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21 Apr 2015: As discussed at this week’s RGUG, different institutions are taking different approaches to managing top slices pro-rated to subcontractor budgets funded by Research Council grants prompting us to review our own approach.  As a result, instead

21 Apr 2015: The deadline for the new Wellcome Trust Investigator awards scheme is on Monday 22 November 2010, however as the process for these applications represent a significant shift in focus of the Trust, the applications along with the signed Letter of

2 Oct 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2016) Research Administrators Programme.We invite submissions from all staff who have been in post for a minimum of six

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office (ROO) where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Tuesday 26 November, 9:30am in Room 4, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. The

21 Apr 2015: All BBSRC, AHRC, ESRC, EPSRC and NERC funded  PIs are reminded that they are required to submit information about outputs from their grants through the ROS web portal which can be accessed here https://logon.rcuk.ac.uk/ using JeS login details.

29 Jul 2015: Post-Award a grant will be set up in UFS where an application is successful and the sponsor has notified the Research Operations Office.

21 Apr 2015: British Heart Foundation - deadline 1 Dec 2014 British Heart Foundation are using the following response codes for the 2014 open submission period. Response Code 1: A submission is expected this year. Response Code 2: No submission is expected this

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is planning its 2014 programme for Research Administrators which consists of 6 morning modules from Feb – July 2014. Delegates will gain a greater understanding of how grants administration is carried out through a

21 Apr 2015: This is a reminder that Government taxes such as VAT, custom duties and any other tax levied either domestically or internationally is not an allowable cost on NIH awards.

21 Apr 2015: ECONOMIC RESEARCH - MPHIL. ECONOMICS - BA. ED CRITICAL APPROACH TO CHILD LIT-MPHIL.

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: The Research Office Staff Conference is taking place on Thursday 9 December which means that the Office will be closed on this day. If you have a deadline for either the 9 or 10 December, please make sure your application is with the Research Office

21 Apr 2015: will still be detailed as an ‘Exceptional Cost’ in the Resource Summary section of the output.

6 Feb 2015: Practical Experience Requirements (PER) Becoming an ACCA-qualified accountant does not just involve passing your exams and the professional ethics module, you also need to complete our Practical Experience Requirement (PER). PER provides a structure

21 Apr 2015: Katie Price, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 14 November 2013 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. She will be talking about Horizon 2020 the EUs new programme

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is delighted to offer a training programme to Departmental Staff whose role includes Research Grant Administration. 20 places available and participants are expected to attend all 6 sessions. It is proposed that

21 Apr 2015: On the 24th October both Cambridge and Oxford Universities agreed that X5 core functionality was covered to an acceptable level and that individual University configuration of the software could now commence.The Cambridge X5 Project Team is now

12 Aug 2015: Departments are responsible for ensuring that all expenditure charged to a grant complies with sponsors’ terms and conditions.

5 Aug 2015: It is best practice for departments to reconcile suppliers’ statements each month to ensure that they have recorded all invoices and credit notes taken. This process should be done regularly to ensure that operating results provide a true

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations on Thursday 31 March 2011 in Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. These sessions are aimed at researchers who are plann

21 Apr 2015: The exception to this is if there are any subcontracting costs, ethical issues, collaborations or special insurance requirements, please contact the Research Office so that we can carry out full checks

7 Apr 2015: The Grants Module records expenditure and income for the University's research grants and contracts. Research grants are governed primarily by the length of the grant rather than accounting periods (months), and therefore departments will need to be

1 Apr 2015: The Financial Regulations specify that it is the Head of Department's responsibility to ensure that all trust funds are maintained in credit. See also the guidance for Trust Fund Managers

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.

5 Aug 2015: International Payment Orders (IPO) are the normal method used by the University to transfer funds to individuals and organizations with non-UK bank accounts. They can also be used as a method for paying foreign currency to a UK account.

