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8 Nov 2021: All are welcome! This week, join Dr Misato Sato (Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economic and Political Science) in discussing 'Carbon pricing compensation and competitiveness: Lessons

23 Sep 2021: Exam Results Analytics - Tableau.

5 Mar 2021: New functionality now exists within X5 that notifies users of messages/announcements when they log on to the system. The number of announcements is indicated by the bell in the header information next to workflow tasks notifications. A screen shot

29 Sep 2021: Overview Support statements are required from a student's College Tutor (and Academic Supervisor for the Postgraduate Financial Assistance Fund) when applying for financial assistance. Students are asked to talk to their College Tutor (and Academic

16 Jun 2021: s productivity gap, but could also unlock economic, environmental and social gains to create a better future for people and the planet.”. ... These outcomes are more important than ever for the country’s economic recovery and the drive to ‘Build

18 Mar 2021: As well as the personal campaign materials of abolitionist Thomas Clarkson, the exhibition includes original manuscript material relating to the day-to-day economic realities of Jamaican sugar plantations and printed

3 Feb 2021: and trade unions, to campaign together for action on economic and social inequality.

27 Sep 2021: As a lecturer, I design formative and summative assessments consisting of essay questions for exams. ... To ensure that these students are not disadvantaged during the exam because they fail to grasp the meaning of new and/or difficult words, I only use

19 Mar 2021: The Researchfish submission for 2021 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers, administrative staff and node administrators for playing their part in the submission process this year. We recognise that due to

23 Aug 2021: ensuring that nature-friendly development is at the heart of the Combined Authority’s economic growth agenda.

22 Feb 2021: You have the right to: Written information on your loan obligations and information on your rights and responsibilities as a borrower; a copy of your MPN either before or at the time your loan is disbursed; a grace period and an explanation of what

21 Jun 2021: Assisting the regeneration of tropical forests is a key nature-based solution to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, mitigate climate change, improve water resources and bring direct socio-economic benefits to

3 Nov 2021: Its website highlights the economic benefits for the UK: "Leading the world in tackling and adapting to climate change is a major economic opportunity for the UK, that will create new ... delivers greater social and economic benefits for all.

23 Sep 2021: exams being open-book. introduction of a safety net, which could have an effect because (a) in some subjects students might have better results in year 2 than in year 3

29 Jan 2021: Due to internal delays in the preparation and submission of the University’s Annual Financial Return to the Office for Students (OfS), approval and submission of the TRAC Return has been delayed. Therefore, fEC rates will not be updated on X5 for

3 Feb 2021: American Studies Association (ASA), and a Senior Fellow at the UWM Center for Economic Development.

24 Sep 2021: It is increasingly recognised that the issues and challenges facing disabled students are complex; they intersect with multiple factors including different equality characteristics, concurrent disabilities, socio-economic status and previous

19 Feb 2021: construction for the future and transform the UK construction industry’s approach to the way we plan, build, maintain and use our social and economic infrastructure.

21 May 2021: Academics and research support staff can find details of the ERC Advanced Grant Call on the ROO website including the recording and slides from the recent UKRO information webinar series. The ERC Advanced Grant call is aimed at established research

12 Feb 2021: As part of the X5 Upgrade project, a SharePoint site was launched that contains the new X5 User Guide. This can also be accessed directly from the X5 tool by clicking on any of the "question mark" icons within the system.

26 Jul 2021: Terrestrial. Each theme will be explored from a research, policy and industry perspective, facilitating dialogue from a wide range of disciplines, including engineering, environmental science and management, social sciences, and economics

23 Apr 2021: When the Research Office activates an award on CUFS, we would like to remind Departments to check that the award has been set up as expected. If there are any discrepancies, please contact your Research Support Advisor as soon as possible so that we

5 Nov 2021: Over the coming months, there will be a high volume of financial reports that are due to the European Commission. In order for us to meet the deadlines set out by the EC, we would like to remind Departments of the need to ensure all eligible costs

4 Jun 2021: The loss of ecosystems driven by humans is changing the nature and character of India, culturally, and even in terms of socio-economic parameters.

10 Dec 2021: The University subscribes to Research Professional, giving all members of staff unlimited access to information about current, past, and upcoming funding opportunities. Take a look at the Funding Know How section which offers guidance on developing

17 Aug 2021: Dr Matthew Agarwala will discuss the wealth paradigm, links to biodiversity and the pandemic, and using the wealth economy as the basis of our economic recovery.

