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21 Apr 2015: Commercial suppliers are interested in the antibodies, cell lines, proteins and other reagents you generate in your lab. The availability of these research reagents is important for the worldwide research community and a number of commercial

21 Apr 2015: Update on the Removal of VAT Exemption for ResearchWe have previously issued advice about the withdrawal of the VAT exemption for research from 1 August 2013. Here, we provide an update on the latest position.Overall positionAs previously advised,

22 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 145. Published on 22 October 2015. PLEASE FORWARD THE RELEVANT SECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. RCUK Funding Assurance Programme Audit

6 Feb 2015: Warning - CIMA do change the exemption rules from time to time so always make sure that you check the situation directly with them before beginning any study programme.

21 Apr 2015: Presentations from the recent Research Grant User Group (RGUG) which took place on Tues 19 July are now available on the Research Office website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/research/rgug/default.aspx?id=20110719. This includes: Marie Curie

21 Apr 2015: The BBSRC have announced several changes to their processes and procedures.

12 Jun 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 136. Published on 12 June 2015. The Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is a forum led by the Research Operations Office where research grant administration issues

21 Apr 2015: There has been a marked increase in calls where sponsors request a support letter signed by the Pro-Vice Chancellor Research to be submitted with the application for funding. In order to allow sufficient time for the review and signing of letters,

21 Apr 2015: The Trust has published revised standard Grant Conditions for Biomedical Science awards.

21 Apr 2015: As part of a drive by RCUK to increase efficiency and effectiveness across research management, there is now a requirement on the University to make greater use of existing equipment and to demonstrate that it is shared between Departments and/or

19 Mar 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 132. Published on 19 March 2015. The Wellcome Trust have announced that they will be launching their new grants management system in May 2015. This will replace

21 Apr 2015: Amy Williams, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels gave two presentations in Cambridge on Thursday 31 March 2011 about the European Research Council (ERC) and the Common Strategic Framework for Research &

12 Nov 2015: Content mining technologies hold great potential for maximising scientific discovery and the reuse of research through automatically searching, indexing and analysing the scientific literature. This means systematic reviews and large scale

21 Apr 2015: As you are likely aware, the USA was required by law from 1 March 2013, to issue a sequestration order cancelling approximately $85 billion in budgetary resources across the Federal Government for the remainder of the Federal fiscal year (2013).

21 Apr 2015: Adjustments have been made to the mappings for the overlapping professorial spine points in X5. Therefore the new bandings will be as follows for the spine points: Spine Points Band 75 – 76 PRF122 81 – 82 PRF123 87 – 88 PRF124 Any new costings

21 Apr 2015: An internal audit into research transaction recording highlighted that current training may not adequately address the entering of invoice data into CUFS especially in relation to the narrative to support the cost. As a result Finance Training have

21 Apr 2015: In line with the TSB's conditions and guidance, it is important to note that costs are deemed eligible and can be claimed only if they are incurred and paid during the start and end dates of the project and meet the eligibility criteria as per the

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Monday 9 May 2011 from 08:00 to 10:00.

4 Aug 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 138. Published on 4 August 2015. Are you considering applying for a Wellcome Trust grant? As of 1 August 2015 all researchers submitting a grant application to the

4 Jun 2015: On 23rd April 2015 the Research Policy Committee approved the new University of Cambridge Research Data Management Policy Framework: http://www.data.cam.ac.uk/university-policy. All researchers and research students should familiarise themselves

10 Dec 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 149. Published on 10 December 2015. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Nature’s ‘Scientific Data’ journal event. 2. RELEVANT TO: Research students.

5 Mar 2015: The London School of Economics – “21. st. century power: geographic shifts, diffusion away from state actors, and corrosion of the traditional instruments of power” (Professor Michael Cox, LSE IDEAS).

7 Apr 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview Month-end procedures are tasks performed every month (or period) prior to and following the closedown of the relevant CUFS modules (e.g. the General Ledger).

2 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 142. Published on 2 October 2015. The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2016

21 Apr 2015: The Research Operations Office is embarking on a new round of our ROOTS (Research Operations Office Training Strategy) Tier 2 (2015) Research Administrators Programme.We invite submissions from all staff who play an active role in the Grants

21 Apr 2015: The Foreign Exchange policy is now in place across the University and having consulted with the members of Research Grants User Group (RGUG), the Research Office will be updating the inflation factor used on all overseas funders within pFACT from 5%

21 Apr 2015: The new schemes for the Wellcome Trust launch on 1 October 2010 when their online application system 'eGrants', will be available for application submissions.

