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10 Dec 2015: Did you know that Nature Publishing Group has a dedicated journal 'Scientific Data' for publishing scientific data? An excellent way to get citations for the research data that you share. Articles in 'Scientific Data' can describe data from new or

7 Apr 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview Month-end procedures are tasks performed every month (or period) prior to and following the closedown of the relevant CUFS modules (e.g. the General Ledger).

21 Apr 2015: Currently it is a requirement to keep timesheets for EC FP 7 Awards and NIH Awards (where a person is not charged 100% to the grant). As part of the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) Update no.3 issued by RCUK, from 1 December 2010 it will be a

9 Apr 2015: The Non-Pay Expenditure section of the procedures manual provides guidance on: Supplier Database Processing suppliers' invoices Payments Foreign currency transactions Credit card procedures Month end tasks Petty cash

31 Mar 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview The Compliance chapter of the procedures manual explains the responsibilities of departmental staff regarding financial matters to ensure the University can comply with its statutory duties.

2 Oct 2015: RCUK will conduct a Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) visit from Monday the 23rd to Wednesday the 25th November 2015.The RCUK Funding Assurance Strategy will test compliance with the terms and conditions across four “pillars” of assurance:

21 Apr 2015: cost. As a result Finance Training have updated their material to specifically address this issue.

6 Aug 2015: The Research Operations Office has a new website www.research-operations.admin.cam.ac.uk. New features include A portal for requesting Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) and Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDAs)

21 Apr 2015: The European Commission has launched the “Call for Twinning” within the Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation strand of Horizon 2020, which aims to increase the participation rate of low performing countries through a series of

21 Apr 2015: Referee co-operation is extremely important at this time. For Post Award, no grant changes will be processed in this transition time (transfers, No Cost Extensions, Start dates etc).

21 Apr 2015: As well as making savings for funders, increasing usage of equipment where possible should enable better recovery of fixed costs such as staff which will benefit Departments.

12 Nov 2015: This includes ensuring:. All costs are eligible and are charged at the time they are incurred, including:. ... Staff costs: relate to staff working on the grant. Consumables: avoid cross-posting expenses from other awards.

29 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 146. Published on 29 October 2015. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Information Session about Funders’ Requirements for Sharing Research Data. For new staff

13 Nov 2015: RCUK has announced its collection period for 2016: 1st February to 10th March 2016. This time both PIs and research students are asked to submit their research outcomes via Researchfish. Further information can be found here, more details will be

21 Apr 2015: Prior to receiving any potential funds, applicants are asked to make a payment, usually for a few thousand dollars to cover administration costs. ... The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation website states that they have nothing to do with this e-mail and

21 Apr 2015: Commercial suppliers are interested in the antibodies, cell lines, proteins and other reagents you generate in your lab. The availability of these research reagents is important for the worldwide research community and a number of commercial

21 Apr 2015: Update on the Removal of VAT Exemption for ResearchWe have previously issued advice about the withdrawal of the VAT exemption for research from 1 August 2013. Here, we provide an update on the latest position.Overall positionAs previously advised,

22 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 145. Published on 22 October 2015. PLEASE FORWARD THE RELEVANT SECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. RCUK Funding Assurance Programme Audit

21 Apr 2015: Presentations from the recent Research Grant User Group (RGUG) which took place on Tues 19 July are now available on the Research Office website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx?id=20110719. This includes: Marie Curie

12 Jun 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 136. Published on 12 June 2015. The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues

21 Apr 2015: There has been a marked increase in calls where sponsors request a support letter signed by the Pro-Vice Chancellor Research to be submitted with the application for funding. In order to allow sufficient time for the review and signing of letters,

21 Apr 2015: The Trust has published revised standard Grant Conditions for Biomedical Science awards.

18 Sep 2015: The Commission has confirmed the new UCF (University Composition Fee) is an eligible cost for Early Stage Researchers under all MSC ITN and IAPP grants. ... The fees should be charged whenever possible at the reduced staff rate and be claimed under

2 Oct 2015: The content will include; using the Project Wizard to generate a costing, adding staff and non-staff costs, the differences between copying to a draft or new record, printing reports and

19 Mar 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 132. Published on 19 March 2015. The Wellcome Trust have announced that they will be launching their new grants management system in May 2015. This will replace

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels gave two presentations in Cambridge on Thursday 31 March 2011 about the European Research Council (ERC) and the Common Strategic Framework for Research &

12 Nov 2015: Content mining technologies hold great potential for maximising scientific discovery and the reuse of research through automatically searching, indexing and analysing the scientific literature. This means systematic reviews and large scale

21 Apr 2015: As you are likely aware, the USA was required by law from 1 March 2013, to issue a sequestration order cancelling approximately $85 billion in budgetary resources across the Federal Government for the remainder of the Federal fiscal year (2013).

