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17 Nov 2023: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 22 December 2023 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Therefore please be aware of the following deadlines and ensure that your researchers are

22 Sep 2023: At this webinar organised by Universities UK, Government and UKRI officials will provide an update on the announcement that the UK will become an Associated Country in the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes, with effect from 1 January 2024. To

6 Oct 2023: The University Tax Office with the support of the Research Office is hosting an online VAT training session on research grants and contracts aimed at administrative staff in Departments. The session will be led by Angela Fearnside, Deputy Head of VAT

6 Oct 2023: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 28th September 2023. We were delighted to have our first hybrid meeting and we will continue with this format in future. The recording and slides from the

3 Nov 2023: Due to the Christmas vacation the Research Operations Office (ROO) will close from 5pm on Friday 22 December 2023 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Therefore please be aware of the following deadlines and ensure that your researchers are

17 Nov 2023: On 15 November 2023, the Council of the EU – representing 27 EU Member States – gave the green light to UK association to the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes from 1 January 2024 by approving the agreement in principle reached between

7 Jul 2023: The European Commission has published an updated version of the Guide for Applicants for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 call. Further details about the changes are available on the UKRO website. These

16 Feb 2024: Registrations are now open for the EC’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event which will take place between 18th – 21st March 2024 in Belgium. This event brings together policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurs for debates, workshops

19 Jan 2024: Please be advised that changes to the USS pension rate have been updated in X5, from 21.6% to 14.5% with an effective date of 1st January 2024, as per USS guidelines. For existing costings in X5, the appropriate staff costing lines will have to be re

22 Sep 2023: The Latest EC News has been updated to include details on the association of the UK to the Horizon Europe Programme and implications on the open and forthcoming calls.

14 Jun 2024: On the 7th June 2024, there was an ERC online webinar about lump sum funding, where experts from the ERC Executive Agency answered questions about the new lump sum model of funding for 2024 Advanced Grants. The recording of the event is now

17 Nov 2023: The Transforming Research Support (TRS) Programme will be introducing new grant management system Worktribe across the University using a phased approach from 2024 onwards. The School of Technology will be the first adopter. To support this, the

7 Jul 2023: 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 next OSR, please could Departments check and

6 Oct 2023: The EC is organising an online infoday on 18th October 2023 to inform (potential) applicants about topics included in the Cluster 2 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies' work programme for 2024. Further details and registration are available

7 Jul 2023: The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is an EU-funded programme which provides researchers and innovators with funding to set up interconnected, interdisciplinary and collaborative research networks in Europe and beyond. UKRO is

28 Jul 2023: Thank you to those who were able to attend the Research Grants User Group Meeting (RGUG) on 20th July 2023. The recording and slides are now available. The next meeting is schedule for 28th September 2023 at 11:15am and this will be a hybrid meeting

16 Feb 2024: The University’s Large Grant Contribution Fund (LGCF) provides financial contributions for large collaborative research applications. There have been some recent updates to the criteria - in addition to applications led by Cambridge PIs,

5 Jan 2024: In light of the re-association of the United Kingdom (UK) to Horizon Europe 1 January 2024, Lund University (LU) launches a call for “Get Started Funding” aimed at early career researchers from Lund University and UK-based LERU universities* (up

2 Feb 2024: Effective from 1st February 2024, X5 has been updated with the new fEC, facility and inflation rates as well as salary files. The new fEC rates are available on the AFPA website and the X5 changes are listed ROO website. Most of the fEC rates have

10 May 2024: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 335. Published on 10 May 2024. Following the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, researchers who meet the eligibility criteria, can apply to receive funding