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5 Dec 2017: The Research Operations Office will close for the Christmas break from Friday 22 December 2017 and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2018. In order to help us manage new work received, deadlines that fall during the Christmas break and the first

22 Sep 2017: This briefing is relevant to all staff involved in research grants, particularly those new to the University or wishing to increase their understanding of University policy and its impact on research grants and their administration.

18 Aug 2017: A reminder that the ERC Advanced Grant deadline is on 31st August 2017 at 4pm. The Research Office asks that applications are with us at least 5 working days (24th August) before the deadline in order for the checks to be completed and the Host

3 Aug 2017: The European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant scheme is aimed at academics from any discipline who is between 2 – 7 years from the award date of their PhD (although extensions to this eligibility window are possible under certain circumstances

19 Jan 2017: My presentation was attended by a mix of students of law, political science, economics and philosophy, and professionals - including lawyers, public officials and at least one diplomat.

15 Mar 2017: Promotes a shared vision for the University. Shows an awareness of political, economic and legislative trends and their effect on the University.

3 Aug 2017: The European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant scheme is aimed at groups of two to four Principal Investigators to jointly address ambitious research problems in any discipline. The nature of the collaboration within an ERC Synergy Group should

14 Mar 2017: A University Fund under the stewardship of the Research Policy Committee is available to consider requests for resources to enable the preparation of large research funding bids involving researchers from at least two Schools.

24 Mar 2017: US Federal research agencies are now able to utilise the updated Research Terms and Conditions (RTC) that will address and implement the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200).

9 Mar 2017: The Office of Scholarly Communication in collaboration with the Center for Open Science (COS) are hosting a workshop, to learn easy practical steps you can take to increase the reproducibility of your work. The workshop will be led by Courtney

5 Jan 2017: • Do you manage and share software for research? • Are you encountering problems when managing research code? • Is current best practice working for you and your group? • Would you like to discuss solutions for critical issues and common

5 Dec 2017: The European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant scheme is aimed at academics from any discipline who are between 7 – 12 years from their PhD. Funding of up to €2M is available for projects up to 5 years duration, with the call deadline on

18 Aug 2017: The University of Cambridge has been awarded an Agri-Food Technology Seeding Catalyst Award. The Agri-Food Technology Seeding Catalyst aims to: • Increase productivity in the agri-food sector • Provide healthy, safe, high quality and nutritious

5 May 2017: Dr Paola Quattroni from Cancer Research UK will give a presentation on CRUK's policy on data management and sharing including examples of data management plans. There will also be a discussion where researchers can feedback their experiences, issues

16 Feb 2017: Following feedback from a recent RGUG meeting (Research Grants User Group), the Research Operations Office is organising a workshop about the role of ROO and Departments. This will be presented in the context of assessing risk in research grant

19 Jan 2017: The Research Office will be offering guidance to PIs and students who are required to submit a return to Researchfish for the next submission period 6 February 2017 to 16 March 2017 at 4pm. Funders included in this window are RCUK, BHF, CRUK, NIHR,

5 Jan 2017: The Research Office will be offering guidance to PIs and students who are required to submit a return to Researchfish for the next submission period 6 February 2017 to 16 March 2017 at 4pm. Funders included in this window are RCUK, BHF, CRUK, NIHR,

17 Nov 2017: Attention is focused in four main areas: Human Dignity, Economics as a Moral Science, Migration, and Poverty.

22 Feb 2017: In the course of undertaking research, particularly social science or medical research, volunteers are required to take part in tests, submit to measurements or be interviewed. They are usually paid a small sum to cover out of pocket expenses and as

17 Nov 2017: The Research Dashboard is a web-based application designed for PIs to see their research project activity in one place. The dashboard will give researchers an overview of their applications, grants and contracts including The progress of a grant

17 Dec 2017: Zomer, T., Neely, A., Sacks, R., Parlikad, A.K, (2020) "Exploring the influence of socio-historical constructs on BIM implementation: An activity theory perspective", Construction Management and Economics,Researcher.