21 Apr 2015: Adjustments have been made to the mappings for the overlapping professorial spine points in X5. Therefore the new bandings will be as follows for the spine points: Spine Points Band 75 – 76 PRF122 81 – 82 PRF123 87 – 88 PRF124 Any new costings

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Monday 9 May 2011 from 08:00 to 10:00.

4 Aug 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 138. Published on 4 August 2015. Are you considering applying for a Wellcome Trust grant? As of 1 August 2015 all researchers submitting a grant application to the

10 Dec 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 149. Published on 10 December 2015. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Nature’s ‘Scientific Data’ journal event. 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students.

4 Jun 2015: On 23rd April 2015 the Research Policy Committee approved the new University of Cambridge Research Data Management Policy Framework: http://www.data.cam.ac.uk/university-policy. All researchers and research students should familiarise themselves

15 Oct 2015: The content will include; using the Project Wizard to generate a costing, adding staff and non-staff costs, the differences between copying to a draft or new record, printing reports and

31 Mar 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Acquisition of equipment Monitoring and maintenance of equipment Disposal of equipment

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2015) Research Administrators Programme.We invite submissions from all staff who play an active role in the Grants

26 Nov 2015: Grant holders will be able to move funds into and out of budgets, but any significant transfer of funds between cost headings must be agreed with Wellcome Trust.

21 Apr 2015: The Foreign Exchange policy is now in place across the University and having consulted with the members of Research Grants User Group (RGUG), the Research Office will be updating the inflation factor used on all overseas funders within pFACT from 5%

21 Apr 2015: The new schemes for the Wellcome Trust launch on 1 October 2010 when their online application system 'eGrants', will be available for application submissions.

6 Feb 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 130. Published on 6 February 2015. The European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant scheme is aimed at senior academics from any discipline and is judged on

21 Apr 2015: Generic funders will only work on trial costings and cannot be submitted to the Research Operations Office for approval. If you need to set a new funder please complete the appropriate forms on the X5 website

6 Feb 2015: From January 2015 CIMA introduced a new syllabus and a revised style and format of exams. Each level of CIMA will now be assessed by three subject specific objective tests plus a longer integrated case study.

15 Oct 2015: RCUK will conduct a Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) visit from Monday the 23rd to Wednesday the 25th November 2015.

24 Mar 2015: A research contract Describes the expectation and requirements of each party Ensures those involved know what is expected from them Is a written ‘expression’ of what’s been discussed and agreed Protects interests of researchers Protects the

21 Apr 2015: The forthcoming meeting of the RGUG (Research Grants User Group) on Tuesday 12 April has been cancelled and the next meeting will take place on Tuesday 24 May 2011. Minutes of the previous meeting on 1 March can be found&#xa0

6 Feb 2015: To qualify as an ACCA member, you will need to complete: exams - a minimum of five of 15/14 exams (nine are eligible for exemption) experience - record 36 months' experience in a relevant role You will need to have a workplace mentor Fundamentals

9 Jan 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 127. Published on 9 January 2015. The Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities and Research Resources officers are visiting Cambridge on Thursday 15 January 2015. As part

20 Feb 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 131. Published on 20 February 2015. The European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant scheme is aimed at senior academics from any discipline and is judged on

2 Jun 2015: Consult Schedule 2 for the meaning of all words beginning with a capital letter. In particular the contract value must be calculated per the definition of Total Value.

21 Apr 2015: The ESRC has just announced a change to its grant procedures for new awards.Before the grant begins, the principal investigator must upload an abstract for the project, directly to the Research Outcomes System (ROS).  The ESRC will make no payments