| 1. References to other material |
publications and links to websites referred to in the Guidance |
No |
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| 2. Overview: PowerPoint presentation |
an overview of TRAC fEC for academics; for adaptation by institutions |
No |
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| 3. H M Treasury letter on costing and pricing university research for other government departments |
covering Government policy on University research - pricing by government departments, dated 13 Feb 2004
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Yes |
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| 4. Systems for sustainability |
an extract from the original TRAC fEC Manual (III) describing the systems that institutions need to introduce to support sustainability |
No |
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| 5. Notes from sustainability workshops |
points made by participants at the JCPSG workshops on sustainability held June 2004 |
No |
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| 6. Definitions |
definitions of key terms relating to activities, organisation, and costing methods, that are used extensively throughout the Guidance. |
Yes |
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Annual TRAC: |
| 7. Annual TRAC time allocation: illustrative time allocation schedules |
examples of time allocation schedules that could be used to collect academic staff time. Links to:
- Time Allocation Schedule (for department) version 1
- Time Allocation schedule (for individuals) version 1
- Time Allocation schedule (for individuals) version 2
- Individual Aide Memoire version 1
- Individual Aide Memoire version 2
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No |
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| 8. Annual TRAC time allocation: sampling |
use of a sampling approach when collecting academic time data; and a discussion of statistical precision |
Yes |
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| 9. Annual TRAC time allocation: detailed guidance |
technical guidance on detailed points in the design and implementation of the academic time allocation process |
Yes |
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| 10. Attribution of costs in medical and dental schools |
how the costs of medical and dental schools should be attributed |
Yes |
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| 11. Libraries: cost attribution |
good practice on the attribution of library costs, describing a robust method for TRAC; and a discussion of more complex methods |
Yes |
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| 12. The attribution of estates costs: step-by-step approach |
a robust method of attributing estates costs |
Yes |
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| 13. The attribution of estates costs: worked examples |
descriptions of two approaches to estates cost attribution, with calculations. Link to:
The allocation of estates costs: case study (b) |
No |
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| 14. Other areas of attributing non-staff costs |
technical guidance on the attribution of some specific types of expenditure such as national museums |
Yes |
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| 15. Cost adjustments |
How the infrastructure adjustment and return for financing and investment should be calculated (revised July 2006)
- Cost adjustments worked examples (Revised April 2007)
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Yes |
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| 16. Income allocation |
Funding Council guidance on the allocation of income for reporting alongside costs in the annual TRAC return. Links to:
- Income allocation schedule 2008-09 (Issued November 2009)
- Annual TRAC return reporting for AY 2008-09
- TRAC peer groups for 2008-09
(Revised November 2009)
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Yes |
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Charge-out rates |
| 17. Laboratory technicians |
a worked example of how laboratory technicians' costs of Research can be estimated to help calculate charge-out rates
- Worked examples for Laboratory Technicians and Major Research Facilities (MRFs) April 2007
(supplement to annex 17 - two spreadsheets in workbook)
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No |
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| 18. Avoiding double-charging equipment costs |
an explanation of how double-charging of equipment is avoided by methods in the Guidance |
Yes |
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TRACfEC |
| 19. Project costing form: two examples |
worked examples of costing a project pre-application. Links to:
- Project costing form: example A
- Case Study Answer: example B
- Case Study: example B
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No |
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| 20. Estimating academic staff time |
advice and suggestions that can be used to guide academics as they estimate their time on a research project pre-application |
No |
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