Department of Engineering course timetable
Wednesday 15 January 2020
| 10:00 |
This interactive and intensive one-day course, based on the programme developed by Vitae, is intended for PhD students in their first year. You will look at practical ways to increase your effectiveness and meet the challenges of your PhD. The programme covers: Looking at your PhD as a project Working with other people Managing your relationship with your supervisor |
Friday 17 January 2020
| 11:00 |
Managing your data (Engineering RDC Division E)
Not bookable
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division E), Department of Engineering. Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. |
| 14:00 |
Managing your data (Engineering RDC Division F)
Not bookable
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division F), Department of Engineering. Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. |
| 14:15 |
Please note that this session takes place in Holger’s Office, BE2-03. |
Monday 20 January 2020
| 14:00 |
Managing your data (Engineering RDC Division D)
Not bookable
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division D), Department of Engineering. Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. This session will take place in the Civil Engineering building. |
Friday 24 January 2020
| 14:15 |
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division A-Energy), Department of Engineering. Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. |
Monday 27 January 2020
| 14:30 |
Managing your data (Engineering RDC Division B)
Not bookable
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division B), Department of Engineering. Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. |
Tuesday 28 January 2020
| 15:00 |
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division C), Department of Engineering. Find out how to create eye-catching and effective conference posters to illustrate your research. This session will cover: Why conference posters?, Design principles, Readability and layout, Planning and editing your poster. Please bring paper and pen/pencil with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. Participants should prepare a brief (1-2 sentence) summary of their research, for use in poster activities. |
Friday 31 January 2020
| 14:15 |
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division A-Energy), Department of Engineering. Develop your organisation and prioritisation skills and discover tools to manage your time effectively. This session will cover: Being SMART with your time, Prioritisation techniques, Tips and Tools for managing your time. |
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An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division A-Fluid), Department of Engineering. Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. |
Monday 3 February 2020
| 13:00 |
Referencing (Engineering)
[Places]
A referencing session for Undergraduate students in the Department of Engineering. Understand the importance of academic referencing and learn how to use different referencing styles in your work. |
Tuesday 4 February 2020
| 09:30 |
A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
| 10:15 |
A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
| 11:00 |
A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
| 11:45 |
A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
| 13:30 |
A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
| 14:15 |
A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
| 15:00 |
Managing your data (Engineering RDC Division C)
Not bookable
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division C), Department of Engineering. Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. |
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A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
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| 15:45 |
A 40min discussion with Sue Jackson, to discover which researcher development activities would be best for you whilst at the University of Cambridge. |
Thursday 6 February 2020
| 14:00 |
A managing your data session for Energy Tech / Nuclear Energy MPhil students Learn how and why to keep your information and data organised, stored and accessible by creating a Data Management Plan. The session will cover: What data are you using?, Creating vs reusing data, Storage, organisation and version control, Data safety and backing up, Sharing your data. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. |
Friday 7 February 2020
| 13:00 |
Poster Design (Engineering)
[Places]
A poster design session for undergraduate students in the Department of Engineering Find out how to create effective posters to illustrate your research. This session will cover: Design basics, Readability and layout, Planning and editing your poster, and presenting with your poster. |
| 14:15 |
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Monday 10 February 2020
| 14:30 |
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division B), Department of Engineering. Find out how to create eye-catching and effective conference posters to illustrate your research. This session will cover: Why conference posters?, Design principles, Readability and layout, Planning and editing your poster. Please bring paper and pen/pencil with you to the session. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle. Participants should prepare a brief (1-2 sentence) summary of their research, for use in poster activities. |
Tuesday 11 February 2020
| 13:00 |
Referencing (Engineering)
[Places]
A referencing session for Undergraduate students in the Department of Engineering. Understand the importance of academic referencing and learn how to use different referencing styles in your work. |