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15 Nov 2021: Policy mixes promoting social innovation? Lessons learned from case studies of social innovation in energy transitions.

19 Nov 2021: Wellcome’s digital team is looking for people to take part in their user research. They regularly carry out research with people who use their website and grant funding application system, so that they can improve these experiences. Wellcome would

6 Sep 2021: Enabled by the Construction Innovation Hub we are sharing on the DT Hub a new series entitled Digital Twin Journeys to focus on academic research and lessons learned from digital twin

23 Apr 2021: When costing a research project using a funder or collaborator that is not listed on X5, you will need to complete a New Funder Form or New Collaborator Form. These forms have recently been updated to clarify information required for each field,

16 Feb 2021: Stefano Zamagni is Professor of Economics and former Dean of the economics faculty at the University of Bologna, Italy. ... He is a fellow of various academies and associations, a member of scientific committees of economic journals and a well known

11 Jun 2021: The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce that the call for proposals to the ALBORADA Research Fund is now open. Applications are invited from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge or an

27 Oct 2021: Digital twins can help organisations achieve various goals. In some cases, the end goal is for buildings and infrastructure to last longer, use less energy, and be safer. In others, it is enhancing the lives of people who interact with the built

25 Jun 2021: In order to implement critical security updates, the Finance Division will be upgrading the Cognos reporting tool from version 10.2.1 to version 11.1.7 on Wednesday 30th June, once all overnight processing has been completed. The system will

3 Sep 2021: National and international business travel can play a key part in academic, research and education objectives at the University of Cambridge. However, in 2018/19, carbon emissions from business travel were roughly equivalent to emissions from gas

6 Sep 2021: The Finance Transformation Programme (FTP) has now moved into its design and implementation phase, having consulted with 1,450 staff members during its Discovery Phase and secured funding from the Planning and Resources Committee in April 2021.

19 Nov 2021: LinkedIn Learning is an online learning resource available for the staff and students at the University of Cambridge. The Research Office has designed a Principal Investigator Programme for LinkedIn Learning (log in using your Office 365 Online with

3 Sep 2021: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Topics include - ensuring that your project is properly costed knowing when to seek ethics approval protecting your research

15 Oct 2021: Policy The Finance Committee approve new legal structures and changes to existing structures for subsidiaries, joint ventures and branches. Procedure Departments should in the first instance forward details of any proposed change to the Head of

25 Mar 2021: Options include trying to return to the pre-covid situation, cutting red tape to allow rapid economic growth at the expense of natural resources, or using this moment to pivot to ... a more sustainable economic model.

18 Mar 2021: As well as the personal campaign materials of abolitionist Thomas Clarkson, the exhibition includes original manuscript material relating to the day-to-day economic realities of Jamaican sugar plantations and printed

1 Oct 2021: In the Contracts Improvement Programme, we have been looking at ways to process Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) requests faster. We have launched the Outgoing MTA Swift Service which will issue a pre-signed MTA that can be used if the material

31 Mar 2021: Following an in-depth review of the University’s approach to procurement and purchasing, which analysed 25 departments demonstrating a breadth of subjects and spend, the Strategic Procurement and Purchasing (SPP) project has now launched.

19 Feb 2021: construction for the future and transform the UK construction industry’s approach to the way we plan, build, maintain and use our social and economic infrastructure.

12 Feb 2021: As part of the X5 Upgrade project, a SharePoint site was launched that contains the new X5 User Guide. This can also be accessed directly from the X5 tool by clicking on any of the "question mark" icons within the system.

17 Mar 2021: There are many positive lessons to learn from the pandemic, and I’m determined to build on these to improve our ability to operate in the future.”.

23 Mar 2021: Charity and activism in Shiism: This event brings together Shi’a Muslim activists and thinkers to speak about how their faith inspires them to give back and what kinds of lessons

6 Aug 2021: The Research Office are looking to facilitate more collaboration and knowledge-sharing to support all those who run, contribute and are involved in grants administration. We would like to set up a Community of Practice (CoP) for grants

5 Mar 2021: Academics and research support staff can find details of the ERC Starting Grant and Consolidator Grant Calls on the ROO website. Information includes a crib sheet about how to apply to the Starting Grant forthcoming UKRO webinars on 16th & 19th

15 Jan 2021: For new and existing PIs as well as others working with postdocs, please join PPD’s live webinar PIs: Working Effectively with your Postdoc to hear how to establish a productive working environment, align plans and utilise skills and knowledge.

