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8 Sep 2016: According to the current regulation of the H2020 Model Agreement, internally invoice costs charged to EU grants need to be divided up and reported according to the different cost categories. This is not only a heavy additional administrative burden,

19 Aug 2016: The Equipment Sharing Project now has its own Twitter account to follow: https://twitter.com/cam_equip Here relevant topical information relating to the Equipment Sharing Community and news from the Sector is circulated. Small Research Facilities

22 Nov 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 173. Published on 22 November 2016. X5 will not be available on Monday 28th November 2016 from 7:30am to 9:00am to allow the loading of the Salary uplift. For

25 Nov 2016: X5 will not be available on Monday 28th November 2016 from 7:30am to 9:00am to allow the loading of the Salary uplift. For existing draft applications, you will need to update the Rates Tab to upload the new salary details.

1 Apr 2016: The Research Office has been asked to pass on information on a new Jisc-funded service, Call For Participants. This is a free online service for advertising surveys, interviews and other research studies to the public and recruiting participants.

10 Nov 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 172. Published on 10 November 2016. In preparation for the forthcoming funders’ collection period between 6 February and 16 March 2017, the University of

10 Jun 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 161. Published on 10 June 2016. RELEVANT TO: Departmental Administrators. 1. Changes to Income Allocation Policy- effective from 1st August 2016. 2. RGUG meeting on

25 Oct 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 171. Published on 25 October 2016. In preparation for the forthcoming funders’ collection period between 6 February and 16 March 2017, the University of Cambridge

21 Jul 2016: The ROO website on European funding has been updated following the EU referendum result. Moreover, the University will launch a website shortly to compile all the relevant information regarding the Brexit. Once the link to the University site is

8 Jan 2016: This workshop will focus on the challenges of managing social media data for research across the lifecycle of a research project and beyond. Participants will explore the following questions with our panel of experts: How can I plan the collection

8 Dec 2016: The minutes from the Research Policy Committee meeting on 6th October 2016 are now available http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/committee/rpc/minutes/ Administrative and research staff maybe particularly interested in the following items

29 Apr 2016: The British Academy Small Research Grants deadline is 11 May 2016 (5pm BST). In response to the large number of errors in previous applications, the BA has asked institutions to ensure they refer to the scheme notes and FAQs before submitting an

19 Feb 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 153. Published on 19 February 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. X5 Training for Departments. X5 Unavailable – Tuesday 1st March between 07: 00 and

26 May 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 160. Published on 26 May 2016. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. 1. New Requirement for RCUK Funded Equipment to appear on National Portal. 2. Improving the

7 Mar 2016: In December 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards”; Uniform Guidance (UG) replaces and consolidates existing Circulars (OMB

8 Dec 2016: Researchfish is a web-based system used by RCUK to collect the research outcomes and outputs of its award holders. The next RCUK submission period is 6 February to 16 March 2017, 4pm. Representatives from Researchfish will be coming to Cambridge to

11 Oct 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 170. Published on 11 October 2016. The Research Operations Office is about to embark on our 2017 Research Administrators' Programme. It consists of six separate

24 Jun 2016: The Chief Operating Officer of EPSRC has brought an incident of inappropriate use of funds by an HEI to our attention. It is related to payments for dinner that are contrary to the conditions for RCUK grants. Most other funders have similar policies.

8 Dec 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 174. Published on 8 December 2016. The Research Operations Office (ROO) will close for the Christmas / New Year break from Friday 23rd December 2016 - Tuesday 3rd

8 Jan 2016: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 150. Published on 8 January 2016. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Reminder- Registration for Researchfish workshop on 22 Jan. 2016, at 1:30pm for PIs and