[Rdf-internal] FW: RDF A9 Allocation

[Bernd Stahl (staff)]

Hi all,
Here is our budget allocation for the coming academic year.
And this is the budget overview:
[?xlsx icon] RDF-budget.xlsx<https://uniofnottm.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/ResponsibleDigitalFutures-RDFinternal/Shared%20Documents/RDF%20internal/Finance/RDF-budget.xlsx?d=wde51919310c04d4daaf335b48c893eb2&csf=1&web=1&e=wehJvt&nav=MTVfezI1MjA0NENDLTAzOTItNDE5MS1CNDMzLTU2N0MwMzNBQkYxQn0>

Kind regards,
Bernd

From: Mathew Crosier (staff) <M.Crosier at nottingham.ac.uk>
Sent: 14 September 2026 09:39
To: Bernd Stahl (staff) <Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: RDF A9 Allocation

Hi Bernd,

A9 allocations have for 26/27 have been calculated. The University as a whole continues to work in an environment of significant limitations on non-staff budgets across the board. This has meant that the amount available to fund research group activity remains unchanged from 25/26.

Please note, the discretionary School budget to fund research publications is no longer available. This means research groups should prioritise A9 spend on REF returnable publications, if it is not possible to link publications to research grants and thereby exploit UKRI block funding. Due to the relatively small amounts of funding available, groups should not split their allocations down to individual members but manage the available funds to maximise the REF return for the group as a whole.

Student publications should make use of the Researcher Academy Mobility Funding wherever possible:
https://uniofnottm.sharepoint.com/sites/ResearcherAcademy2/SitePages/Prizes-and-Awards.aspx

A transfer of £4,000 will be made into the RDF code this week. This is intended as a first instalment of funds to the group this year. However, the University remains on an extremely cautious financial footing and decisions about budgets and spend may be impacted by changes imposed on the School during this financial year meaning we must exercise caution in the distribution of funds.

I will communicate information about further funding for this financial year as soon as possible.

Best wishes,
Mat

Mathew Crosier
Senior Operations Manager
Schools of Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences
University of Nottingham
C31, Computer Science Building
Jubilee Campus
Nottingham, NG8 1BB

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