The University Managed Print Service
You can print, copy and scan using the University's Managed Print Service. It's available in College and Department computer rooms that use the University Managed Desktop (UMD) service.
You can also use the service to print from your laptop or PC.
Paying for printing
You pay for printing using credits on either your Common Balance or Local Balance.
Many Colleges and Departments use the University-wide Common Balance. If you're a student, you can top up your Common Balance print credit online using a debit or credit card.
Some Colleges and Departments operate their own Local Balance scheme. This may include some free credits.
Common Balance credits
You can buy Common Balance credit using a credit or debit card on the Managed Print Portal. You must connect to the University Data Network, or the VPN access.
You can also view:
- your transaction and print job history
- print and copying costsrates
- your environmental impact
You can use cash at some participating Colleges and Departments to buy credit.
The minimum top-up is £1, which buys about 20 black and white A4 sheets of printing or copying.
Local Balance credits
You can check your Local Balance credits using the Managed Print Portal. You must connect to the University Data Network, or on the VPN to access. Speak to your local IT staff about topping up your Local Balance credit.
How to print
Print without installing software
You can use Web Print to print to Managed Print Service multi-function devices (MFDs) using a web browser. You don’t need to install any software.
You can only print in A4 with black ink using Web Print. It also prints on both sides of the page. Install printing software to print in colour or with different settings.
Staff and students with credit on either their Local or Common Balance can use Web Print.
Installing printing software
Print Deploy gives you more flexibility in your printing settings. You can print in colour, with different paper sizes, and print single sides of paper only.
You must be connected to the University network or on the VPN to use Print Deploy.
Staff and students with credit on either their Local or Common Balance can use Web Print.
Where you can print
You can print in Colleges, Departments and the University Library.
To find printing costs:
- sign in to the Managed Print Portal
- select "Rates" from the left-hand menu.
- use the search box at the top of the page to find your institution and printer
Colleges
Local Balance:
- Churchill
- Corpus Christi
- Emmanuel
- Murray Edwards
Local and Common Balance:
- Christ's
- Clare
- Clare Hall
- Downing
- Fitzwilliam
- Girton
- Gonville & Caius
- Homerton
- Hughes Hall
- King's
- Lucy Cavendish
- Newnham
- Pembroke
- Peterhouse
- Queens'
- Robinson
- Selwyn
- Sidney Sussex
- St. Catherine's
- St. John's
- Trinity
- Trinity Hall
- Wolfson
Departments
Local Balance:
- Cambridge Conservation Initiative
- Development and Alumni Relations
- Student Services Centre
Local and Common Balance:
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
- Biochemistry
- Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Computer Science and Technology
- CRASSH
- Criminology
- Digital Humanities
- Divinity
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- English
- Gates Cambridge Trust
- Geography
- Haddon Library
- History
- History & Philosophy of Science
- Information Services
- Land Economy
- Lauterpacht Centre for International Law
- Law
- Mastercard Foundation
- Mathematical Science
- Medical Library
- Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics
- Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit
- Music
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
- Plant Sciences
- Politics & International Studies
- Psychology
- Social Anthropology
- Sociology
- Toxicology
- University Library
- Veterinary Medicine
- West Hub
- Zoology
Get help
If you have any queries, contact your local IT support. For general enquires about the service, contact the Service Desk.