24 Sep 2021: societal and economic impact for every Cambridge pound spent.

26 Feb 2021: These relate to broken promises of employment, disrupted livelihoods, poor compensation for physical and economic displacement, labor disputes, destruction of rare wetland and littoral rainforest ecologies, water pollution, and a ‘double

30 Mar 2021: The SPP project will enable the University to buy its goods, works and services in a manner that improves the environmental, societal and economic impact on spend.

16 Jun 2021: s productivity gap, but could also unlock economic, environmental and social gains to create a better future for people and the planet.”. ... These outcomes are more important than ever for the country’s economic recovery and the drive to ‘Build

10 Sep 2021: How the University of Cambridge complies with the Gender Equality Plan The University of Cambridge is committed to ensuring and promoting gender equality, and seeks to identify and mitigate any imbalances.

9 Jul 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO) and the University of Cambridge will be jointly presenting a webinar on Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe. This will include Update and structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon 2020 Submission and

6 Oct 2021: edi.png We aim to include material on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) throughout our webpages. It’s a work in progress that will probably never be finished, and we acknowledge that it is not where we would like it to be yet! In the short

29 Jun 2021: Export control, digital learning and remote teaching In most cases, teaching materials used for undergraduate teaching will not be controlled because they are in the public domain and/or cover basic scientific research.

15 Jan 2021: The problem:. The building stockis thelargest capital asset of a city anditsmost important socio-economic resource.It is also where the greatest potential for energy reduction in cities lies.Despite this,

19 Nov 2021: Due to an essential upgrade of the connector between Symplectic Elements and the Apollo repository, the deposit functionality will be unavailable from Friday 26th November 2021 for a period of 7-10 days. All deposits into Apollo (Open Access,

12 Feb 2021: The impact of the COVID pandemic has led to the Research Office working at reduced capacity and this means that our Post Award teams will no longer be able to extend a CUFS grant close date (usually two months after the end of the grant). This is to

19 Nov 2021: The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 30th November at 11:15am, please use this link to join the meeting. The agenda will include a presentation on the new Large Grant Contributions Fund and updates on EU matters. There

1 Oct 2021: There is a growing expectation for researchers to offset the carbon emissions generated by unavoidable business travel. At the forefront of this, from 1st October 2021 the Wellcome Trust's carbon offset policy for travel requires applications for

12 Feb 2021: Anyone applying for or in receipt of U.S. federal funding must be wholly transparent about all financial and in-kind support from, and affiliations with, international institutions. There have been successful prosecutions in the U.S. of federally

19 Nov 2021: Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) is a £10 million funded project which has been created to support effective and sustained engagement between academics and policy professionals across the higher education sector. In order to better

3 Feb 2021: and trade unions, to campaign together for action on economic and social inequality.

23 Apr 2021: When the Research Office activates an award on CUFS, we would like to remind Departments to check that the award has been set up as expected. If there are any discrepancies, please contact your Research Support Advisor as soon as possible so that we

21 Jun 2021: Assisting the regeneration of tropical forests is a key nature-based solution to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, mitigate climate change, improve water resources and bring direct socio-economic benefits to

5 Nov 2021: Over the coming months, there will be a high volume of financial reports that are due to the European Commission. In order for us to meet the deadlines set out by the EC, we would like to remind Departments of the need to ensure all eligible costs

3 Feb 2021: American Studies Association (ASA), and a Senior Fellow at the UWM Center for Economic Development.

10 Dec 2021: The University subscribes to Research Professional, giving all members of staff unlimited access to information about current, past, and upcoming funding opportunities. Take a look at the Funding Know How section which offers guidance on developing

12 Apr 2021: In this interactive session, Tracey will share lessons learnt from the many researchers she has worked with, who have had both positive and negative experiences of collaboration.

11 Jun 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO) together with the University of Cambridge will be presenting webinars on the following topics - Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe There will be an update on the structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon

29 Jan 2021: Under the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK will participate in the Horizon Europe Programme as an Associated Country. However, before the UK can formally access Horizon Europe, the Horizon Europe Regulation needs to

29 Jan 2021: The Research Office aims to continue supporting academic and departmental colleagues as effectively as is possible. However, the current National Lockdown, school closures, caring responsibilities and other pressures on staff has had an immediate

26 Jul 2021: Terrestrial. Each theme will be explored from a research, policy and industry perspective, facilitating dialogue from a wide range of disciplines, including engineering, environmental science and management, social sciences, and economics