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6 May 2022: As outlined in the April RGUG meeting, there are ongoing delays in the formalisation of the UK’s association to Horizon Europe which are continuing to impact the Grant Agreement process for many of the recently awarded Horizon Europe grants. We

22 Jul 2022: The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2022 call is now open and the cribsheet is available on the ROO website. As usual, the MSCA PF submissions to ROO are treated as ‘Small Applications’ in line with the

25 Mar 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 287. Published on 25 March 2022. On 1 March 2022, the UK government issued additional sanctions on Russia, which expand sanctions that have been in place since 31

16 Dec 2022: On the 6th December 2022, the European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24 with a budget of around €13.5 billion to support researchers and innovators in Europe. The final versions of the dedicated work programmes for

16 May 2022: The University is working to increase the frequency, quality and impact of Staff Review and Development (SRD) conversations. As part of this, the SRD guidance on the HR webpages has recently been simplified and streamlined to make it more user

11 Mar 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 286. Published on 11 March 2022. The deadline for PIs to submit their research outcomes into Researchfish is Thursday 17th March at 4pm for most major funders

20 Oct 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 301. Published on 20 October 2022. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has confirmed an additional Official Development Assistance

18 Nov 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 303. Published on 18 November 2022. Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 23rd December 2022 and will

4 Nov 2022: For staff involved in the new timesheet process, the demo and Q&A sessions that had been scheduled for 15th and 17th November have been postponed and these will be re-arranged for the end of the month. In the meantime, at the Research Grants User

22 Apr 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 288. Published on 22 April 2022. The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 26th April at 11:15am. The agenda

11 Feb 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 284. Published on 11 February 2022. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Community of Practice (CoP) for Grants Administration at the University of Cambridge

29 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 295. Published on 29 July 2022. Last week, we produced a new timesheet template which is available on the ROO website. This week we are providing details about how

25 Mar 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Two more dates have been added to the programme Thursday 28th April 2022, 12:30-13:30 Export Control - understand your

23 Sep 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 299. Published on 23 September 2022. All UKRI grants (RCUK and Innovate) with part funded DI staff need to have timesheets for the entire lifetime of the grant.

25 Feb 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 285. Published on 25 February 2022. Due to ongoing delays in the formalisation of the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, UKRI has now released the terms and

8 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 293. Published on 8 July 2022. From July 2022, a new mechanism for timesheets has been implemented to comply with audit requirements on UKRI funding (RCUK and

22 Jul 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 294. Published on 22 July 2022. Over the last few weeks, we have been updating you about the timesheet requirements which the University needs to implement so that

16 Dec 2022: The National Insurance rate files in X5 have also been updated to reflect the latest change by Government,.

10 Jun 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 291. Published on 10 June 2022. Earlier today (10th June), successful ERC Awardees and MSCA Fellows from the 2021 Horizon Europe calls were contacted by the EC

28 Jan 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Topics include protecting your research – intellectual property and publishing rights knowing when to seek ethics

4 Feb 2022: In an academic year that continued to be characterised by uncertainty, it was inspiring to read and learn about the incredible contributions made by our students to support and enhance the educational experiences of their peers.

28 Jan 2022: This authentication process was upgraded on 27th January 2022 to the latest version using Google Cloud Identity. ... The upgrade will also include the latest 2021 pay scales which will be added to the Dashboard and means that the ‘Staff Commitments’

4 Nov 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 302. Published on 4 November 2022. The European Commission requires grant holders to keep documentary evidence of absences as a requirement of Article.18 in the

11 Feb 2022: We are pleased to announce the launch of the Community of Practice (CoP) for Grants Administration at the University of Cambridge. Our aim is to facilitate more collaboration and knowledge-sharing, provide access to resources and to support all

7 Oct 2022: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has confirmed an additional Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for the financial year of 2022 to 2023. The University has been

5 Aug 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 296. Published on 5 August 2022. Over the last couple of months, we have been updating you about the timesheet requirements which the University needs to implement

21 Jun 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 292. Published on 21 June 2022. From 1st July 2022, UKRI Final Expenditure Statements (FES) will need additional reporting due to the University receiving "limited

7 Oct 2022: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 300. Published on 7 October 2022. UKRI Terms & Conditions require that all timesheets must be signed by both the 'Employee' and by the 'Approver' within 2 months of

20 Oct 2022: Academics and research support staff can find details of the MSCA Doctoral Networks on the ROO website. Information includes a crib sheet about the scheme updated Part B information for the MSCA DN scheme As noted in the crib sheets, due to the

7 Sep 2022: This page is currently under review. In light of proposed changes to a number of the University’s systems and processes, we are currently updating this section of the FPM.

