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7 Jun 2019: This briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to the University or wishing to increase their understanding of University policy and its impact on research grants and their administration. Content includes

22 Nov 2019: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 1pm on Tuesday 24th December 2019 and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2020. Therefore please be aware of the following deadlines – Final Expenditure Statements

29 Mar 2019: Further scheduled rises in the USS pension rates are planned to come into effect in October 2019 and April 2020. The Wellcome Trust are requesting that where an application is currently under review for award, that salary costings are revised to

24 May 2019: She also studies the economic and social outcomes from education. For many years she has partnered with educational charities and government departments to maximise impact from her research. ... This particularly includes: efficiency analysis of energy

21 Sep 2019: Supporting the research which will lead to new technologies and help us to understand the complex economic, social and ethical issues surrounding digital transformation.

7 Jun 2019: This event is aimed at researchers and administrative staff who are involved in ERC funding programmes and / or the specifics of the ERC advanced grant call 2019.

10 May 2019: For all applications to UKRI GCRF and Newton Fund calls / competitions, it is now mandatory to provide a Gender Equality Statement. This statement must outline how applicants have taken meaningful yet proportionate consideration as to how the

31 Jan 2019: The VAT implications of research income will differ depending on the nature of the arrangements and the parties involved. It is essential that the appropriate VAT rate is selected for each grant as the VAT status impacts both the research budget and

20 Sep 2019: Keith said: “In the UK, we spend around £65 billion every year on economic and social infrastructure projects, building things like new schools and hospitals, roads and railways.

29 Jan 2019: Energy Planning for Resilient Decarbonization'. It integrates high-dimensional data that spans environmental features, physical form & land-use, socio-demographics, and economics to analyse cities spatially.

13 Sep 2019: The £1.2bn Prosperity Fund was launched in 2015 by the UK government to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals, by removing barriers to economic growth.

5 Jul 2019: In response to an increasing number of findings on audits of Innovate UK grants, there are some areas of concern in relation to the following eligibility of staff costs (DI And DA), including templates for timesheets and declarations eligibility of

14 Nov 2019: Transforming construction is a social, cultural, economic and political challenge and not just a technical problem.

24 Apr 2019: Human volunteer studies and clinical trials It is a requirement that the organisations carrying out or collaborating in research studies involving humans provide either an indemnity or insurance cover to provide compensation to any volunteer if they

26 Jan 2019: Digital technologies have the potential to unlock major social and economic change for the World’s rapidly growing urban populations, creating value through more liveable, healthy and environmentally sustainable cities.1

23 Apr 2019: University approach The University arranges insurance to provide financial compensation for accidental and unforeseen loss of or damage to assets and indemnity to pay compensation to employees and third parties for legal liability for death, injury

14 May 2019: I am also active in promoting the UK’s diverse entrepreneurs to create more opportunities and increase economic growth.

13 Sep 2019: The effect on mode choice tends to vary across socio-economic groups. ... Given the local policy goal of encouraging public transport, our findings suggest that the policy interventions need to be more targeted in relation to specific locations,

11 Oct 2019: The following rates were uploaded into X5 on 24th September 2019. New August 2019 pay scales: for MRC (EPI, CU, BSU, MBU, CBU, TOX) grades for University grades (non-Clinical) and banded rates USS grades have retained the superannuation rate of 24.4%

3 Apr 2019: History. Kenya. Professor A Karnik. Economics and Politics. India. 2002/2003. Dr S Alavi.

1 May 2019: For pre FEC (Full Economic Costing) grants arrangements for cash limiting of Research Council grants does not include any contingency provision for contribution increments.

5 Jul 2019: The presentations from the recent RGUG meeting on 27th June are now available on the ROO website. One of the discussion points from the meeting last week was to gauge interest in having an Open Day at ROO during the Michaelmas Term. Options include

8 Nov 2019: Led by James Harris, Turner Harris will design and deliver a prioritised programme to understand and address industry, economic and societal blockers to the adoption of the information management framework and

14 Oct 2019: How do we drive a culture of data driven decision making, to enable better social, environmental and economic outcomes?

28 Jun 2019: Embracing Modern Methods of Construction and digital ways of working, and attracting more talented young people, will ensure our construction sector continues to thrive and deliver social and economic benefits into

22 Feb 2019: At Cambridge we are committed to achieving excellence in research and scholarship, ensuring that our activities contribute to the well-being of society. As the research landscape becomes increasingly complex, we need to be more proactive in the

7 Jun 2019: operating and integrating our physical, social and economic infrastructure.

12 Aug 2019: Whether the organising principle is fighting the climate emergency, spreading economic prosperity to all of the regions and people of the UK or something else entirely, we collectively need to articulate

10 Jul 2019: The focus of the work is the new method and tool for connecting digital data from multiple disciplines including architecture, city planning, transport planning, spatial economic studies and infrastructure investment.

10 May 2019: X5 has been updated with a new salary file with an effective date of 01/04/2019 which contains the proposed USS pension rate of 24.2%. Users who wish to use the existing rate of 19.5% should select the 01/02/2019 salary file.

10 May 2019: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follow Thursday 27th June 2019

18 Jan 2019: The numbering for Research Grants has changed. As of early January 2019 we ran out of the 5 digit RG number system RG99999 and instead we are now using the 6 digit numbering system G100000. Work has been undertaken to make changes in the CUFS and

26 Jul 2019: The Wellcome Trust have made some policy changes including laboratory gloves can now be requested on grant applications and charged to existing grants. Further details are available from their website under the section ”Materials and consumables

26 Apr 2019: The next Research Grants User Group Meeting will take place as follows Thursday 2nd May 2019 2pm – 3:30pm Norwich Auditorium, Roger Needham Building, 7 J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0RB Agenda for the meeting and minutes for the previous