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21 Apr 2015: Professor Paul Boyle, Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will be visiting the University of Cambridge for one of his eleven annual visits to universities in the

21 Apr 2015: Following the launch of the new Wellcome Trust schemes and the first round deadline in November 2010, the Research Office would like to update you regarding progress on the current round of applications and information on future submissions. First

21 Apr 2015: As stated in previous Research Office bulletins, this is a reminder that pFACT will not be available after 31st July 2014. Please ensure that any reports that you need are printed and/or saved locally before 31st July 2014. If you need a copy of the

21 Apr 2015: Open Access Policy: The Wellcome Trust has announced that it will be strengthening the manner in which it enforces its open access policy with immediate effect. Failure to comply with the policy could result in final grant payments being withheld

21 Apr 2015: The final briefing session to help Departments become familiar with X5 is scheduled for next week. This will be a 30 minute overview of X5 with an opportunity for Q&A. There is no need to book a place, just turn up at the time of your choice.

24 Jun 2015: The cost of the developments necessary to ensure that the University can continue to compete at the highest levels internationally is very significant when projected over the next twenty years. ... The Full Economic Costing model operated by the Research

21 Apr 2015: The Researchfish Team will be coming to the University to demonstrate Researchfish and take questions and answers from Researchers.Researchfish is an online facility that enables research funders to track the impacts of their investments, and

14 May 2015: Source: Factiva, The Economic Times. Business Model articles in The Economic Times (India). ... economic logic to. make a return? (1) Revenue. architecture. (2) Cost.

25 Jun 2015: In general these agreements do not include payment for the material, although transport costs may be required. ... Transportation costs, where charged, should be met by the PI’s research team or Department.

21 Apr 2015: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting was held on Thursday 24 July and the presentations are available on the ROO websitehttp://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx

21 Apr 2015: The ERC has introduced a new pilot scheme, called Synergy Grants (SyG) in the 2012 ERC Work Programme. This call will be published on 25 October 2011 with a single deadline of 25 January 2012. The ERC Synergy Grants are aimed at outstanding

14 Jul 2015: Dissemination of information is a vital part of academic research, nevertheless when parties are discussing the possibility of a collaboration, it is often necessary to protect information being exchanged so that it is held in confidence and not

21 Apr 2015: A new Research Pricing and Costing Tool is currently being developed to replace pFACT. The system, which is currently called X5, is now in the second phase of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and members of the research community are needed to test

30 Nov 2015: employed labour force). Labour productivity improvements in the sector have reduced labour costs. ... economic cycle forces scrutiny of all costs. • Historical efficiency improvements.

6 Feb 2015: You should ensure that you have read the current ACCA exemption policy to ensure that you comply with the processes and avoid delays http://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/getting-started/exemptions.html A maximum of nine papers at the Fundamentals

12 Nov 2015: There are several places left on our introductory workshop to research data management. The workshop will cover the following aspects of research data management: Data storage and backup; Data organisation; Strategies for file exchange with

16 Apr 2015: For work conducted by the University that does not fall within the remit of 'research', contracts may be required that do not come under the responsibility of the Research Operations Office.

25 Nov 2015: Through out-sourcing, developing economies present huge, low-cost, international sources of capacity for manufacturing and other inputs such as engi-neering and R&D. ... cludes generic ‘STEEP’ factors – those macro-environmental sociological,

21 Apr 2015: Research Councils UK (RCUK) have recently advised that following discussions between themselves and Research Organisations, they have decided that the requirement for reporting overspends on grants will no longer be enforced as a condition of their

21 Apr 2015: X5 continues to be rolled out across the University with Departmental Administrators currently receiving training. By 7 May all pFACT users will have received their X5 log in. To help Departments become familiar with X5, several briefing sessions

21 Apr 2015: The BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. The talk will be relevant to anyone who has an interest in BBSRC research grants including

21 Apr 2015: NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) will be visiting Cambridge to give a presentation on Pathways to Impact. This will include: What is impact? Pathways to Impact and the grant application form Assessing Pathways to Impact Knowledge Exchange

21 Apr 2015: 3. Funding for publication costs. From April 2013, RCUK will be providing a block grant to the University to cover publication costs incurred in meeting the requirements of the RCUK Open ... Therefore, publication costs will cease on individual grants

6 Oct 2015: the profit normally to be expected from a business of that nature, where profit means the turnover less the costs of the operation of the business, not including any costs relating ... of the costs of the University under Statute G II 10 and 11 and

21 Apr 2015: However, although the removal will cause some difficulties and added cost to the University, the impact is not as far reaching as it might first seem because the vast majority of ... The exemption’s removal will create an additional VAT cost to the

