Published on 4 July 2025
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call online information session - Thursday 10th July
The Research Office EU Team is organising an online information session for the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 Call on Thursday 10th July 2025 from 2pm - 3pm. This session aims to inform researchers, principal investigators and professional services staff on the call’s conditions, application process and to answer your questions.
| Thursday 10th July 2025 | 2-3pm | Teams meeting link |
Please feel free to share the session details with incoming researchers interested in applying to the call. They can register using this form.
For more information about the MSCA PF 2025 call -
- visit the EC’s call page
- go to the ROO website to find the crib sheet
Research Grants User Group meeting – Wednesday 16th July
The next Research Grants User Group (RGUG) is scheduled for Wednesday 16th July 2025 at 10:15am as a Teams meeting, please note the start time is earlier than usual.
| Wednesday 16th July 2025 | 10:15am - 11:15am | Teams meeting link |
The agenda will include presentations on Tableau, Worktribe and the Data Cleanse Project for Unclosed Grants. This is an open meeting for any staff with an interest in grants administration. If you have any queries, contact Hannah.Pawson@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Research Office Service Desk and Enquiries – new IT support portal
You may be aware that University Information Services are switching to a new system for requesting IT support. The Research Office are also transitioning over to this portal, along with several other institutional service desks.
The new portal will allow you to track support requests, view the status of IT services and in due course we will be able to provide help articles to common questions.
Our email addresses will continue to function as normal -
- if you have a Worktribe system query, you can still contact us at CRO_Servicedesk@admin.cam.ac.uk
- if you have a general Research Office query, you can still contact us at rooenquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk
- if you have a query for a specific team, you can still contact us using the email addresses on our website
CRUK policy on environmental sustainability in research funding
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) recently published FAQs in relation to their policy on environmental sustainability in research funding.
A key aspect of this policy is that to be eligible for CRUK response-mode grant funding, Lead and Joint Lead applicants must each hold the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) certification at the Silver level (or an equivalent scheme) at the time of submission. This requirement will be enforced for Lead and Joint Lead Applicants submitting proposals to all relevant funding calls closing from 1 January 2026 onwards.
Other useful links include
- why CRUK are introducing this policy
- information about LEAF on the University of Cambridge Sustainability Hub
For further guidance on achieving LEAF certification, please email the Sustainability team sustainability@admin.cam.ac.uk
Environmental sustainability metrics now available
The University has recently refreshed its Environmental Sustainability (ES) website, including the latest metrics from 2023-24 which report on the environmental performance of the University estate.
Dedicated pages contain brand new data, graphs and analysis, as well as a new case studies feature. Reporting is now being updated on an ongoing basis as new content and data become available, rather than only reporting on the previous academic year.