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29 Mar 2019: The Researchfish submission for 2019 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers and administrative staff for preparing and submitting their returns. We are waiting for the final figures from the funders regarding

6 Dec 2019: A new Industry Pricing Policy has been approved by the Research Policy Committee and guidelines are currently being drafted for Departments. A summary of the policy is available on the Research Operations Office website.

25 Oct 2019: Following feedback from the X5 User Group, some small screen amendments in X5 are going to be made which will remove features that aren’t used and ensure that terminology is more consistent. X5 will be updated with these amendments on Thursday

8 Feb 2019: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2019. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO website. If you have any queries related to the updates, please contact your Research Support Advisor at the Research

9 Aug 2019: EPSRC is working with colleagues across UKRI on a review of the AI landscape, to understand current support for AI research and innovation, and engage stakeholders in identifying opportunities and future directions. To stay informed about the

22 Feb 2019: There have been some updates to the Research Dashboard this week. You will see that it is now easier to scan the list of grants which is helpful for those with large datasets. Also each grant now has a unique URL, allowing users to communicate more

26 Jul 2019: The Research Office have updated their due diligence process, which aims to offer a more robust service, delivering a closer level of scrutiny as well as quicker turnaround times for departments. To mitigate the risk posed to the University, the Due

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.

6 Dec 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

8 Mar 2019: Presentations from the Research Grants User Group Meeting on 26th February are now available on the ROO website. The next meeting will be Thursday 2 May 2019 2pm - 3.30pm Norwich Auditorium, Roger Needham Building, 7 J J Thomson Avenue, West