All Cambridge Research Office courses

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The session will cover:

• Using dimensions to learn about researchers’ interests.
• Using interests to map to the many various themes/calls, etc.
• Working out who to approach on specific projects.
• Working out what happens elsewhere and how to make the most of that knowledge.

Please make sure you spend some time to look at the available resources below to get an idea of the system:

• https://plus.dimensions.ai/support/home
• https://app.dimensions.ai/discover/publication

The United Kingdom, alongside most other countries, enforces controls on the export of military and dual use (i.e. civil technologies which have the potential to be used for military purposes) items, software and technology (‘technology’ is defined as information necessary for the development, production or use of goods).

As such, researchers at the University of Cambridge may be subject to UK Export Control legislation, and also US export licence conditions for technology imported from the United States. These regulations have the potential to apply to a range of activities, including research, teaching, visiting scientists and technology transfer.

Failure to observe these rules is a criminal offence for the researcher (responsible for primary awareness as the application of the rules to their research) and/or the University (failure to provide adequate guidance/internal processes/regulation at the appropriate level). It is therefore extremely important that researchers and those who support researchers are aware of their responsibilities under law and University compliance procedures.

This session provides researchers and professional services staff with an understanding of the main export control requirements applying to research and the University's approach to compliance. There will also be an opportunity to raise questions and discuss issues relating to export control.

This introductory session is designed to give you an overview of the grant life cycle and the systems used in Research Operations Office to administer research grants. It will cover:

• Definition of a research grant
• ROO acronyms relevant to the subject
• Overview of Research Administration systems
• Research Grant Life Cycle timeline with an emphasis on ownership and risks of specific areas
• Useful resources for reference

In the increasingly competitive field of grant funding, applications need to stand out immediately to capture reviewers’ interest and to maximise the chance of being funded.

This accelerated session, aimed at early- to mid-career researchers, highlights key considerations in preparing a strong grant application.  The session explores:

• desirability, feasibility and viability – planning your project
• how applications are assessed
• what’s important to the funder
• writing style - how to get noticed
• how to plan for impact – ‘now what’
• learning from funder feedback

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• Overview and background
• Funder variations
• How to structure and write a justification
• Good / bad practice
• Examples (UKRI / EC)

• United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) requirements for impact in a grant application
• Do’s and Don’ts in writing a pathways to impact
• Impact support initiatives at Cambridge
• Pathways to mpact assessment exercise

This is a follow up Q&A session to support the Post Award Narrated Presentation and this Live Event provides an opportunity to ask questions to Research Office staff and discuss any cases or scenarios that you may be working on. There will also be time for participants to share their experiences of managing grants and best practice with the group.

We encourage participants to post any questions they have prior to the event using this link. This allows the facilitator to categorise the topics and respond effectively.

This is a follow up Q&A session to support the Pre Award Narrated Presentation. This Live Event provides an opportunity to pose questions to Research Office staff and discuss any cases or scenarios that you may be working on. There will also be time for participants to share their experiences of grant applications and best practice with the group.

We encourage participants to post any questions they have prior to the event using this link. This allows the facilitator to categorise the topics and respond effectively.

Integrity and ethics are core to the requirements of being a research leader, producing excellent research and helping others do the same. This session will, through a mixture of presentation, discussion and case studies, explore the University's expectations as regards ethics and integrity and how research leaders can apply them in their own work and support their teams and colleagues to meet the highest standards.

The course will explore issues of research integrity and misconduct, examine the challenges posed by authorship and provide an introduction to the University's approach to handling research ethics.

The course will be delivered by the Research Governance and Integrity Team in the Research Strategy Office.

The key points are as follows:

• Research Professional (RP) and funding opportunities (how to use RP, how RF Team use it and annotate it)
• Restricted calls policy and process
• PVC and VC support letters policy
• Brief intro to other areas of responsibility and activity (institutional funding grants, funder relations, etc.).

This is a follow up Question and Answer session to an introductory video on risk management in your research. This is an opportunity to ask questions raised by the video presentation or discuss any cases or scenarios you are currently working on.

The discussion can cover:

• Risks associated with your research project and how to manage them;
• How your research project impacts the University finances;
• The role of the Research Office and different parties therein and available support.

A half day workshop providing core knowledge around stress, mental health, resilience and self-care, and tips and activities to embed these skills.

• Introduction to the data Research Information Team hold on research outputs and their provenance
• Introduction to the tools that can be used with them
• Outlining the types of insight/intelligence that can be gathered from this activity
• Opportunity to explore with the trainer what sort of data/insight/intelligence would help you in your work to help inform future direction of travel

Please do not book on this course if you do not work in the School of Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences or Humanities

This course is designed to help School of Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Humanities staff involved in the research grant process to gain the knowledge and skills they’ll need to fulfil their role.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

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This course is designed to help ROO contracts staff gain the knowledge and skills they’ll need to fulfil their role within ROO and as a support to departments.

• This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online Worktribe Research Operations Office Contracts course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

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The location for this training is Heidelberg/ Granada Room in Greenwich House. This is located on the second floor.

Please do not book on this course if you do not work in the School of Technology

This course is designed to help School of Technology staff involved in the research grant process to gain the knowledge and skills they’ll need to fulfil their role.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

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• The UK academic funding system
• Current funding landscape
• Research project design
• Grant writing tips