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21 Apr 2015: You will be aware that from September 2014 all Research Councils will use Researchfish to report research outcomes. RCUK have now clarified that sanctions will be imposed for non-compliance.Sanctions include - A researcher will be unable to apply

2 Nov 2015: A within-trial economic evaluation will be performed estimating the incremental cost per incremental minute of brisk walking gained (or equivalent, converted from accelerometer counts). ... Analysis of uncertainty will comprise estimation of 95%

21 Apr 2015: West Anglia Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN) organises drop-in sessions which offer information and advice on involving patients and members of the public in research projects. Sessions are held every Thursday afternoon at S4 Add

21 Apr 2015: Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. Minutes and presentations from the meeting on Thursday 16 Oct are now available here

21 Apr 2015: MRC final reports are no longer required to be submitted on Je-S. In Future, these reports need to be submitted through Researchfish, formally known as MRC e-Val. Please note that the login procedure remains the same by way of using your Je-s details

21 Apr 2015: Furthermore, it is important to allocate costs in the correct cost category in CUFS. ... If the cost category is not set up on your grant, please contact your Research Support Advisor who can set this up for you if applicable.

21 Apr 2015: The third and final internal call for Knowledge Transfer Secondments (EPSRC funded) is now open for applications up to £50,000 per project. This scheme supports the transfer of skills, experience and knowledge between Cambridge researchers and

25 Jun 2015: If you require a Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA), your contract may be eligible for our CDA Swift Service, please go to our Contracts SharePoint Site. To access the SharePoint site, you need to be logged into Office 365 Online with your

27 Feb 2015: Periodic and final financial reports must to be submitted to the coordinator of your FP7 project. Please check Article 4 of your grant agreement for the details of your reporting periods. Reports must be submitted within strict deadlines at the end

24 Jul 2015: The ERC have recently launched their draft 2016 work programme and have given the following provisional dates for the 2016 ERC calls: Starting Grant – 17 November 2015 Consolidator Grant – 2 February 2016 Advanced Grant – 1 September 2016

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust are making several changes to the schemes that they offer, including a new funding mechanism for collaborative research and the introduction of seed funding to support researchers who want to develop original and innovative ideas.

27 Feb 2015: Periodic and final financial reports must to be submitted to the coordinator of your FP7 project. Please check Article 4 of your grant agreement for the details of your reporting periods. Reports must be submitted within strict deadlines at the end

21 Apr 2015: Please note that the RGUG meeting on Tuesday 28 January 2014 is now CANCELLED. The next RGUG will take place on Tuesday 25 March 09:00 - 11:00am. Venue to be confirmed.

5 Aug 2015: Weekly payment runs Payments take place weekly. All invoices have to be secondary approved in the system by 10h00 on Tuesdays. All payments are made electronically. The payment selection process commences at 10h00 on Tuesday for payment on the

21 Apr 2015: RCUK have announced that they will be visiting the University on November 14-16 to conduct an audit. The RCUK Assurance will comprise: Doctoral Training Grants All other Research Grants QAV (TRAC methodology) A Project group has been convened to

15 Jul 2015: The full cost of the Professorship will be met by the School of the Physical Sciences from its recurrent Chest allocation. ... The full cost of the Professorship will be met by the School of Technology from its recurrent Chest allocation.

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust will be visiting the University on July 12th. PIs and Administrators are invited to attend one of two seminar sessions to be held on this date. Seminar times & locations: 11am - Alice Fisher Lecture Theatre - Clinical Scho

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Monday 25th February 2012 from 8–10am to allow updates to the pay scales to reflect the August 2012 inflationary increase and the changes to the CPS pension scheme.It is recommended that when logging

21 Apr 2015: The briefing notes for the cancelled RGUG meeting that was scheduled to take place on the 13th December are now available online from the Research Office website. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx The next RGUG meeting is

21 Apr 2015: Cambridge University Hospitals Research and Development department has a panel of 38 people from all backgrounds and all ages, who review research studies at the development stage and provide feedback to researchers free of charge. If you are

26 Nov 2015: CRUK requires all eligible funded researchers to submit their research outputs annually via Researchfish during the lifetime of the award, and for three years after its end. Researchers are contacted directly if they are required to submit. Please

21 Apr 2015: Most research funders (research councils, charities and foundations) have introduced policies on research data management. The general expectation is that data from publicly funded research projects should be made openly available with as few

27 Feb 2015: ERC Grants are awarded to a single researcher ('Principal Investigator') heading an individual research team to conduct a frontier research project on the condition that he/she is engaged by a legally established hosting organisation.