16 Dec 2022: The National Insurance rate files in X5 have also been updated to reflect the latest change by Government,.

10 Jun 2022: The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce that the call for proposals to the ALBORADA Research Fund is now open. Applications are invited from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge or an

14 Jan 2022: January to the latest version using Google Cloud Identity. Therefore you may see an additional window pop up about signing in. ... The upgrade will also include the latest 2021 pay scales which will be added to the Dashboard and means that the ‘Staff

11 Mar 2022: As outlined at the RGUG meeting last month, the grant application deadlines are changing from 1st April 2022. The current 7 working day deadline for the Standard Application Process is being replaced with a 5 working day deadline. In summary this

11 Feb 2022: The Principal Investigator Programme has been developed to help researchers with their responsibilities of managing a grant. Topics include ensuring that your project is properly costed knowing when to seek ethics approval protecting your research

5 Aug 2022: The University’s research information management system Elements, is undergoing a major upgrade on Thursday 18 August. The system will be unavailable for 3 to 4 days while reindexing takes place. During this time researchers will not be able to

20 May 2022: On 16th May 2022, UKRI published updated guidance on accessing the underwrite guarantee funding for successfully awarded Horizon Europe projects.

7 Oct 2022: Following the Funding Assurance Programe (FAP) audit by UKRI, recommendations were made regarding procurement procedures and flight costs. Procurement - departments should ensure that for each award, funder’s terms and conditions for the

25 Feb 2022: Changes to the UKRI open access policy come into effect from 1st April 2022, requiring immediate open access to journal articles funded by UKRI. This can be achieved either by publishing in a journal that offers immediate open access to their

1 Sep 2022: From Monday 5 September 2022, the structure of the central HR administration teams will be changing as follows: Life Events Team (excluding Clinical School) – This new team has been established in the HR Shared Service and is responsible for

28 Apr 2022: As of 1st January 2024, the UK is now fully associated to Horizon Europe. This means that the researchers and innovators hosted by or based at UK institutions are able to fully participate in the Horizon Europe programme. Funding Certainty UK

8 Jul 2022: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Thursday 14th July at 11:15am. The agenda will include presentations on Sustainable Business Travel Guidelines, timesheet requirements for UKRI funding and updates

28 Jan 2022: Any member of the University of Cambridge who is interested in research data management (RDM) who would like to become a local contact on RDM can apply to become a Data Champion. Researchers, postgraduate students, librarians, IT managers, data

2 Dec 2022: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 23rd December 2022 and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Therefore, please be aware of the following deadlines and ensure that your researchers

25 Feb 2022: The next RGUG meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 26th April 2022 at 11:15am. Details will be circulated nearer the time. Slides and recording of the previous RGUG meeting on 8th February are available on the RGUG web page. For

20 Oct 2022: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has confirmed an additional Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for the financial year of 2022 to 2023. Call 1: Other ODA Awards.

6 May 2022: As part of the University’s commitment to carbon reduction, the Sustainability Team have consulted with stakeholders from across the University to produced new guidelines on sustainable business travel. The purpose of the guidelines, which were

25 Mar 2022: Grant application deadlines are changing from 1st April 2022. The current 7 working day deadline for the Standard Application Process is being replaced with a 5 working day deadline. In summary this means - Departments are required to give ROO a

24 Jun 2022: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are making a permanent change regarding flexible start dates for responsive mode grants. This allows a period of up to six months from the announced start date to commence grant activity on responsive mode grants.

18 Nov 2022: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place on Tuesday 22nd November at 11:15am. The agenda will include an overview of updated documents and processes regarding the recently introduced timesheet requirements, UKRI underwrite