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9 Jun 2023: 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

15 Mar 2024: Apollo, the University repository has been successfully upgraded. Following a period of system downtime while the upgrade took place, it is now possible to make open access, research data and doctoral thesis deposits into Apollo from Elements. We

2 Feb 2024: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place on Thursday 15 February, 2pm – 3pm. This will be a hybrid meeting for you to join either online as a Teams call or in person at West 1, The West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge. To join

19 Jan 2024: For grant applications: PIs and their Departments are expected to include certain qualifying International work/research related compliance costs in grant applications where possible (see guidance - Justification of Resources for International

16 Feb 2024: Working on a large, complex grant application? Our online information session is a great opportunity to improve your knowledge, get guidance and ask questions. The Research Funding team offers application support services such as coordination of bid

2 Feb 2024: The Funding and Tenders Portal of the European Commission now has two-factor authentication (2FA) available on its portal, which will soon become mandatory. This will ensure additional protection of the valuable information it stores against

11 Aug 2023: Royal Society (RS) have announced that an inflationary uplift of 2.48% is being applied to current grants within the following categories; Directly Incurred Staff Costs, Directly Allocated Costs and Indirect Costs. Individual grant holders should

15 Mar 2024: An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and

7 Jul 2023: Elements is the University's research information management system used by researchers across the institution to collate, share and report on their research outputs. A new video has been produced aimed at staff who have administrative

19 Apr 2024: Do you use in vitro models in your research? Are you drafting a manuscript to submit for publication in the next few months? Would you like to receive expert feedback on your manuscript? The RIVER (Reporting In Vitro Experiments Responsibly www.nc3rs

28 Jul 2023: For further guidance on the recording requirements of staff time on a research grant, we have produced a decision chart for you to use to work out whether timesheets or declarations are required for the following funders: UKRI, Innovate, H2020,

1 Nov 2023: The Research Office invites administrative staff across the University to attend this Horizon Europe Programme, Legal and Financial Matters (including Horizon 2020) information session.

17 Nov 2023: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) will take place on Thursday 30 November, 11:00am – 12:15pm (note earlier start time). This will be a hybrid meeting for you to join either online as a Teams call or in person at West 2, The West Hub, JJ

1 Mar 2024: The Health National Contact Points (NCP) Network is organising an online workshop to - Enhance your skills in writing Horizon Europe Health proposals Gain insight into the process Ask questions from the expert-led discussion The online session takes

1 Mar 2024: An Elements upgrade is taking place from Tuesday 5th March at 5pm until Friday 8th March 2024. During this time, it will not be possible to make open access, research data or doctoral thesis deposits from Elements into the University repository

19 May 2023: UKRI and Wellcome are each introducing new online systems for applying and managing their funding as follows - Funder Old System New System Schedule Accounts migrated? UKRI Joint Electronic Submission (Je-S) The Funding Service (TFS) Both systems

19 May 2023: Does your Department or Institution have a contract with any US Federal Agencies where the Research Operations Office (ROO) has not been part of the contractual process? If so, you need to tell us about those contracts. ROO is undertaking a due

11 Aug 2023: The Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker (WTGT) system will be closed down on 30th September 2023 and replaced on 1st October 2023 by the Wellcome Funding platform. Once the WTGT is closed, you won’t be able to access the system. If you want to keep any

3 Nov 2023: The Research Operations Office (ROO) is about to embark on the next Research Grants Administration Programme 2024 (previously known as ROOTS) and we are pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from all departmental professional support staff at

9 Jun 2023: UKRI Funding Finder now has full details on how to apply for EPSRC’s Responsive Mode and Fellowship opportunities. Information related to EPSRC’s transition from Je-S to The Funding Service, including timelines for transition, closing dates for