6 Aug 2015: Are you considering applying for a Wellcome Trust grant? As of 1 August 2015 all researchers submitting a grant application to the Wellcome Trust must have an ORCID (Open Researcher and contributor iD). ORCIDs are a unique identifier for researchers

2 Apr 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview The principal purpose of this chapter of the Financial Procedures Manual is to set out and explain the procedures to be followed by staff in Departments in respect of income received by means of donation

21 Apr 2015: Band. Old bandings (with on costs). New bandings from 7 March 2011 (with on costs).

15 May 2015: KETs: Important role in sustainable competitiveness and growth • Combine research and innovation under Horizon 2020 • Translating research into economic growth • mKET Pilot Lines initiative. ... Report of the MIT Taskforce on Innovation and

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 24 September, 9:30am in Room 1, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. The

21 Apr 2015: In a recent letter to Oxford University, Research Council UK (RCUK) clarified their position relating to sanctions for late submission of final reports.  Please note the following: With RCUK's move to the Shared Services Centre, sanctions are ap

21 Apr 2015: Finance Division have introduced the Cognos PI report which has been developed for use by all Principal Investigators who are paid via the University payroll and who have live grants, along with Departmental Administrators (as nominated by School

27 Feb 2015: In addition to the straightforward Intra European Fellowships, there are a number of differing types of Marie Curie Actions in FP7.

1 Apr 2015: Provision for funding essential departmental and central administrative costs. This is essential departmental and administrative costs.

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust support research into all aspects of biomedical science, including the social and ethical aspects of biomedical research and health, the historical and cultural contexts of medicine, and, applied research and development projects

20 Mar 2015: The new FX Management for Research Income Policy provides sterling budget certainty for those awards in scope. The budget is set on a key date in the award lifecycle. The key date is different for EC and non-EC awards.

21 Apr 2015: However, it is not possible or desirable to amend pFACT to account for the change in spine point percentage as it will distort the true cost.

4 Sep 2015: Entities using UFS. Associated bodies. What are cost centres? Format? Cost Centres for trust funds. ... Requesting a new Cost Centre. Closing existing Cost Centres.

1 Apr 2015: Search site. Finance Division. Appendices. Search. Some items on this website are restricted. University members are encouraged to log in using Raven to make the best use of the site:. 2024 University of Cambridge.

9 Jun 2015: As soon as you know you will be moving, please contact the following people: Your current department Your new department at your new University The Research Operations Office's Finance Analyst - Research & Grants The Research Operations Office at

21 Apr 2015: The Medical Research Council's (MRC) annual Research Board and Panel Recruitment round has now begun and the deadline for applications is 15 October 2010. The MRC are seeking to fill 44 scientific vacancies in the 4 research boards and 5 panels from

20 Mar 2015: A policy on the management of foreign currency research income was implemented with effect from 1 August 2009, following collaboration between the Research Office and the Finance Division.

14 Jul 2015: An important aspect of the role of the Contracts Team is to negotiate appropriate terms on behalf of the University, ensuring that everyone’s rights and responsibilities are clear and protecting the interests of all parties. Our negotiations cover

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office (ROO) will be running a workshop on De-Mystifying Audits on Wednesday 19 November, 9:30am – 11:30am at 16 Mill Lane.The session is aimed at Administrators who are involved with research grants that require audits and

21 Apr 2015: Research Professional is a funding opportunities database.

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. We will be open the following day on Friday 10 December as usual.

21 Apr 2015: X5 users are advised that the system has been updated so that when initiating a Horizon 2020 costing, X5 now automatically defaults the currency to Euros. If you have any questions please contact your Research Support Advisor.

27 Feb 2015: Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides customer-driven scientific and technical support to the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.

29 Jul 2015: Pre-Award Services The Research Operations Office (ROO) are responsible for assisting departmental administrative and academic staff to understand the processes and requirements associated with research grants and contracts.

21 Apr 2015: When making an application to the Wellcome Trust where the pay increase is not known, they have allowed applicants to add 1% inflation to the salary costs of year 1 only.

21 Apr 2015: The Research Office Staff Conference is taking place on Thursday 8 December and therefore the Office will be closed on this day. If you have a deadline for either the 8 or 9 December, could you ensure that your application is with the Research

22 Oct 2015: PLEASE FORWARD THE RELEVANT SECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers RCUK Funding Assurance Programme Audit Presentation RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers and Administrators RCUK Funding Assurance Programme Audit Presentation