All-provider course timetable
Thursday 3 October
14:30 |
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
18:30 |
CULP: Languages for Medics (SSC), Arabic Basic
In progress
Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine only. |
19:00 |
CULP: Languages for Medics (SSC), Spanish Basic
In progress
Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine only. |
Friday 4 October
09:00 |
A series of 30 minute drop-in sessions to talk with one of the Continuous Improvement team. We offer expert, impartial advice relating all things process improvement and want to support our colleagues on their own continuous improvement journeys. Please note, these sessions are informal, 1-2-1 meetings where colleagues can ask for advice and guidance from the team. These are not workshops or taught sessions. The team will be available 9-10 and 4-5 every Tuesday and Friday - each hour can be split into two sessions of 30 minutes depending on demand. |
09:30 |
Bulk RNA-seq analysis (IN-PERSON)
In progress
In this course you will acquire practical skills in RNA-seq data analysis. You will learn about quality control, alignment, and quantification of gene expression against a reference transcriptome. Additionally, you will learn to conduct downstream analysis in R, exploring techniques like PCA and clustering for exploratory analysis. The course also covers differential expression analysis using the DESeq2 R/Bioconductor package. Furthermore, the course covers how to generate visualisations like heatmaps and performing gene set testing to link differential genes with established biological functions or pathways.
If you do not have a University of Cambridge Raven account please book or register your interest here. Additional information
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10:00 |
CULP: Lower Advanced Mandarin Chinese for Business
Not bookable
This course is designed for students and staff of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University, who have no prior or have little knowledge of Mandarin Chinese but wish to learn to communicate with native Chinese speakers in business settings. For the language elements, the course is focused on key business communications in four areas: Present yourself and your business; establish business relations; business work and travel; and promote your business. Another element of the course is to equip students to communicate effectively in the Chinese business context, through gaining a good understanding of Chinese company culture through industry case studies. More information can be found on our website. |
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
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11:00 |
Tableau Drop In Sessions (via Teams)
[Places]
This is an opportunity for the members of the University to go one-on-one with Tableau experts across the Business Information and Strategic Insights Team, who can help you solve challenges. |
11:30 |
Tableau Drop In Sessions (via Teams)
[Places]
This is an opportunity for the members of the University to go one-on-one with Tableau experts across the Business Information and Strategic Insights Team, who can help you solve challenges. |
14:30 |
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
17:00 |
A series of 30 minute drop-in sessions to talk with one of the Continuous Improvement team. We offer expert, impartial advice relating all things process improvement and want to support our colleagues on their own continuous improvement journeys. Please note, these sessions are informal, 1-2-1 meetings where colleagues can ask for advice and guidance from the team. These are not workshops or taught sessions. The team will be available 9-10 and 4-5 every Tuesday and Friday - each hour can be split into two sessions of 30 minutes depending on demand. |
17:30 |
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
19:00 |
CULP: Languages for Medics (SSC), Japanese Basic
In progress
Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine only. |
Monday 7 October
09:00 |
Legionella Awareness Training (Level 1)
Not bookable
Legionella Awareness Training. Please contact Michelle Goldsworthy to book a place. |
09:30 |
Congratulations! You have just created a new programme/script that is likely to be of use to other researchers. Naturally, you want to publish this software, others to use it and you to be cited. How hard can that step be? (SPOILER Alert – it’s harder than you think).
If you do not have a University of Cambridge Raven account please book or register your interest here. Additional information
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This session will inform you what to expect on the day that your device is upgraded to the University Managed Desktop (UMD) with Windows 11 and Office 365. It will enable you to become familiar with the new Microsoft 365 suite of applications including OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams. You will know how to move your personal work files to OneDrive and where any shared work files are stored in SharePoint. The course will give you hands on practice collaborating in real time using office files such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint. We will explore how your Outlook and Teams calendars work together for meetings. Information on the University Managed Desktop can be found here. |
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11:00 |
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
11:45 |
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ... Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help. |
12:00 |
Finance Division - New Starters Welcome with David Hughes (Finance Division Staff only)
Not bookable
As a recent new starter to the Finance Division, we would like to invite you to attend a welcome session in Greenwich House with David Hughes. These sessions are an opportunity for you to meet with other members of staff who have recently joined Finance, as well as hearing from David and senior members of the team. Please book onto a session below that suits your office working pattern best. We encourage you to attend in your first three months in the Finance Division but if you are unable to attend either of these dates, more dates will follow later in the year. |
13:00 |
This session will provide an overview of the support and resources available from libraries and other useful departments from across the University of Cambridge for new postgraduates and researchers. It will also provide an introduction to the various training opportunities on offer from library staff on a wide range of useful research themes and skills. After this session, participants will have a better understanding of what services are out there to help support them in their time at Cambridge and who they can ask for help. |
14:00 |
Join Zoe Clark-Coates MBE online, this is the first webinar of its kind, hosted by the School of Clinical Medicine and we invite everyone to attend. Zoe Clark-Coates is an international CEO, bestselling author, TV presenter, governing advisor, and grief expert, with over 24 years of experience in counselling. Zoe has worked to improve support for hundreds of thousands of families each year. Saying Goodbye provides comprehensive information advice, support and much more to anyone who has suffered the loss of a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth or in infancy. Saying Goodbye is the primary division of the Mariposa Trust, a UK-based charity that provides support to anyone who has suffered the loss of a baby. To donate, please follow the link here. Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. |
Medicine: Web of Science Q & A
[Places]
This session is aimed at University of Cambridge staff or students who have already had prior training in database searching and want to learn more about the features of the Web of Science database. Those who want to attend an introductory session should book onto the Introduction to Literature Searching course, or the Getting the Best Results - Improving Your Database Searching if they are NHS staff. |
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18:30 |
Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine only. |
Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine only. |
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Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine only. |
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19:00 |
Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine only. |