Helpful documents:
Process for booking travel:
- For all travel on University business (with the exception of rail tickets to London): please download and complete the Travel Requisition Form
travel_booking_form_2021.xlsx and email to researchadmin@vet.cam.ac.uk. - Please allow at least two weeks to complete the process of getting quotes and raising the purchase order.
- Request must be accompanied by the appropriate risk assessment (see below)
Travel Insurance:
Please remember to arrange travel insurance where appropriate: (Link to University info here)
Link to register travel with insurer here: https://travelcert.ajg.com/#/activation
If you have not used the service before you will need to register an account, please follow the information on the link.
Risk Assessments:
All travel away from Cambridge for work purposes must be Risk Assessed. This is for travel in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, no matter how short or what purpose the trip. The policy and guidance applies to all staff and research students. Risk Assessments must also be in place to have valid travel insurance through the University insurer.
All travel away from Cambridge for work purposes must be Risk Assessed. This is for travel in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, no matter how short or what purpose the trip. The policy and guidance applies to all staff and research students. Risk Assessments must also be in place to have valid travel insurance through the University insurer.
The University Safety Office is implementing Peregrine Foresight, a web-based system to help travellers and departments with pre-travel risk assessments for overseas trips. Please use the following links for the system overview, guidance videos, step-by step-instructions and additional information:
Peregrine Foresight overview: https://www.safeguarding.admin.cam.ac.uk/peregrine-foresight
Step-by-step instructions and additional information for users and travellers: https://www.safeguarding.admin.cam.ac.uk/peregrine-foresight/how-complete-travel-risk-assessment-peregrine-foresight-userstravellers
Further information for travellers: https://www.safeguarding.admin.cam.ac.uk/peregrine-foresight/further-information-travellers
Please use Peregrine Foresight to submit travel risk assessments for overseas trips.
We will continue to use the google form for low-risk travel within the UK:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGUWi9Q5yElK8SyeBx6Vo3c2sCK_RZqBC7hefT2l7rT2diPg/viewform
Please note that you must be logged in to Google with your university login to access the low-risk travel form.
Please contact Muhammad Saeed Ahmad (msa68) if you have any questions.
Also see here for UK Government Foreign travel advice