6 Feb 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 130. Published on 6 February 2015. The European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant scheme is aimed at senior academics from any discipline and is judged on

21 Apr 2015: Proof is required of both the purchase of travel and its use. Best practice would be to include a log of travel requests and authorisation (to satisfy the requirement that the travel has been authorised as necessary for the requirements of the grant)

9 Apr 2015: The Non-Pay Expenditure section of the procedures manual provides guidance on: Supplier Database Processing suppliers' invoices Payments Foreign currency transactions Credit card procedures Month end tasks Petty cash

21 Apr 2015: Generic funders will only work on trial costings and cannot be submitted to the Research Operations Office for approval. If you need to set a new funder please complete the appropriate forms on the X5 website

31 Mar 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format Overview The Compliance chapter of the procedures manual explains the responsibilities of departmental staff regarding financial matters to ensure the University can comply with its statutory duties.

21 Apr 2015: It has come to the attention of the Research Office that there is a scam e-mail in circulation which appears to be sent from the Gates Foundation offering individuals the opportunity to apply for research funding via an attached application form.

21 Aug 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 140. Published on 21 August 2015. Submission reports are available in the X5 system to provide the Department with a clear and concise breakdown of information

12 Nov 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 147. Published on 12 November 2015. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. ContentMine Workshop: mining for the life sciences. OpenCon Cambridge. New RCUK

15 Oct 2015: RCUK will conduct a Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) visit from Monday the 23rd to Wednesday the 25th November 2015.

13 Jan 2015: The group led by Dr Flavio Comim will read and discuss the book 'Political Emotions' by Prof. Martha Nussbaum (Harvard University Press; 1 edition 2013).

24 Mar 2015: A research contract Describes the expectation and requirements of each party Ensures those involved know what is expected from them Is a written ‘expression’ of what’s been discussed and agreed Protects interests of researchers Protects the

15 Oct 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 144. Published on 15 October 2015. RCUK will conduct a Funding Assurance Programme (FAP) visit from Monday the 23. rd. to Wednesday the 25. th. November 2015. The

21 Apr 2015: The forthcoming meeting of the RGUG (Research Grants User Group) on Tuesday 12 April has been cancelled and the next meeting will take place on Tuesday 24 May 2011. Minutes of the previous meeting on 1 March can be found&#xa0

9 Jan 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 127. Published on 9 January 2015. The Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities and Research Resources officers are visiting Cambridge on Thursday 15 January 2015. As part

26 Nov 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 148. Published on 26 November 2015. 1. RELEVANT TO: Academics/ Researchers. Researchfish system for collecting Research Outcomes. Researchfish submission for

20 Feb 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue: 131. Published on 20 February 2015. The European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant scheme is aimed at senior academics from any discipline and is judged on

21 Apr 2015: The ESRC has just announced a change to its grant procedures for new awards.Before the grant begins, the principal investigator must upload an abstract for the project, directly to the Research Outcomes System (ROS).  The ESRC will make no payments

21 Apr 2015: Please be advised that pFACT will be down on Tuesday 8th May 2012 from 8–10amIt is recommended that when logging in again, all pFACT users utilise the 'Recalculate' function to ensure all information is updated within any project proposals that

21 Apr 2015: Following the launch in February of the pre-checks available from the Research Operations Office for high-risk grant applications, the Research Office was asked to develop some guidance for risk assessment.  We have now developed a draft which can

10 Dec 2015: Researchfish is running a series workshops across the UK in January 2016 on the Researcher Interface and covering some training for administrators who are tasked with administering the returns on behalf of their institutions. Two sessions will take

18 Sep 2015: Search site. Research Operations Office. Research Operations Office Bulletin - Issue 141. Published on 18 September 2015. Relevant to all EPSRC-funded researchers and research students. The EPSRC are conducting random checks on publications to

21 Apr 2015: From the 1st October 2013, all Research Councils (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC and STFC) are aligning their terms and conditions on starting procedures. Previously some Research Councils had allowed a delay of up to 6 months from the start

6 Oct 2015: Offering fresh insights and new approaches to evaluating key institutional, economic, doctrinal, and practical issues, these chapters reflect critical analyses and review developments in national patent laws, efforts to reform the