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26 Dec 2020: JRF's are fixed term awards of college membership, given to early stage academics, often before final submission of their PhD or shortly afterwards. They are awarded on the basis of research excellence, are prestigious and highly competitive.

26 Dec 2020: Almost every academic job description you see includes attracting external research funding; it is asked about constantly at interviews, and it can even be a condition for passing your probation or securing promotion.

26 Dec 2020: There are three main categories of funding available: Travel grants and other small grants – look at Research Professional, UKRI, professional and academic societies, charities Fellowships - Personal grants to your salary and your research;

22 Dec 2020: SInce 1 January 2021, the export of controlled goods/technology to the EU has required an export licence. If you are intending to export goods or technology to the EU please first decide whether the item is controlled by following the guidance set

21 Dec 2020: Small Group Teaching Undergraduate supervisions Hosting small group tutorials for undergraduates is a good way to develop your teaching skills. At Cambridge University these tutorials are known as 'supervisions' and are hosted in the Cambridge

18 Dec 2020: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 261. Published on 18 December 2020. An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO)

18 Dec 2020: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Wednesday 23rd December 2020 and will re-open on Monday 4th January 2021. Therefore please be aware of the following deadlines and let your researchers know of

18 Dec 2020: Thank you to everyone who attended the Research Grants User Group (RGUG) Meeting on Thursday 3rd December. Presentations were given on the new CDA fast track service, Brexit and the costing & pricing project. The slides, Q&A and recording of the m

18 Dec 2020: Departments should be aware that from 1 January 2021, purchases from, and sales to, the European Union (EU) will be treated in the same way as current non-EU imports and exports. This means that the import/export of controlled goods will be subject

18 Dec 2020: 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 OSR, could Departments check and verify all