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6 Apr 2017: From 6 April 2017, employers with a wage bill over £3 million per year, must pay the apprenticeship levy which is charged at 0.5% of the annual pay bill. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy/apprenticeship-levy| Funders

16 Feb 2017: The University Information Services (UIS) has been developing three new, large-scale, enterprise grade storage services to meet the need for mass data storage across the University. These are Research Data Store Research File Share Research Cold

21 Feb 2017: For financial audits, generally the following items will be looked at: Copies of invoices and expense claims Billing report and reconciliation with submitted claims Back up for personnel costs, including signed timesheet, Contract of Employment and

21 Feb 2017: For technical audits, generally the followings will be looked at: Degree of fulfilment of the project work plan and deliverables for the relevant period Continued relevance of the objectives Management procedures and methods of projects The

16 Feb 2017: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new MRF/SRF rates for 2017 as of 1st February 2017. Users of X5 will need to update their costings (go to the Rates Tab / Facilities Rates File / select the new date and save). Also please be aware

19 May 2017: The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020 project finance and reporting, either as an administrator, accounts clerk or PI. The session will be led by ROO and LEES

3 Nov 2017: The VHI is organising a one-day workshop to discuss problems related to early detection of cancer, its methodological and epistemological challenges and bioethical consequences, individual and medical responsibility, socio-economic

2 Nov 2017: Zomer, T., Neely, A., Sacks, R., Parlikad, A.K, (2020) "Exploring the influence of socio-historical constructs on BIM implementation: An activity theory perspective", Construction Management and Economics,Other publications:.

21 Aug 2017: effective recruitment, staff development and training. supporting staff through a changing and challenging economic climate – enhancing coping capacity and developing a more flexible/agile work environment.

24 Jan 2017: For the past six years Mr Odgers, who is an alumnus of Gonville & Caius College, has held a senior position in the oversight and management of the UK Government’s corporate

9 Mar 2017: The Finance Information Delivery Framework project has released a number of CUFS reports that are now available in Excel. There are three reports relating to research grants: GMS: Award Status Report By Dept or Award - Excel Version (UFS) GMS:

21 Feb 2017: What is the Uniform Guidance? In December 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, or “Uniform Guidance”; Uniform Guidance (UG)

20 Jul 2017: On Tuesday 25 July 2017 a New Investigator Award scheme replaced the First Grant initiative. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is introducing the new scheme following a recent review of First Grants.

27 Feb 2017: Link to the FD3 form Background The Off-Payroll Working (OPW) rules are pieces of anti-avoidance legislation which were introduced in response to the perceived failure of the IR35 rules.

3 Nov 2017: As part of its modernisation programme Grants.gov have advised that from 31 December 2017, PDF single-file application packages will no longer be available and any downloaded prior to that date must be submitted before 31 March 2018. As a replacement

16 Feb 2017: Economics and Wonder: The Hidden Theology of Economic Life.

21 Nov 2017: The Research Dashboard is a web-based application designed for PIs to see their research project activity in one place. The dashboard will give researchers an overview of their applications, grants and contracts including The progress of a grant

5 Oct 2017: Connect your ORCID to your Symplectic Elements profile between Monday 16 October and Thursday 26 October for a chance to win a £150 Heffers voucher. For further information regarding the competition, how to set up your ORCID, how to get a

5 Dec 2017: The next RGUG meeting is Tuesday 6th February, 10am - 11.30am at the Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Presentations from the previous meeting on 30th NOvember are now available on the ROO website

17 Feb 2017: The next RGUG (Research Grants User Group) meeting will be held on Tuesday 28th March 2017 in Room 7, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms. Please note the new time of 10am instead of 10:30am to allow attendees to go to the University administrative staff

3 Feb 2017: Certificates were recently awarded after another successful First Steps in Procurement programme run by the Finance Training team​ Pictured (from left): Pavel Garcia-Cortina Benjamin Boddington Vaijayanti Shinde Helen Parker (tutor) Craig Chapman

19 May 2017: The ERC Synergy Grant scheme which was piloted in 2012 and 2013, will be re-launched in the ERC Work Programme 2018. It is expected that the call will be published on 19 July 2017 with a deadline of 14 November 2017. The perspective is to fund 25 to

5 May 2017: In X5, an additional option has been added to two drop down menus. When adding a new unnamed staff member the Title Mx (Gender Neutral) has been added to the drop down list Under the reason for Entering New/Unnamed Post, Pooled Labour has been added

