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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

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

14 Feb 2017: is economic, necessary and solely attributable to the project. is not deemed to be in any way excessive or reckless.

27 Sep 2017: In June 2018 she was awarded the XVII Fundacion Banco Sabadell Prize for Economic Research for the best young Spanish economics researcher. ... Future prospects for energy technologies: insights from expert elicitations.’ Review of Environmental

2 Feb 2017: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2017 from the 1st of February 2017 (note MRF/SRF rates are yet to be updated). Users of X5 are advised to update their costings (the Rates Tab in X5) to ensure the new rates are

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 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.

21 Nov 2017: The Research Operations Office will close for the Christmas break from Friday 22 December 2017 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2018. In order to help us manage new work received, deadlines that fall during the Christmas break and the first

3 Nov 2017: For H2020 grants there is the expectation that there will be one interim audit (usually after the end of P1) for any grant with a budget of €325,000 or more of direct costs. We have now agreed with LEES Chartered Accountants that if a Department

24 Mar 2017: US Federal research agencies are now able to utilise the updated Research Terms and Conditions (RTC) that will address and implement the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200).