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Thu 3 Oct 2019

Thursday 3 October 2019

09:00	Professional Services Career Development Programme Finished 09:00 - 13:00 Greenwich House, Edmonton Room A new three part programme to support career progression for Professional Services staff: Part 1 This highly interactive workshop will enable you to step back from the ‘day-to-day’ and focus on your career objectives, short and long term. You will have the opportunity to explore what development opportunities you could grasp and what networks might assist you. You will also have the opportunity to consider what’s holding you back and how you can overcome these barriers to fulfill your career aspirations. You will leave the workshop with a personal career plan in draft format, that you will be able to explore in greater depth during the second part of the programme. Part 2 An hour-long one-to-one career coaching session provided by a professional career coach from Penna, to take place on 14th, 15th, or 16th October. The booking link will be circulated for participants on the afternoon of Thursday 3rd October. If you do not receive the booking link on that date please contact PPD. Part 3 Access to an Online Career Development Tool designed to further support career development and progression. The tool enables you to assess your skills and behavioural attributes against the levels required for your current role, and for roles that you may wish to progress into in the future. It also identifies areas for professional development to support your career development. Guidance on accessing and using the tool will be sent to you at the end of the month in which you attend the workshop.
09:30	An Introduction to Machine Learning (2 of 3) Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Bioinformatics Training Room, Craik-Marshall Building Machine learning gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. It encompasses a broad range of approaches to data analysis with applicability across the biological sciences. Lectures will introduce commonly used algorithms and provide insight into their theoretical underpinnings. In the practicals students will apply these algorithms to real biological data-sets using the R language and environment. Please be aware that the course syllabus is currently being updated following feedback from the last event; therefore the agenda below will be subjected to changes. The training room is located on the first floor and there is currently no wheelchair or level access available to this level. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book or register your interest by linking here.
	Presentation Skills Coaching: Making an Impact (One-to-One) Finished 09:30 - 10:30 Greenwich House, Kyoto Room If you would like to refine your speaking style, increase your personal impact, or address any concerns you may have about your communication skills, these sessions are aimed at identifying the areas you need to focus on, from how you shape an interesting and effective presentation to how you deliver it, and any point in between. You may find it useful to have completed the Presentation Skills online learning module before attending the session. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
	AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting 2019-20 (4 of 24) Finished 09:30 - 16:30 First Intuition The AAT Level 3, Diploma in Accounting, introduces to students to more complex financial processes and accounting tasks, the principles of VAT, professional ethics and develops their spreadsheet skills. In addition to applying for a provisional place here, you will need to complete an application form which can be found on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme
	AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting 2019-20 (5 of 17) Finished 09:30 - 16:30 First Intuition The course details are being finalised, for now please book a provisional place here and we will let you know when the details and application packs are available AAT Level 4, Professional Diploma in accounting. Students will be placed on the public day release programme with an external provider Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. This pack is available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme Dates will be added once they have been confirmed
	Postdocs: Writing a Grant Application with Impact Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Postdoc Centre@ Mill Lane, Eastwood Room Do you know how to write a successful research grant application? This course is designed for postdocs with little or no experience of getting their research funded. It will explore the current research environment and impact agenda and help you understand how research is funded. You will also experience the process of reviewing applications and gain valuable and timely knowledge about how to get research funded. Outcomes: Learn tips and strategies to help you to get your current & future projects funded Understand how proposals are assessed by funders Gain experience of reviewing funding applications Gain information about translational research funding and support available to post-docs Feedback: “Both the online resources presented, and the focused training sessions were well structured and passed through the importance of well-structured proposal, and often overlooked issues such as impact.” “[I liked] seeing a grant from another discipline, to realise that a well-written grant (even if not perfect) can be understood also by people external to the field.”
	CUL: Book a Buddy! Finished 09:30 - 09:50 Cambridge University Library: Entrance Hall Nervous or intimidated about visiting the UL for the first time? Don’t know where to begin with a Literature search? Can never find the books you need on the open shelves? Book a buddy! Book this 20 minute slot and we’ll match you with a member of library staff who can show you what you need to know, whether it’s searching the catalogue, using Electronic Legal Deposit, finding open shelf books or something else entirely. Sign up today! Please let us know in the special requirements box when you book, what you would like help with: Using iDiscover Using Electronic Legal Deposit Finding books in the stacks Literature searching Using Electronic Resources Special Collections Other
09:55	Physics Health & Safety: H&S Induction (1 of 2) Finished 09:55 - 11:15 Department of Physics, Maxwell Centre, Rayleigh Seminar (Floor 2) Departmental health and safety induction for STAFF, visitors, graduate students, undergraduate students (Part IB, II, or III) and MASt students starting study or work at the Department of Physics. Session 1 of this briefing is for everyone and covers what to do in the event of an emergency, and how to report problems. There will be a short break before Session 2, which is for people carrying out practical experiments in a laboratory, doing other practical (e.g. maintenance) work, managing events or other people. When there are new staff at an induction, this will be preceded by a short HR induction. Anyone only working in an office is not required to attend Session 2, unless they manage people or events.
