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

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

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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

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

This session is designed for those from the Dept. of Engineering who have attended a Worktribe training session and would like a refresher of the system. In the session staff will also be shown the reporting functionality in Worktribe, update on processes and PI access/ perspective within the system.

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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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.

This session is designed for those from the School of Technology who have attended a Worktribe training session and would like a refresher of the system. In the session, staff will also be shown the advanced search and reporting functionality in Worktribe, updates on processes, and PI access within the system.

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

• See Related Courses below to take your skills further

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.

• See Related Courses below to take your skills further

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