4 Dec 2017: The need for economic efficiencies has also encouraged the concentration of trial activity to take place in fewer, larger courts, which also imposes certain levels of security and access restriction which

20 Oct 2017: The Research Dashboard is a web-application, designed for Researchers to see their research project activity in one place. The first phase of the dashboard has been designed to give researchers an overview of their grants and contracts, so they can

18 Aug 2017: Data from X5 is used to populate other systems such as the forthcoming Research Dashboard and in order that only current data appears on the dashboard, Department Administrators have been asked to review their costings that are no longer required

18 Aug 2017: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Monday 18th September 2017 17 Mill Lane Thursday 19th October 2017 17 Mill Lane Monday 13th November 2017 17 Mill Lane The

19 May 2017: The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) meeting is on Tuesday 23 May 2017. Note the room has changed from LR3 Inglis Building to LR4 Baker Building). The agenda is available from the ROO website

6 Apr 2017: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Thursday 27th April 2017 Greenwich House Spaces Monday 15th May 2017 17 Mill Lane Full Thursday 22nd June 2017 17 Mill

19 Oct 2017: The Grant Lifecycle Guidance has been developed to help staff in Departments who work on research grants, topics include costing PI time, risk assessment and audits. This is a new project and any feedback regarding additional topics or suggestions

21 Apr 2017: Leverhulme Trust have recently received reports from successful applicants that the email sent to them at their university email address by the Trust to notify them of their success and provide their award letter was filtered to their junk mail or

13 Jan 2017: Evaluating the impact of your projects, collaborations and programmes is essential for lesson-learning and accountability. The evaluation you undertake should be timely, effective and appropriate in scale and should demonstrate that you have

5 Oct 2017: The Research Contracts Portal is a tool designed to be used by Principal Investigators and Departmental Administrators so that they can keep track of the latest status of research contract negotiations. The online tool is available on the ROO

13 Dec 2017: The Cambridge Centre for Digital Built Britain will support the digitally enabled transformation of the full lifecycle of the built environment to increase productivity and improve economic and social outcomes in

5 May 2017: The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020 project finance and reporting, either as an administrator or PI. The session will be led by ROO and LEES Chartered

4 Aug 2017: As presented at the recent Research Grants User Group meeting, the Research Office and UIS are developing a Research Dashboard and data from X5 will pull through to the system. In order that only current data appears on the dashboard, could

3 Nov 2017: The VHI is organising a one-day workshop to discuss problems related to early detection of cancer, its methodological and epistemological challenges and bioethical consequences, individual and medical responsibility, socio-economic

5 Dec 2017: The training covers setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. Monday 15th January 2018 9:00am to 12:30pm 17 Mill Lane To book a place please contact Debbie.West-Lewis@admin.cam.ac.uk at

21 Apr 2017: The Research Operations Office is organising a half-day event on Horizon 2020 audits targeted at those involved in Horizon 2020 project finance and reporting, either as an administrator or PI. The session will be led by ROO and LEES Chartered

21 Sep 2017: Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the application of financial, accounting, and economic concepts to the budgeting and resource allocation process of the University. ... Standard. Seeks financial and economic data to set performance goals which

3 Nov 2017: For H2020 grants there is the expectation that there will be one interim audit (usually after the end of P1) for any grant with a budget of €325,000 or more of direct costs. We have now agreed with LEES Chartered Accountants that if a Department

21 Aug 2017: effective recruitment, staff development and training. supporting staff through a changing and challenging economic climate – enhancing coping capacity and developing a more flexible/agile work environment.

10 Mar 2017: Horizon 2020 rules require only a single audit with the final claim. In order to mitigate the risk associated with having just a single audit, the University has developed a policy which enables all eligible projects to have an interim audit. Full

2 Feb 2017: The next RGUG meeting with be on Friday 10th February at 10am in the Roger Needham Building, West Cambridge. An agenda for the meeting is available from the ROO website.

2 Nov 2017: Zomer, T., Neely, A., Sacks, R., Parlikad, A.K, (2020) "Exploring the influence of socio-historical constructs on BIM implementation: An activity theory perspective", Construction Management and Economics,Other publications:.

9 Jun 2017: X5 has a new option under the Costing tab called “Costing sub type”. At the project Wizard setup stage you will now have the option to select a “Costing sub type”, either “Contract Required” or “Tender”. This is not a mandatory field