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2 Feb 2024: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, CRUK, BHF, WT and other funders is 5th February to 14th March 2024 during which time PIs should use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Award holders will have

15 Mar 2024: The European Commission is organising online infodays on 25th - 26th April 2024 about the new topics in the EU Missions Work Programme. This includes Adaptation to Climate Change Mission Cancer Mission 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart cities by 2030

18 Aug 2017: Audit requirements are set by Innovate UK and are stated within specific grant agreements. The terms are ususlly generic but exceptions may apply. It is therefore important to check your award letter and associated documentation carefully as to

4 Dec 2020: Whether there is a Brexit Deal or no deal, customs procedures and physical checks at borders will change. The UK’s reasonable worst-case scenario planning highlights that the flow rate at the Channel short straits (Calais/Dunkirk/Coquelles and

14 Jan 2022: Following published guidance from the Office for Students, both the Annual Financial Return and the TRAC Return submissions for 2020-21 have been given an extension until the end of March. Therefore, the University’s fEC rates and the

16 Dec 2022: New updates have been introduced to the UKRI Guarantee Guidance dated 5th December 2022. The scope of the guarantee is still the same: to guarantee funding for all eligible, successful applicants to Horizon Europe calls with final submission

16 Dec 2022: Thank you all for your support and engagement with the new timesheet process. UKRI have given us positive feedback on the work that we have all been doing to address the audit findings. Please continue to upload into your all historic timesheets

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

15 Apr 2020: UKRI-funded PhD students whose studies have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are in their final year will receive an extension to their research of up to six months so they will be able to complete their studies. Further details are

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