10:00	Grants and Indirect Costs Seminar Finished 10:00 - 11:00 Greenwich House, Heidelberg Room « Description not available »
	Librarians in Training: ebooks@cambridge Training for Librarians Finished 10:00 - 11:30 Cambridge University Library, IT Training Room Bewildered by business models? Dubious about DRM? Flummoxed by formats? Come to our ebooks training session where we will try and demystify all things ebook and help you to support your users. We have re-vamped the content of this session this year, we are not concentrating so heavily on the basics, and will instead introduce some new information on aspects such as troubleshooting, file formats and accessibility. The presentation part of the course will run for an hour and there is an optional 30 minutes where you are welcome to stay and work through the workbook of practise exercises. In the presentation we will introduce the ebooks@cambridge service, investigate the differences between purchase models, licenses and supplier platforms, and talk about Digital Rights Management (DRM) and ebook formats. We will also demonstrate ways of searching for ebooks in iDiscover and in Alma, how to use/download/print ebooks, and look at the differences between purchased and electronic legal deposit ebooks. We will discuss some common problems reported to the ebooks team, and touch on accessibility issues (including alternative format requests). After the presentation attendees will be given a takeaway workbook of ebook-related exercises which will give them a chance to familiarise themselves with the breadth of our ebook collections. Librarians from the ebooks Advisory Group will be on hand to help answer any ebook-related questions you may have. This session is aimed at newer members of library staff and those who would like a refresher on all things ebook.
	Law: Squire Law Library Introductory Tour for LLM Students Finished 10:00 - 11:00 Faculty of Law Welcome to the Squire Law Library! This introductory tour is led by the Librarian, David Wills, and LLM Collection Supervisor, Lizz Edwards-Waller. The tour will include a look at the dedicated LLM print collection, information about borrowing, copying and scanning material, and an overview of the library catalogue, web pages and legal databases.
10:15	Chemistry: IS1 Library Orientation Finished 10:15 - 10:45 Library This is a compulsory session which introduces new graduate students to the Department of Chemistry Library and its place within the wider Cambridge University Library system. It provides general information on what is available, where it is, and how to get it. Print and online resources are included. You must choose one session out of the 9 sessions available.
10:30	Presentation Skills Coaching: Making an Impact (One-to-One) Finished 10:30 - 11:30 Greenwich House, Kyoto Room If you would like to refine your speaking style, increase your personal impact, or address any concerns you may have about your communication skills, these sessions are aimed at identifying the areas you need to focus on, from how you shape an interesting and effective presentation to how you deliver it, and any point in between. You may find it useful to have completed the Presentation Skills online learning module before attending the session. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
11:30	Presentation Skills Coaching: Making an Impact (One-to-One) Finished 11:30 - 12:30 Greenwich House, Kyoto Room If you would like to refine your speaking style, increase your personal impact, or address any concerns you may have about your communication skills, these sessions are aimed at identifying the areas you need to focus on, from how you shape an interesting and effective presentation to how you deliver it, and any point in between. You may find it useful to have completed the Presentation Skills online learning module before attending the session. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
11:40	Physics Health & Safety: H&S Induction (2 of 2) Finished 11:40 - 12:40 Department of Physics, Maxwell Centre, Rayleigh Seminar (Floor 2) Departmental health and safety induction for STAFF, visitors, graduate students, undergraduate students (Part IB, II, or III) and MASt students starting study or work at the Department of Physics. Session 1 of this briefing is for everyone and covers what to do in the event of an emergency, and how to report problems. There will be a short break before Session 2, which is for people carrying out practical experiments in a laboratory, doing other practical (e.g. maintenance) work, managing events or other people. When there are new staff at an induction, this will be preceded by a short HR induction. Anyone only working in an office is not required to attend Session 2, unless they manage people or events.