5 Oct 2017: LEES (the University’s appointed auditors for federal and EC grants) attended the 59th Annual Meeting of the National Council of University Research Administrators in Washington, DC, to understand current issues for UK institutions in respect of

21 Apr 2017: The University of Cambridge Symplectic Elements system will be unavailable on the from 2pm on Friday 21 April until 10:30am on Monday 24 April. This is to enable an upgrade to version 5.4. We apologise for the inconvenience. If you require urgent

21 Apr 2017: Technology Touching Life (TTL) is a new joint activity between BBSRC, EPSRC and MRC to support research into the development of technologies for discovery research in the life sciences. Further details are available at

25 Jul 2017: One finalist spot in the Green Gown awards has been secured alongside heavyweights including the London School of Economics, the University of Leeds and University of Oxford, in the ‘Sustainability Reporting’

5 Oct 2017: The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Administrators' Programme for 2018 (ROOTS Tier 2) and we are pleased to invite expressions of interest from all staff within the University who play an active role in the grants

21 Jul 2017: Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education and Director of Research at the Faculty of Education, was elected for her contribution to the fields of economics of education, inequality in education and

19 Jan 2017: European Union, the proposed changes to the higher education landscape and the economic growth of the region.

2 Feb 2017: Helping Stem Researchers Publish Join us for the second in our series exploring resources to help with the process of publishing your research in STEM disciplines - from innovative approaches to recording observations, to the dos and don'ts of peer

21 Mar 2017: Wellcome trust has announced that for all grants awarded from 1st October 2017 onwards, the standard allowance for grant inflation will increase from 1.6% to 2.0% per annum. Existing grants will not be affected.

3 Aug 2017: The presentations from the RGUG meeting on 27 July are now available on the ROO website https://www.research-operations.admin.cam.ac.uk/about-us/rgug/rgug-meeting-27-july-2017 Future meeting dates are Thursday 28th September 2017 10am - 11:30am Mill

24 Mar 2017: The Researchfish submission has now closed for RCUK, BHF, CRUK, NIHR & NC3Rs and we would like to thank all researchers and administrative staff for uploading your outputs and submitting a return.

19 Oct 2017: The RCUK submission period for Researchfish will be the 5th February to 15th March 2018. In preparation for the submission period, all Principal Investigators are encouraged to update their Symplectic Elements account with their current research

20 Oct 2017: The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the next Research Administrators' Programme for 2018 (ROOTS Tier 2) and we are pleased to invite expressions of interest from all staff within the University who play an active role in the grants

22 Oct 2017: GIP BIM was highlighted in a joint statement from the UK-Brazil Economic & Financial dialogue in December. ... Joint Statement by the Economy Minister of Brazil and the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK at the Fourth UK-Brazil Economic and Financial

6 Oct 2017: Economics and Wonder: The Hidden Theology of Economic Life.

21 Nov 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 195. Published on 21 November 2017. The Research Dashboard is a web-based application designed for PIs to see their research project activity in one place. The

17 Nov 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 194. Published on 17 November 2017. The RCUK submission period for Researchfish will be the 5th February to 15th March 2018. In preparation for the submission period

22 Sep 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 190. Published on 22 September 2017. The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will be held on Thursday 28th September. Agenda and minutes from the previous

5 May 2017: In 2017 the University reviewed its Open Access Policy Framework. The new policy, has been approved by the Open Access Project Board and the Research Policy Committee. A pdf version of the 2017 policy is available and this replaces the version from

5 Dec 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 196. Published on 5 December 2017. The European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant scheme is aimed at academics from any discipline who are between 7 – 12

9 Jun 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 185. Published on 9 June 2017. X5 has a new option under the Costing tab called “Costing sub type”. At the project Wizard setup stage you will now have the

5 Oct 2017: Established by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and partners in the student community in 2008, International Open Access Week is happening worldwide between 23 and 29 October 2017.

6 Apr 2017: Following revised guidance from the European Commission, beneficiaries can now claim personnel costs on the basis of actual monthly personnel costs. The University has therefore revised the Horizon 2020 template timesheet and the Research Operations

3 Nov 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 193. Published on 3 November 2017. The Research Dashboard is a web-application, designed for Researchers to see their research project activity in one place.

23 Aug 2017: Search the University Training Booking System for learning opportunities in the skill area you are interested in e.g. enter 'project management' in the search box to view options across training providers. Access the range PPD training and learning

30 Jun 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 186. Published on 30 June 2017. The European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant scheme is aimed at academics from any discipline who have a track-record of

5 May 2017: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 183. Published on 5 May 2017. The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020