7 Apr 2015: Each internal customer has a two-letter 'department code' which in most instances coincides with the two letters at the beginning of their departmental cost centres. ... For example: Temporary Employment Services (TES) of Personnel Division has its own

5 Aug 2015: Purpose of credit cards The University issues company credit cards to its employees where it is deemed the only effective method of payment in the proper performance of duties. Heads of Institution are responsible for ensuring that the cards are

21 Apr 2015: Following the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting on 28 September 2010 the enclosed proposals were discussed and agreed http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/documents/local/rgug/20100928/rgug_cleer_for_website_28_sep_2010.pdf. As of 1

1 Apr 2015: Payment Procedures In general, payments from trust funds will be made by the departmental accounts team unless the trust fund is held centrally, in which case the payment requests should be sent to the Trust Funds Assistant in the Finance Division

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

21 Apr 2015: The Research Council UK minimum doctoral stipend for 2011/12 has been frozen for 2010/11 at £13,590 per annum, see Research Council letter http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/researchcareers/Feesandstipends2011-12letter.pdf. The Research Office

23 Jul 2015: All institutions are required to regularly monitor actual activity to planned activity and control their expenditure to ensure that it is in line with available funds. If required, appropriate corrective action should be taken to resolve significant

20 Mar 2015: What is the Deposit Account The deposit account is a University wide facility that allows departments with surpluses (on a variety of eligible sources of funds) to invest those funds.

21 Apr 2015: RGUG is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Thursday 11 December 9:30am - 11:00am in Room 4, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms and is

19 Mar 2015: Obtaining clearance from the Tax Team The engagement and payment for services where the engaging department does not propose to make payment through payroll must be cleared by the Tax Team.

4 Sep 2015: Within any fund, as defined by a combination of Cost Centre and Source of Funds, the Transaction element distinguishes between items of different kinds.

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge is hosting a Wellcome Trust regional event on Wednesday 3 July at which they will address the opportunities that are available across the Wellcome Trust's newly expanded funding schemes.

12 Aug 2015: Invoicing of sponsors and collection of funds due is the responsibility of the Research Operations Office in conjunction with the Credit Control Team within the Finance Division.

7 Aug 2015: The breakdown of costs for an External Partner/s will now be reflected in the following submission reports. ... Here is the link to the guide on the submission reports showing external partner costs.

27 Feb 2015: FP7 Cooperation Funding Mechanisms The main mechanisms for Cooperation Funding in FP7 are listed below. Work programmes determine particular funding schemes to be used for the topic on which proposals are invited.

21 Apr 2015: Update on the Removal of VAT Exemption for Research We 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,

21 Apr 2015: Dr John Williams from the Science Funding division of the Wellcome Trust will be in Cambridge on Wednesday 28 July delivering a presentation about their Strategic Plan for 2010–2020 and funding opportunities including the introduction of the new

6 Aug 2015: The Open Data team is organising several events to help University members in their research data management and sharing. Events are open to everyone: researchers, research students, staff members, librarians, and anyone else with interest in

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office and Cambridge Enterprise have produced a guidance note about the Intellectual Property Policy in practice including how it works and who to approach. There are sections outlining the responsibilities of Principal Investigator

25 Jun 2015: Please click on the link below to initiate your on-line request. https://researchportal.admin.cam.ac.uk/Raven/submissions/MTAIn.aspx

25 Jun 2015: Please click on the link below to initiate your on-line request. https://researchportal.admin.cam.ac.uk/Raven/submissions/MTAOut.aspx

27 Feb 2015: Payments The EC shall make an initial pre-financing payment. Interim payments of the Community financial contribution shall be made corresponding to the amount accepted for each financial management reporting period.

26 Nov 2015: Research Operations will close for the Christmas/New Year break on Thursday, 24 December 2015. In order to help us manage new work received, or with deadlines falling during this period of closure and during the first week in January 2016 (which is

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.

18 Sep 2015: Relevant to all EPSRC-funded researchers and research students. The EPSRC are conducting random checks on publications to underpin research data. We have been informed some researchers at the University of Cambridge have already been approached by