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8 Nov 2018: Where to look for research grant funding, including opportunities from funding databases, research councils, charities, trusts, government departments, industry funding, and internal funding from the University of Cambridge.

26 Oct 2018: The Nagoya Protocol Checklist for Researchers outlines the practical steps to determine whether the Protocol applies to your research and what actions researchers should take to ensure compliance.

10 Aug 2018: For staff who need help costing a project in X5, one-to-one sessions are available on Wednesday mornings. Please contact Debbie.West-Lewis@admin.cam.ac.uk to make an appointment.

18 Oct 2018: Guidance on how to write a research proposal. This includes information on what to include in your proposal, and how the University can support you.

8 Nov 2018: It's important to take the time to thoroughly plan your research. If you don't, there's a risk it could fail, wasting your funding and your time and effort. Here you can find out how to: plan, draft and write a proposal.

26 Oct 2018: A declaration of due diligence declarations will be required at one of two checkpoints if you are using genetic resources covered by the Nagoya Protocol. If your project reaches either checkpoint, you must submit a due diligence declaration.

4 May 2018: Presentations from the April meeting are available here https://www.research-operations.admin.cam.ac.uk/about-us/rgug/rgug-meeting-26-apr-2018 The next RGUG meeting is Thursday 28th June 2018 10am – 11:30am Norwich Auditorium, Roger Needham

9 May 2018: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (‘the Protocol’) is an international agreement to ensure the fair and

14 Dec 2018: Next week (w/c 17th December 2018) a change will be made in X5 to the current “ROO deadline” label. The wording will be made clearer by relabelling to “5 day deadline”.

8 Nov 2018: Find out how to: record and report your research to meet funders terms and Research Excellence Framework (REF) requirements. publish your research data, articles and other papers for open access.

23 Feb 2018: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Thursday 19th April 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane Monday 14th May 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane To book a place please

26 Jan 2018: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Monday 19th March 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane Thursday 19th April 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane To book a place please

26 Oct 2018: The Access and Benefit Sharing Clearing House (ABS Clearing House) website is a platform to exchange information on access and benefit sharing measures.

9 Mar 2018: University Information Services (UIS) has now made it possible for institutional IT staff to provide basic SharePoint sites for office teams and research groups that need a collaborative group workspace. It provides free access to cloud-based

18 May 2018: The X5 User Group met for the first time on 21st March to discuss the development of X5 and support for users. The minutes, presentations and membership are available here

9 Nov 2018: Keeping track of grant spending Find out how to keep track of grant spending. Invoicing Find out about invoicing. Claiming expenses Find out about claiming expenses

30 Nov 2018: The following new pay scales were imported into X5 on 27th November 2018 with an effective date of 01/04/2018 (Cost Of Living Allowance): NHS grades MRC CBU and TOX

23 Mar 2018: Cancer Research UK has informed us that they intend to carry out an audit of approximately 200-300 transactions from 16 research grants. The audit will be done remotely and Departments will be contacted by mid-April if their grants have been

9 Feb 2018: The Research Operations Office and UIS would like to invite Administrative and Academic staff to join a new X5 User Group. The group will be working towards a future upgrade of X5 which will include Understanding user requirements, processes and

1 Feb 2018: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2018 as of today. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO website. Should you have any queries related to the updates, please contact your Research Support Advisor at the