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A guide to conferences and giving presentations: What to expect at a conference, how to plan your trip (including risk assessment, insurance), how to present a great talk or poster.
A Being An Ethical Researcher session for Energy Tech / Nuclear Energy MPhil students
An introduction to research ethics and integrity, discussing ethical considerations in research, how to conduct ethical research and a practical approach to ethical review process.
A session for ISMM MPhil students in the Department of Engineering.
An introduction to research ethics and integrity, discussing ethical considerations in research, how to conduct ethical research and a practical approach to ethical review process.
An RDC session for 1st Year PhD students (Division D), Department of Engineering.
An introduction to research ethics and integrity, discussing ethical considerations in research, how to conduct ethical research and a practical approach to ethical review process.
This session will take place in the Civil Engineering building.
Session run by Cambridge Enterprise
Fri 8 May 2020
14:15
Not bookable
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Fri 15 Nov 2019
14:00
Not bookable
This session given by staff from Cambridge Enterprise provides you with the basics of what you need to know about intellectual property (copyright, patents, confidentiality agreements) in the context of University Research. A useful starting point, which could prevent you making costly mistakes in the future.
Please note the venue is Holger's office, Room BE2-03.
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.
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.
Two RDC sessions for 1st year PhD students (Division D), Department of Engineering.
Find out how to create eye-catching and effective conference posters to illustrate your research. The first 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.
In the second session students will show and discuss posters-in-progress based on their PhD work.
Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle.
These sessions will take place in the Civil Engineering building.
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Fri 5 Jun 2020
14:15
Not bookable
Please note the venue is Holger's office, Room BE2-03.
A session for Engineering for Sustainable Development MPhil students in the Department of Engineering.
Explore strategies to help you get the most out of your academic reading.
This session will cover:
- Reading academic works
- Pre-reading
- Structural reading strategies
- Active reading
- Note-taking
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device to the session with you. Slides from the session will be made available on Moodle.
A finding what you need session for FIBE CDT students (DIV D)
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources. The session will cover: Search strategy, Search methods, Where to search, Troubleshooting common problems, Staying up to date, Managing your references. Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division A - Energy)
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources.
The session will cover: Search strategy, Search methods, Where to search, Troubleshooting common problems, Staying up to date, Managing your references.
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
An RDC session for 1st Year PhD Fluid Dynamics students (Division A) in the Department of Engineering
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources. The session will cover:
- Search strategy
- Search methods
- Where to search
- Troubleshooting common problems
- Staying up to date
- Managing your references
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division B), Department of Engineering.
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources.
The session will cover:
- Search strategy
- Search methods
- Where to search
- Troubleshooting common problems
- Staying up to date
- Managing your references.
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division C), Department of Engineering.
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources.
The session will cover:
- Search strategy
- Search methods
- Where to search
- Troubleshooting common problems
- Staying up to date
- Managing your references.
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division D) in the Department of Engineering.
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources.
The session will cover:
- Search strategy
- Search methods
- Where to search
- Troubleshooting common problems
- Staying up to date
- Managing your references
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
This session will take place in the Civil Engineering Building.
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division E) in the Department of Engineering.
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources.
The session will cover:
- Search strategy
- Search methods
- Where to search
- Troubleshooting common problems
- Staying up to date
- Managing your references
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
An RDC session for 1st year PhD students (Division F) in the Department of Engineering.
Develop your information searching skills and learn the best ways to find relevant and useful resources.
The session will cover:
- Search strategy
- Search methods
- Where to search
- Troubleshooting common problems
- Staying up to date
- Managing your references.
Please bring a laptop or other web-enabled device with you to the session. The session slides will be made available on Moodle.
Why this course might make a difference:
This course is designed to enable participants to finish their PhD successfully and move on to the next stage of their careers. By the end of this course you will know:
- what you need to do to submit
- how to prepare for your Viva
- how to plan for life after the PhD
Topics covered:
- PhD submission process
- Viva: What to expect and how to prepare
- Careers: How to do decide what to do, different career options
| Date | Availability | |
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| Thu 21 Nov 2019 | 10:00 | [Places] |
Fri 22 May 2020
14:15
Not bookable
Please note the venue is Holger's office, Room BE2-03.
Fri 1 Nov 2019
11:00
Not bookable
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