Published on 20 June 2025
Worktribe training – build your skills
1. Saved searches reporting - book now
- 2nd July and 2nd September, 10:00–12:00, Online (MS Teams)
- Learn how to build and manage saved search reports in Worktribe.
- Recent feedback: ‘A timely and useful session—great for unlocking the full potential of Worktribe.’
2. Pre-award and contracts overview - book now
- 7th August, 10:00–12:00, Online (MS Teams)
- A session for department staff and principal investigators covering key pre-award and contracts features.
Can’t attend? Fill out the form to register interest. Visit the Supporting Research at Cambridge SharePoint for Worktribe guidance.
Help us improve the Cambridge Research Office websites
We’re transforming 12 Cambridge Research website into 2 - designed with you in mind. We’re aiming to offer a clearer, more user-focused online experience for researchers, professional services staff, collaborators, and funders - starting with improved content and navigation. But we can’t do it without your help.
We’re running an online study to check the proposed website navigation. If you are University of Cambridge staff involved in research or research administration we’d love for you to be involved. Your feedback will shape the new design.
- No login needed
- Works on your phone or laptop
- Takes less than 10 minutes
- Open until 2 July 2025
Let’s build something better - together. Click here to start the study Got a question? Email: contentdesign@uis.cam.ac.uk.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call
The 2025 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call is now open, and guidance and the crib sheet is available on the ROO website.
Here are the deadlines for the call
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ROO deadline |
8th September 2025 at 16:00 |
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Funder deadline |
10th September 2025 at 16:00 (17:00 Brussels local time) |
ERC Advanced Grant 2025 Webinar Recording
UKRO as the UK National Contact Point for the European Research Council (ERC), has held a webinar for researchers who are interested in applying for the 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call.
The webinar provides information on the submission process, how proposals are evaluated and other elements to consider when designing a project for ERC Advanced Grant. The recording of the ERC Advanced Grant 2025 webinar is now available.
2026-2027 Horizon Europe Work Programmes - early drafts
The European Commission has published early drafts of some Horizon Europe Work Programmes. These early drafts are subject to change and later versions available in the coming months. The final versions are expected to be published around the end of 2025.
- Cluster 1: Health
- Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
- Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
- Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
- Missions (Cancer; Climate Change; Ocean and Waters; Climate Neutral and Smart Cities; and Soils)
- New European Bauhaus (NEB)
- Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area (WIDERA)
Wellcome Trust Organisation Spend Report – Departmental expenditure checks
An Organisational Spend Report (OSR) is submitted quarterly to the Wellcome Trust (WT) by the Research Operations Office (ROO) for the months of March, June, September and December. Before ROO submits the next OSR, please could Departments check and verify all their WT expenditure on CUFS and make any amendments before the June 2025 General Ledger period closes.
If you have any queries, please contact Sarah.Saemian@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Journal Negotiations: Town Halls
Negotiations are taking place to establish new agreements for 2026 with five of the major journal publishers – Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and Sage. The outcome of these negotiations may affect how you read and publish research, and we want to hear from you.
Find out more about what’s happening, what we’re asking for and why, and let us know your views.
- Town Hall for STEMM at West Hub: book for 8th July 2-3pm
- Town Hall for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Little Hal: book for 17th July 1-2pm
- Online Town Hall for any disciplines: book for 21st July, 12-1pm
All welcome. The views of the University’s academic and research community at all levels are vital. For more information, visit our webpage, which will be kept up to date throughout the process.
Updated REF2029 Open Access Policy and the easy way for researchers to meet requirements
Research England has open access requirements for the Research Excellence Framework (REF2029). These apply to journal articles and conference proceedings published after 1 January 2021, with tighter requirements applying to items published from 1 January 2026.
University advice and guidance hasn't changed: the University is committed to the principles of open research and expects all publications to be submitted to the Open Access Service. Researchers can meet both the current and tighter requirements by depositing research outputs in the institutional repository Apollo. You’ll find the 3 steps to follow, along with more information on the REF policy changes and why Open Research matters on the REF2029 at Cambridge SharePoint.
REF is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Research England allocates funding based on the outcome. Funding from REF, and from other funders, relies on us making our world-leading research available to all.
If you have any queries please contact Ref2029@admin.cam.ac.uk.