attended

8 Nov 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 232. Published on 8 November 2019. An information event for the ERC Consolidator Call 2020 is being organised for all potential applicants, departmental

8 Mar 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 220. Published on 8 March 2019. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 14th March at 4pm for the following major

22 Feb 2019: The annual submission period on Researchfish is now open and the deadline to complete a return is 4pm on 14th March 2018 for most funders. As we approach the halfway point, award holders are advised to allow plenty of time to log on to their

7 Jun 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 224. Published on 7 June 2019. This briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to the University or wishing to increase

5 Jun 2019: Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: International Practices and Policy Implications. Smart cities can significantly improve our quality of life and create economic opportunities, by collecting and using a vast amount of

22 Nov 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 233. Published on 22 November 2019. The following updated pay scales with an effective date (COLA date) of 01/04/2019 were uploaded into X5 on Tuesday 19. th.

6 Dec 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 234. Published on 6 December 2019. An Organisational Spend Report is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the

11 Dec 2019: He is also co-host of the Digital Twin Fan Club Podcast where he explores the possibilities of connecting our social and economic infrastructure to the internet.

22 Feb 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 219. Published on 22 February 2019. The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will take place as follows. Tuesday 26th February 2019. 2pm – 3:30pm. LR4, Dept of

25 Oct 2019: The European Research Council (ERC) has launched their first competition for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award. The purpose of the award is to recognise ERC grant holders who engage with audiences beyond the scientific community and do so in

8 Feb 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 218. Published on 8 February 2019. Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2019. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO

1 Oct 2019: Dr Flavio Toxvaerd, Faculty of Economics. Understanding economic models through interactive graphs: a platform for visualisation and independent student experimentation using Mathematica.

15 Oct 2019: While many tools and methodologies exist for evaluating the social, environmental and economic impact of the built environment, there is no single tool that supports a holistic value-based approach to

18 Jan 2019: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 217. Published on 18 January 2019. The Contract Status Portal is due to be retired on 31. st. January 2019 as its content has now been integrated into the Research

25 Oct 2019: The Finance Business Transformation Programme (FBTP) are seeking views from all the staff across the University who are involved in any financial activities (both recipients of the financial services or users of financial systems). Staff are able to

10 May 2019: When submitting grant applications to the Research Operations Office, please be aware of your Department’s delegated authority limits. These are set out in the annual Delegation of Financial Authority letter which is signed by the Head of

26 Apr 2019: To help you work out when your grant application should reach the Research Operations Office, there is a new tool on the ROO website. Enter the funder deadline into the application deadline calculator and it will give you the date when you need to

8 Feb 2019: The annual submission period on Researchfish is 4 February 2019 to 4pm on 14 March 2019 for most funders. Emails have been sent to award holders from Researchfish on behalf of the funders informing PIs that they need to complete their annual

26 Jul 2019: A new grant condition is being trialled to allow for some EPSRC grants to delay the start of the grant for up to six months. A statement to this effect will be included in the offer letters for eligible grants and a review of the trial outcomes is

22 Aug 2019: Over its six year duration, the programme has included a diverse range of topics relating to sustainability studies, ranging from the environment and behaviour, to policy and economics.

9 Aug 2019: All MSCA-IFs (European and Global Fellowships included) can be treated as a small application, therefore can be submitted to the ROO one working day before the deadline. Applications should reach the ROO by 4pm on 10th September. Details of the

18 Oct 2019: In this blog, Rey makes the case for considering the socio-economic inhibitors to the take up of digital innovation in construction. ... However, transforming construction is a social, cultural, economic and political challenge – not simply a technical

17 Dec 2019: With its ambitious climate initiative Cambridge Zero, the University is helping to build a zero-carbon future.

21 Jun 2019: The Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS Tier 2) consists of three morning sessions offering a mix of skills development and knowledge transfer. Topics will cover applying & managing grants, understanding contracts and audit

19 Dec 2019: There has been an update to the University’s Policy Framework on Research Data Management. The new version reflects the expectations of best practice held by the major funders of the University and is applicable to all research staff and students.

13 Aug 2019: ii. their ethnicity. iii. their socio-economic background, in the form of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (EIMD) 2019.3.