11 Jun 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO) together with the University of Cambridge will be presenting webinars on the following topics - Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe There will be an update on the structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon

25 Feb 2021: Professor Veerle Heyvaert. London School of Economics and Political Science. Issues of transnational environmental law and risk regulation.

29 Jan 2021: Under the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK will participate in the Horizon Europe Programme as an Associated Country. However, before the UK can formally access Horizon Europe, the Horizon Europe Regulation needs to

10 May 2021: Whither Socialism with Chinese Characteristics? Unlike the European post-socialist countries, China has made spectacular advances consequent on its economic reforms and the transition to a state-led market economy.

29 Jan 2021: The Research Office aims to continue supporting academic and departmental colleagues as effectively as is possible. However, the current National Lockdown, school closures, caring responsibilities and other pressures on staff has had an immediate

20 Sep 2021: Centre, Associate Fellow of Chatham House, and Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Global Economic Governance Programme. ... James Vause, Lead Economist at UNEP-WCMC. He recently co-authored the Trade and the Biosphere chapter for

6 Aug 2021: The UKRI Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) provides assurance that public funds destined for research are properly safeguarded and used for the purposes intended. We are expecting a UKRI audit to be undertaken remotely during the Michaelmas Term 2021

8 Mar 2021: Dr Zeynep Clulow, "Socio-economic and Political Challenges to Negative Emission Technologies".

6 Aug 2021: A new Sharepoint site, Supporting Research at Cambridge has been set up to provide guidance, information and support to the academic and administrative community in the management of research grants. On the site you can find training materials and

9 Jul 2021: Research Professional is an online database of research funding opportunities and is a source of international research policy and practice news. The University of Cambridge has an institutional account which means that all University members can

15 Oct 2021: We have now launched the Outgoing MTA Swift Service which can process requests faster under certain circumstances. A pre-signed MTA will be issued if the outgoing material meets all of the eligibility criteria. This includes - not derived from any

5 Nov 2021: The Open Research at Cambridge conference will run online from 22 - 26 November 2021. Research takes place in collaborative networks, tied together by publications, conferences, informal discussions and often data sharing. Approaching all stages of

26 Feb 2021: These relate to broken promises of employment, disrupted livelihoods, poor compensation for physical and economic displacement, labor disputes, destruction of rare wetland and littoral rainforest ecologies, water pollution, and a ‘double

25 Jun 2021: Moving from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe Update and structure of Horizon Europe compared to Horizon 2020 Submission and evaluation changes, legal and finance update Q&A This webinar will be presented jointly between UK Research Office (UKRO) and

6 Aug 2021: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2021, which this year are applicable from 1st August 2021. Note that there has been a decrease in the rates driven by the nature of the calculations. Users of X5 will need to

15 Oct 2021: The University has set up a fund to provide financial contributions to large, collaborative grant applications. This is to encourage and support these applications and maximise the University’s outward-facing impact.  The fund will normally

1 Oct 2021: On 20th September, X5 was updated with the new non-clinical pay scales and the renamed grades linked to the Academic new titles coming into effect from 1st October 2021. To apply these new rates and renamed grades to existing costings, go to the

23 Apr 2021: The UK Research Office (UKRO), in its capacity as UK National Contact Point for Horizon Europe is holding several information webinars for researchers and support staff interested in applying for current calls including, MSCA Postdoctoral

25 Jun 2021: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Tuesday 13th July 2021 at 11:15am. Details and joining information will be circulated in the next bulletin.

23 Apr 2021: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting will take place as a live event on Thursday 13th May 2021 at 11:15am. Details and joining information will be circulated in the next bulletin.

1 Oct 2021: Journals published by Elsevier are among the most read and published-in at the University of Cambridge but are also consistently the most paywalled of all publications, and the most expensive in which to publish. Current members of the University of

15 Jan 2021: The new swift service for CDAs (Confidential Disclosure Agreement) was launched last month for PIs to use with one external party. CDAs should be used with a potential collaborator before discussions take place. To access the Contracts Services

7 May 2021: Award holders, project administrators and departmental support staff need to understand funder and university requirements when managing research grant funding. New guidance is available from the Research Operations Office which includes how to

15 Jan 2021: The annual submission period for UKRI, NIHR, BHF and other funders is 1st February to 11th March 2021 during which time PIs can use their Researchfish account to submit a return on their research outputs. Links made in Symplectic Elements to