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11 Dec 2025

Research Office Bulletin - Issue 365

19 September 2025: Get confident with Worktribe; European Research Council (ERC) Webinar – 2026 Calls; Changes to the ERC evaluation procedures and how to provide feedback; Tailored grant application support; Wellcome Trust Organisation Spend Report – Departmental expenditure checks  
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