21 Apr 2015: The minutes and presentations from the RGUG (Research Grants User Group) which took place on Tuesday 28 September are now available on the Research Office website at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx. The next meeting

17 Jun 2015: 4. The estimated project cost is £94m. A grant of £25m has been awarded to CITIID from HEFCE’s UK Research Partnership Infrastructure Fund (UKRPIF) 2015–16 and £40m is allocated

21 Apr 2015: Following a discussion at RPC on Thursday 8th March, a sub-committee has been formed to facilitate a new Restricted Calls Procedure and Research Bids Selection process, with immediate effect.  Please read the documents below and familiarise

21 Apr 2015: The MS Society has recently become a charitable company limited by guarantee. The move to charitable company status has been put in place to modernise its governance arrangements and to bring the Society in line with the majority of other large

4 Feb 2015: Funding is also in place to equip the refurbished facility. No significant incremental running costs are anticipated for the new facilities. ... The total cost of the project has been estimated at £6.6m, to be met from the University’s Capital Fund.

21 Apr 2015: The University of Cambridge has entered into an open innovation collaboration with GSK located at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) that gives University researchers access to the drug development expertise of GSK and other pharmaceutical

21 Apr 2015: There were a few areas where costs have been disallowed, which we would like to bring to your attention:. ... Excel Training is not an allowable expense . If costs of equipment have been prorated then the cost of additional support relating to this

6 Feb 2015: R Self-healing materials were voted one of the top-ten emerging technologies in 2013 by the World Economic Forum, and are being actively explored in the aerospace industry, where they ... For example, if body-worn cameras become the norm, what might the

21 Apr 2015: Further to recent internal and funder audits we would like to remind departments of the month end procedures in relation to grants.

21 Apr 2015: e-Val is the MRC’s online system for gathering data related to the outputs and outcomes from MRC-funded research. In principle, the MRC try to maintain the same set of questions each year, however having reviewed the data, some updates have been

21 Apr 2015: The EC has confirmed that tuition fees (or University fees) are an eligible cost for Early Stage Researchers under Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITNs) and Industry Academia Pathways & Partnerships (IAPPs) ... For all other EC actions tuition

21 Apr 2015: In order to support departments in preparing for the RCUK Assurance visit in November, Jo Dekkers will hold a series of workshops. These will be held on:     Monday, 1st October from 14.00-15.00 – Mill Lane Lecture Room 1Wednesday, 3rd Oc

21 Apr 2015: A new process has been put in place for applications that are to be made for the Technology Strategy Board Knowledge Transfer Partnership fund (TSB KTP). The TSB KTP scheme offers access to funding through the formation of a partnership between

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities and Research Resources officers are visiting Cambridge on Thursday 15 January 2015. As part of their programme they will be holding an open session (with Q&A) which will explain their new funding schemes,

18 Sep 2015: The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next RGUG meeting will take place on Tuesday 22nd September 2015 at 9.30am in Mill

30 Mar 2015: This chapter is not currently available to download This chapter is currently being re-written and is unavailable In the interim, guidance may be found in the Purchasing guide This outlines the end-to-end journey for purchasing goods, works and

21 Apr 2015: Due to VAT increasing from 17.5% to 20% on 4 January 2011, pFACT is being updated to reflect this. The new VAT rate will be changed in pFACT on Monday 27 September 2010 between 8:00am and 10:00am during which time the system will be

21 Apr 2015: The guide complements the training videos available on this topic including “Adding Collaborating departments” and “How to add External Partners and their costs”.

12 Jul 2015: engineer might undertake a work placement in industry, an economist might review the perceived costs/benefits of a local development and write a report for a local newspaper.

21 Apr 2015: The Trust has announced that eGrants enhancements have now been successfully applied. Enhancements include the ability to access sample application forms, a streamlined log-in page, an improved Application Form select function, and new application

13 Oct 2015: The Lauffer Family Charitable Trust has generously contributed towards the cost of producing this newsletter in memory of the late David Lauffer, an enthusiastic student of history and supporter of the ... Knowledge of the Christian calendar was also

21 Apr 2015: Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. Minutes and presentations from the meeting on Thursday 11 December are now available

27 Feb 2015: and cost-effectiveness of nuclear energy.

21 Apr 2015: As part of a drive by the RCUK to increase efficiency and effectiveness across research management, there is a need to make greater use of existing equipment and to share this between Universities wherever possible. The EPSRC has issued the

21 Apr 2015: The Wellcome Trust have announced that they will be launching their new grants management system in May 2015. This will replace eGrants and will be used for submitting online applications and to manage the peer review process. There will be a