8 Mar 2019: The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 14th March at 4pm for the following major funders UKRI, CRUK, BHF, NIHR, NC3Rs, AMS and Rosetrees Trust awards. Wellcome Trust grant holders whose grant ends

18 Jan 2019: Due to the Norwich Auditorium AV equipment being replaced, the next RGUG meeting will instead be held at the Department of Engineering as follows Tuesday 26th February 2019 2pm – 3:30pm LR4, Dept of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2

8 Feb 2019: In the case of a no deal Brexit, the UK government has committed to underwrite the funds of all active EU grants and bids submitted until exit day. Information and updates on the underwrite can be found here. Further guidance is still to be published

8 Feb 2019: At the next RGUG, Helen Wain from Finance will be available to answer any questions or queries about Procurement. Please send your topic suggestions to Procurement.Services.Enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk by 19th February so she can prepare accordingly.

5 Apr 2019: Hub. CDBB and the DFTG would like to invite industry leaders to act as champions for the organisational, societal and economic benefits possible through effective information management.

5 Jul 2019: The Research Operations Office Training Strategy (ROOTS Tier 2) consists of three morning sessions offering a mix of skills development and knowledge transfer. Topics will cover applying & managing grants, understanding contracts and audit

6 Dec 2019: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 1pm on Tuesday 24th December 2019 and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2020.

8 Mar 2019: When costing grant applications to access shared equipment through the Henry Royce Institute, the EPSRC have advised that Royce equipment access costs must be entered into X5 as "Non-staff – Other Directly Incurred - OTHER COSTS – Consumables

11 Oct 2019: In the case of a no deal Brexit, the UK government has committed to underwrite the funds of all active EU grants and bids submitted until exit day. Information and updates on the underwrite can be found here. Further guidance is still to be published

13 Sep 2019: In the case of a no deal Brexit, the UK government has committed to underwrite the funds of all active EU grants and bids submitted until exit day. Information and updates on the underwrite can be found here. Further guidance is still to be published

29 Mar 2019: Minutes from the Research Grants User Group Meeting on 26th February are now available on the ROO website. The next meeting will be Thursday 2 May 2019 2pm - 3.30pm Norwich Auditorium, Roger Needham Building, 7 J J Thomson Avenue, West Cambridge

20 Nov 2019: FEOSW 2014: 2nd International Workshop on Finance and Economics on the Semantic Web.

21 Jun 2019: The Research Grants User Group Meeting is led by the Research Office and is a forum where research contract and grant administration topics can be discussed. The next meeting will take place as follows Thursday 27th June 2019 10am – 11:30am Large

18 Jan 2019: The Contract Status Portal is due to be retired on 31st January 2019 as its content has now been integrated into the Research Dashboard. The dashboard offers Researchers and Administrators an overview of their contracts, applications and grants

8 Aug 2019: Franklin will take on the CIO role in a challenging era for fund management, as the world economy transitions towards a more sustainable economic model in the 21st century.

8 Nov 2019: The annual funder submission period on Researchfish will be the 3rd February to 12th March 2020. In preparation for the submission period, the Research Office is running a workshop for node administrators and other staff involved in this process.

19 Dec 2019: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 1pm on Tuesday 24th December 2019 and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2020. The Research Operations Office will be open for business as usual in the morning on

9 Jul 2019: PGT. MPhil in Economics. PGT. MPhil in Education. PGT. MPhil in Egyptology. ... PGT. Diploma's and. Advanced Diploma's. Advanced Diploma in Economics. PGT. Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies.

22 Feb 2019: There have been some updates to the Research Dashboard this week. You will see that it is now easier to scan the list of grants which is helpful for those with large datasets. Also each grant now has a unique URL, allowing users to communicate more

25 Oct 2019: The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is moving to a new research grants management system in January 2020 which means that they will soon stop accepting applications made through their current system. There will be deadlines for each grant type which

25 Oct 2019: The annual UKRI submission period on Researchfish will be the 3rd February to 12th March 2020. In preparation for the submission period, the Research Office is running a workshop for node administrators and other administrative involved in this

11 Sep 2019: be aligned with international strategies, but that in turn, given the specific cultural, economic and legal conditions of our country, it was not possible to make a literal adoption of the