13:00	Fire Safety Awareness Training for Embedded Departments at Addenbrooke's Hospital Finished 13:00 - 14:00 Alice Fisher Lecture Theatre Fire Safety Awareness training provided by the NHS for all embedded tenants. Please note: This event will close for bookings one week before the event.
13:30	Presentation Skills Coaching: Making an Impact (One-to-One) Finished 13:30 - 14:30 Greenwich House, Kyoto Room If you would like to refine your speaking style, increase your personal impact, or address any concerns you may have about your communication skills, these sessions are aimed at identifying the areas you need to focus on, from how you shape an interesting and effective presentation to how you deliver it, and any point in between. You may find it useful to have completed the Presentation Skills online learning module before attending the session. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
14:00	CamSIS Search Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1 CamSIS Search is a tool used within CamSIS to create lists of students and update student data. This course will show you how to understand the data structure and how to use CamSIS Search to create student lists.
14:15	Chemistry: IS1 Library Orientation Finished 14:15 - 14:45 Library This is a compulsory session which introduces new graduate students to the Department of Chemistry Library and its place within the wider Cambridge University Library system. It provides general information on what is available, where it is, and how to get it. Print and online resources are included. You must choose one session out of the 9 sessions available.
14:30	Presentation Skills Coaching: Making an Impact (One-to-One) Finished 14:30 - 15:30 Greenwich House, Kyoto Room If you would like to refine your speaking style, increase your personal impact, or address any concerns you may have about your communication skills, these sessions are aimed at identifying the areas you need to focus on, from how you shape an interesting and effective presentation to how you deliver it, and any point in between. You may find it useful to have completed the Presentation Skills online learning module before attending the session. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
	Physics Health and Safety - Maxwell Centre Induction (1 of 2) Finished 14:30 - 14:55 Department of Physics, Maxwell Centre, Orange Boardroom (Floor 2) This induction is required for anyone planning to work unsupervised at the Maxwell Centre, Department of Physics. It has two parts: Part 1 is for people working anywhere in the building Part 2 is only for those working at the Maxwell laboratories
14:55	Physics Health and Safety - Maxwell Centre Induction (2 of 2) Finished 14:55 - 15:20 Department of Physics, Maxwell Centre, Orange Boardroom (Floor 2) This induction is required for anyone planning to work unsupervised at the Maxwell Centre, Department of Physics. It has two parts: Part 1 is for people working anywhere in the building Part 2 is only for those working at the Maxwell laboratories
15:00	Law: Squire Law Library Introductory Tour for LLM Students Finished 15:00 - 16:00 Faculty of Law Welcome to the Squire Law Library! This introductory tour is led by the Librarian, David Wills, and LLM Collection Supervisor, Lizz Edwards-Waller. The tour will include a look at the dedicated LLM print collection, information about borrowing, copying and scanning material, and an overview of the library catalogue, web pages and legal databases.
	Introduction to Amicus for new College starters Finished 15:00 - 17:00 Cambridge University Development and Alumni Relations, Training Room Suite 2 This course covers the following: How to log into Amicus How to navigate around the system and useful shortcuts How to view alumni and donor details How to add a contact report How to view a shared prospect group and associated reports You will have access to Amicus throughout training with plenty of opportunity to follow along in the system and complete some exercises.
15:30	Presentation Skills Coaching: Making an Impact (One-to-One) Finished 15:30 - 16:30 Greenwich House, Kyoto Room If you would like to refine your speaking style, increase your personal impact, or address any concerns you may have about your communication skills, these sessions are aimed at identifying the areas you need to focus on, from how you shape an interesting and effective presentation to how you deliver it, and any point in between. You may find it useful to have completed the Presentation Skills online learning module before attending the session. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
17:00	Law: Squire Law Library Introductory Tour for PhD Students Finished 17:00 - 17:45 Faculty of Law Welcome to the Squire Law Library! This introductory tour is led by the Librarian, David Wills, and Enquiry Desk staff member, Lizz Edwards-Waller. The tour will include information about borrowing, copying and scanning material, a visit to the dedicated PhD work areas within the library, an overview of the library catalogue and an introduction to the extensive law collections available to you.
18:30	CULP: Languages for Medics (SSC), French Intermediate 1 2019 - BLOCK A (4 of 10) Finished 18:30 - 20:30 Clinical School, Seminar Room 11 Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine.
	CULP: Languages for Medics (SSC), Spanish Intermediate 1 2019 - BLOCK A (4 of 10) Finished 18:30 - 20:30 Clinical School, Seminar Room 10 Language courses for Y4 students of the School of Clinical Medicine.