Whilst the pandemic restricted us from travelling during 2020 and 2021, the LEES team kept up-to-date by attending and/or presenting at the following events:
NCURA – AM62 – Aug-20. This was the virtual Annual Meeting of the US National Council of University Research Administrators. LEES presented over the differences in EU and US grant audits.
UKRO – Horizon:2020 Audits Webinar – Oct-20. This webinar hosted by UKRO gave an insight into Commission audit procedures.
NIH – Program Funding and Grants Conference – Oct-20. This 3 day virtual conference, hosted by the National Institutes of Health in the USA, gave us insights into current post-award and audit issues for this major funder.
NCURA Financial Research Administration Conference – Mar-21. This is the annual financial conference of the US National Council of University Research Administrators. LEES presented on current issues in auditing research grants during a pandemic.
EARMA Annual Conference – Apr-21. The EARMA annual conference took place virtually and LEES presented on current audit issues for a European audience.
NCURA AM63 – Sep-21. The second virtual annual conference held by NCURA was a hybrid event. LEES presented remotely on current EU audit issues, and EU audits for US organisations.