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8 Aug 2023: This policy is owned by the Director of Finance on behalf of the Finance Committee. Heads of Institution are responsible for ensuring that all expense claims are in line with this policy, the Annex: How to apply the policy, and the related

19 Jan 2024: The European Commission is organising an information session about Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe. This will be an online event on Thursday 8th February, 10am-12noon (Brussels Time). It is aimed at all applicants and beneficiaries interested in

19 Jan 2024: Please be advised that changes to the USS pension rate have been updated in X5, from 21.6% to 14.5% with an effective date of 1st January 2024, as per USS guidelines. For existing costings in X5, the appropriate staff costing lines will have to be re

28 Jul 2023: The provision of hospitality, especially that provided externally, must be for the benefit of the University. Examples of business benefit situations This section forms part of the Employee Expenses policy. Any deviations from the policy must adhere

9 Feb 2024: In the social, economic and community spaces we inhabit, we know that the relationships we build are evolving into complex, polarised landscapes.

16 Feb 2024: Registrations are now open for the EC’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event which will take place between 18th – 21st March 2024 in Belgium. This event brings together policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurs for debates, workshops

26 Jun 2023: Overnight accommodation should only be booked where the employee cannot reasonably be expected to make a return journey on the same day. Accommodation for absences of extended duration Where possible, regulated accommodation should be booked and

9 Feb 2024: Biodiversity underpins all economic activities and human wellbeing. Our livelihood, wellbeing and economy are also dependent on nature and thriving ecosystems.

1 Aug 2023: The Annex to this policy provides additional information for claimants, setting out details of expenses that are appropriate to incur whilst on University business. The Financial Procedures Manual, Chapter 5b, gives further information and possible

17 Nov 2023: The Transforming Research Support (TRS) Programme will be introducing new grant management system Worktribe across the University using a phased approach from 2024 onwards. The School of Technology will be the first adopter. To support this, the

16 Feb 2024: The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research applications. There have been some recent updates to the criteria - in addition to applications led by Cambridge PIs,

9 Feb 2024: Gonville and Caius College , Bateman Auditorium, Trinity Street, CB2 1TA.

28 Jul 2023: When employees are travelling on business and are more than five miles from both their normal place of work and home, they are allowed to claim for the meals that they purchase for their own personal consumption (subject to the rates below), this is

5 Jan 2024: In light of the re-association of the United Kingdom (UK) to Horizon Europe 1 January 2024, Lund University (LU) launches a call for “Get Started Funding” aimed at early career researchers from Lund University and UK-based LERU universities* (up

1 Aug 2023: It is expected that, in most cases, business costs would be incurred by the institution as opposed to individual members of staff. This section details some of the main types of business expenses which may be incurred in exceptional circumstances,

2 Feb 2024: Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The new fEC rates are available on the AFPA website and the X5 changes are listed ROO website. Most of the fEC rates have

15 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 332. Published on 15 March 2024. The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Grants Administrator Programme 2024 (previously known as

2 Aug 2023: This table forms part of the Employee Expenses policy. Any deviations from the policy must adhere to the key principles and be authorised by the Head of Institution. It is to be applied in conjunction with the Business Travel values, and, where

9 Feb 2024: Public discourses are an important route to understand the ways in which events and persons as well as cultural, economic and political developments have affected views on how school history benefits

28 Mar 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 333. Published on 28 March 2024. The initial release of Worktribe’s pre-award and contracts modules will no longer take place in the Research Office and School of