University of Tasmania, Australia

The Office of Research Services will be running training sessions over April and May to assist researchers gain some familiarity with the recently released costing tool.

With a single interface and improved functionality, the new costing tool now requires less data entry, is quicker and easier to use and is more user-friendly.

This is the first of these sessions, which will show researchers how to use the new costing tool to develop accurate research and consultancy project budgets as well as provide a forum so their costing tool and budget preparation questions can be addressed.

Researchers are encouraged to view the new costing tool today by going to http://www.utas.edu.au/research/funding/applying-for-funding/how-to-prepare-a-project-budget .